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Myers Park High student on vandalism: 'I believe this is truly the work of a very small group of people'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jun 1, 2022

Several seniors at Myers Park High School are doing their part to make up for the vandalism some of their classmates inflicted upon the school as a senior prank.

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Iredell County sheriff on Uvalde shooting: ‘Law enforcement learned from Columbine there is not a time to wait’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | May 31, 2022

North Carolina law enforcement officers recently said they do not understand why police in Uvalde, Texas, waited so long to enter a school and track down an active shooter.

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'We will do more': StarMed gives away more than 1,000 cans of baby formula

By Laurie A. Luebbert | May 18, 2022

As mothers of infants struggle to find formula on store shelves, StarMed Healthcare stepped up to help, giving more than a thousand babies a week's worth of formula Tuesday in Charlotte while committing to do more.

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UCPS superintendent on virtual therapy program: 'We need someone who is trained in these fields'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | May 17, 2022

Union County Public Schools is devising a plan to bring in mental health professionals to assist students with stress and other problems related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Airbnb director on renter screening: ‘We’re nothing without our hosts’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | May 12, 2022

Airbnb hosts recognize that renting housing to strangers can carry a risk, but some are looking for the company to step up to help minimize the likelihood of partying and related damages to their property.

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Mental health specialist: 'Many of us do have a support system that we can reach out to'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | May 9, 2022

A woman from Charlotte who has struggled with abuse and mental health issues is hoping her story can help others who see mental illness as a stigma.

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Bales on Swain’s passing: 'She will be greatly missed'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | May 2, 2022

People from across the state are mourning the loss of 61-year-old Jill Swain, a former mayor of Huntersville who died Thursday.

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‘It's really nice to bring another form of transportation for all': Modified scooters arrive in Charlotte

By Laurie A. Luebbert | May 2, 2022

Those driving or walking around Charlotte, North Carolina, Monday may have noticed a different type of transportation on the walkways: the micro-mobility scooter.

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg interim superintendent wants ‘a results-driven line with high expectations for results to close the achievement gap’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Apr 28, 2022

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ interim superintendent, Hugh Hattabaugh has a list of things he wants to do, including improving low-performing schools and school safety.

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Pasta and Provisions manager: Employee paralyzed after trampoline accident 'won't be able to use' arms

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Apr 27, 2022

At Pasta and Provisions, a restaurant in Charlotte, employees have rallied to help a coworker who suffered a terrible injury.

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Biden on pardons, commutations: 'America is a nation of laws and second chances, redemption, and rehabilitation'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Apr 27, 2022

President Joe Biden has commuted a Charlotte man’s drug conviction, letting Kelvin Beaufort’s prison sentence expire next April and letting him serve the last years of his sentence under house arrest.

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Rally Pickleball Complex: ‘Anyone can step onto a court and have a fun, competitive game their first time out’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Apr 20, 2022

When it comes to pickleball, it’s almost as much fun to tell someone you’re going to play it as it is to get out ​on the court and give it a whirl.

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Belmont renter: ‘Honestly, we hope we can find something before we end up homeless’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Apr 20, 2022

Evictions and rental rates are on the rise in the Charlotte area, putting the squeeze on many families that are struggling to find shelter.

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Mother of missing Concord woman: ‘I’m not going away until I bring my daughter home’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Apr 19, 2022

For more than 365 days now, friends and relatives of Jordan Smith have hoped some clue would be found, or some witness would come forward, to help her family find out more about her disappearance.

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Frustrated Mint Hill renter: ‘I’ve been calling (but) nobody has come out to check on my ceiling’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Apr 19, 2022

When a person is renting an apartment, it is generally understood that the rent covers any maintenance issues.

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UNC Charlotte student who had her car broken into on campus: 'I couldn’t go home for Easter’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Apr 19, 2022

A rash of car break-ins at University of North Carolina Charlotte parking areas, which ruined plans for some students heading home for Easter weekend, is sparking calls for more on-campus security.

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Rebecca Kirkland: ‘The goal of foster care is always reunification’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Apr 19, 2022

Rebecca Kirkland and her husband, Justin, had been fostering the same three children for more than three ​years before they finally adopted them, adding them to the family with their two natural children.

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Walter Bickett Elementary music teacher: ‘It’s important for a student to try as many different things as they can’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Apr 19, 2022

Monroe educators have concluded that if you want to introduce students to new things, it’s better to do so while they are in elementary school.

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Willmarie Austin: ‘We have to have the information in our language and then we have to have staff who speak the language’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Apr 17, 2022

With about 20% of students having Hispanic/Latino roots, the Cabarrus County Schools district is making more of an effort to reach out to those families. This year, that included holding a Hispanic Family Resource Night April 12 at Jay M. Robinson High School Concord, North Carolina.

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Slava Ohnov: ‘I can’t tell anybody that my family is safe, that would be lying’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Apr 17, 2022

Many college students see the end of the semester as a chance to go home and visit their families, but the war in Ukraine is keeping students who are studying abroad in limbo.