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Mountain counties make back-to-school plans

Mountain counties make back-to-school plans

Plus: N.C. deaths rise to 121; State health department warns of tetanus risk; Taylor Swift donates $5M to Feeding America; Glimpse into Burnsville field hospital

Oct 10, 2024

State lawmakers pass $273M relief bill

State lawmakers pass $273M relief bill

Plus: About 83,800 N.C. customers still without power; Asheville water restoration still weeks away; Sheryl Crow, Keith Urban join ‘Concert for Carolina’; How Waynesville conducted swift water rescues

Oct 9, 2024

Docs who ditched Atrium now partnering with private equity

Docs who ditched Atrium now partnering with private equity

Plus: Airport rolls out loyalty parking rewards program; Judge dismisses racketeering allegations against Aldersgate; Podcast on changes in landscaping industry; Vote in Raleigh on Western N.C. aid

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Oct 9, 2024

Tryon Medical doctors team up with private equity firm

Tryon Medical doctors team up with private equity firm

The deal gives TPG a stake in Tryon's business operations, with an aim toward becoming more efficient.

Oct 9, 2024

The fear of ‘donation fatigue’

The fear of ‘donation fatigue’

Plus: Thousands still without power, water; Cherokee tribe loses trout stock; Volunteers conduct nearly 16,000 welfare checks in Buncombe; Nonprofit delivers relief boxes to kids

Oct 8, 2024

Ways of Life: 'Valedictorian of everything she ever did'

Ways of Life: 'Valedictorian of everything she ever did'

Also remembered: A precinct chief judge with the Board of Elections; a former cheerleader at UNC Charlotte; director of educational development at Central Piedmont Community College

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Oct 8, 2024

Returning to a hometown in survival mode

Returning to a hometown in survival mode

Plus: Asheville hospital trucking in 200,000 gallons of water daily; Big-name musicians schedule benefit concerts; Harrowing tale of a landslide death; Duke Energy installs mobile substation

Oct 7, 2024

A mother-daughter journey into mental health

A mother-daughter journey into mental health

Plus: A grand birthday for a piece of uptown art; Toppman ballet review; CMPD shooting; Business Alliance CEO search continues

Oct 7, 2024

A mother-daughter journey into mental health

A mother-daughter journey into mental health

Haley and Kate Weaver have a shared calling to raise awareness and advocate for mental health, and they're using their unique gifts to make a difference

Oct 7, 2024

An uptown art installation hits the half-century mark

An uptown art installation hits the half-century mark

The giant bronze disc sculpture at Trade and Tryon streets in uptown turns 50 this month

Oct 7, 2024

Fixing all of those washed-away roads

Fixing all of those washed-away roads

Plus: Effect of suspended mail delivery; Biltmore details damage; VP visits; Bear warnings; Sheriff blasts misinformation; Relief helicopter has Lionel Richie's face

Oct 6, 2024

Charlotte Ballet goes 'Beyond the Surface' with enigmatic performances

Charlotte Ballet goes 'Beyond the Surface' with enigmatic performances

"Beyond the Surface” runs through Oct. 26 at Charlotte Ballet's McBride-Bonnefoux Center, 701 N. Tryon St.

Oct 6, 2024

How Helene could scramble the election

How Helene could scramble the election

Plus: Denny’s Mobile Relief Diner rolls into Asheville; Chimney Rock debunks rumors; Blue Ridge Parkway closed 'indefinitely'; Dolly Parton donates $1M and sings 'Helene' version of 'Jolene'

Oct 5, 2024

Fall concerts heat up Charlotte

Fall concerts heat up Charlotte

Plus: The news of the week

Oct 5, 2024

It's an anxious time for mountain pets, too

It's an anxious time for mountain pets, too

Plus: Temperatures to dip into the 30s next week; 90% power expected to be restored by tonight; Eric Church dedicates new song to N.C.; Babies still being born at Asheville hospital

Oct 4, 2024

Charlotte FC secures first home playoff game

Charlotte FC secures first home playoff game

Breaking down playoff scenarios as No. 4 finish still plausible, plus goalkeeper Kahlina signs new deal, advancing Montreal game Saturday and more

Oct 4, 2024

As foster care needs rise, a charity aims to offer support

As foster care needs rise, a charity aims to offer support

Plus: Podcast of Hugh McColl remarks on leadership; More help for CMS band and orchestra programs; Toppman reviews 'Girl from the North Country' at Belk Theater; Savannah Bananas coming

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Oct 4, 2024

A new nonprofit helps CMS music programs acquire needed instruments

A new nonprofit helps CMS music programs acquire needed instruments

A Myers Park High graduate founded the Instrumental Impact nonprofit this summer and is working to find instruments and funding for school music programs

Oct 4, 2024

Now isn't the time to visit the N.C. mountains

Now isn't the time to visit the N.C. mountains

Plus: N.C. storm-related deaths hit 100; Fall travel advice from state tourism boosters; App State pushes back reopening; Queens opens campus to Lees-McRae students; Waffle House Index

Oct 3, 2024

Envisioning the future of the Red Line

Envisioning the future of the Red Line

Plus: Feud between Matthews and Charlotte over the Silver Line continues

Oct 3, 2024

Dylanesque ‘Girl from the North Country’: Glowing in the mind

Dylanesque ‘Girl from the North Country’: Glowing in the mind

'Girl from the North Country' is at the Belk Theater through Sunday, Oct. 6

Oct 3, 2024

Supplies running low in some remote rural areas

Supplies running low in some remote rural areas

Plus: Biden tours by air; New data on cell phone operations; Supplies delivered by planes, horses and mules

Oct 2, 2024

It's more than a med school

It's more than a med school

Plus: Hotels and gas stations top list of price-gouging complaints; Former Charlotte Chamber CEO arrested in South Carolina; Port strike hits Charleston; Public school NILs on the way

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Oct 2, 2024

Ex-Charlotte Chamber CEO Bob Morgan charged with domestic abuse

Ex-Charlotte Chamber CEO Bob Morgan charged with domestic abuse

Released on $10,000 bond; lawyer did not respond to inquiries

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Oct 2, 2024

Gas stations, hotels top Helene price-gouging list

Gas stations, hotels top Helene price-gouging list

Complaints included exorbitant hotel rates, inflated gas prices and high charges for convenience store items

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Oct 2, 2024

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