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Friends, colleagues and the wife of fallen Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer Joshua Eyer are remembering him as a hard-charging outwardly stern cop who also peppered friends with "how's things" texts and showered love on his wife and young son. Thousands packed the sanctuary at Charlotte's First Baptist Church on Friday for Eyer's memorial service.
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United Methodist delegates have repealed their church's longstanding ban on the celebrations of same-sex marriages or unions by its clergy. The action marked the final major repeal of a half-century's collection of LGBTQ bans and disapprovals that were embedded in the laws and social teachings of the United Methodist Church.
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The most recent data show 739 people living unhoused in Asheville and the surrounding area, but new methodology in counting played a role in the documented increase, officials said.
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The program was created as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 and was a follow-up to the Emergency Broadband Benefit, which helped households afford internet access during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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If you’ve been placing online sports bets since FanDuel, DraftKings and the like went live in North Carolina last month, you might want to prepare for a bigger tax bill next year — even if you lose. That’s because of a quirk in the federal tax law, which The Ledger's Tony Mecia wrote about. He joined us for BizWorthy, where we discussed this story and others.
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David Joseph Gietzen struck a police officer with a pole during a mob’s Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. He was arrested at his mother's home last December.
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The Rehab 12 fire truck will include several upgrades such as sanitation stations created to offer firefighters protection on the job.
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It’s been nearly a year since a fire devoured an apartment complex under construction in SouthPark and killed two workers. Now state fire officials are hoping new stricter rules designed to keep construction sites safer will prevent such a tragedy from happening again. Gavin Off wrote about it for the Charlotte Observer and joined us on Morning Edition to talk about his work.
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Nearly 40% of North Carolina correctional officer positions are vacant. And thousands of beds at prisons across the state are closed because there aren’t enough certified officers to cover them.
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The North Carolina Attorney General's Office has announced a $20 million settlement with a major internet provider that will require it to make investments in infrastructure in the coming years.
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The popular convenience store and gas station chain Wawa will celebrate the grand opening of its first North Carolina store in Kill Devil Hills in May.
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is cementing economic links and cultural amity with North Carolina by visiting the Tar Heel state after a few days in Washington focused on global security issues.