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Athletes with Carolina connections you should follow during the Paris Olympics
PARIS, France — The Paris Olympics is getting underway. The action began Wednesday with eight men’s soccer matches and the preliminary phase for rugby sevens, and the opening ceremony is set for Friday. How to watch. Each day's most popular events will air live on WCNC Charlotte in...
Wednesday Midday Outlook: Tracking PM storms
We are tracking yet another day of very warm and humid conditions with scattered showers and storms developing during the afternoon hours and continuing into the evening hours with locally heavy rain with a chance of some isolated flooding. Highs this afternoon will be in the upper 80s.
‘Devastating’: NC drivers warned as child, pets die in hot cars; arrests made in Wake, Harnett Counties
We’ve seen triple digit temperatures this summer in central North Carolina. In one study from San Jose University, car temperatures can climb almost 20 degrees in 10 minutes from just 95 degrees to 114 degrees.
State report details allegations of errors, mismanagement at nonprofit run by wife of NC lieutenant governor
A nonprofit group that was organized and operated by the wife of Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson may have made invalid claims for federal funding, according to state documents alleging a range of record-keeping, bookkeeping and monitoring violations. Yolanda Hill, the second lady of North Carolina, announced in April that she...
Charlotte summer camp aims to put at-risk youth on the right path
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Meck Investment Company is hosting its annual “Impact Camp” at Johnson C. Smith University this week. The goal is to seek solutions for children's futures - no matter where they come from. Many of the kids at Impact Camp come from at-risk communities. Organizers...
Go Store It Self Storage Names New Director of Operations
Go Store It Self Storage, an affiliate of Madison Capital Group, has hired Adam Willey as its new director of operations. He’ll oversee the company’s portfolio and manage field operations. Most recently, Willey was a district manager for self-storage real estate investment trust Extra Space Storage Inc. While...
This pick-your-own farm has flowers
CLAYTON — At a Bucket of Blossoms on Rock Pillar Road people can literally pluck a bucket of flowers. Co-owner Lila Aldridge calls the pick-our-own flower farm an escape from the daily grind. “People get so busy and caught up in their lives and just technology,” she said. “It’s just nice to be able to put your phone down and […] The post This pick-your-own farm has flowers first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Albemarle PC to hold public hearings on private school, mixed-use development on U.S. 29
The seven-person Albemarle Planning Commission will meet at 6 p.m. in Lane Auditorium in the county’s office building at 401 McIntire Road. (meeting info) (agenda) There are two public hearings. The first is for a request from the Community Christian Academy to construct modular buildings where a parsonage building currently stands in order to accommodate increased students. A previous request to increase from 85 to 150 students was approved last year.
Q&A: NC Rep. Jason Saine on his surprise move to resign
While there's a lot of focus on President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the presidential race, the biggest surprise this month in North Carolina politics has been N.C. Rep. Jason Saine’s decision to resign. Saine is one of the top Republicans in the House, chairing budget...
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