Pilot of open airplane has hard landing, transported to hospital, officials say
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the scene to determine the cause of the collision.
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NC DPI, State Board to review financial irregularities in CMS amid investigations
State leaders said they will review allegations of financial irregularities in CMS, with the state auditor and SBI investigating potential fiscal violations.
WCNC Charlotte
FabFest 2026
Adam Wurtzel spoke with John Tosco, Executive Director of Tosco Music about FabFest 2026.
WCCB Charlotte
All aboard! Ride Thomas The Tank Engine at the N.C. Transportation Museum this weekend
Families have a chance to ride their favorite engines this weekend at The North Carolina Transportation Museum.
WCCB Charlotte
Investigators work to determine why a pilot apparently tried to crash a FlyDubai flight to Israel
Investigators worked Thursday to determine why an Omani pilot stabbed the captain of a flight to Israel, causing the plane to plummet dangerously before others on board landed it in Saudi Arabia.
WCCB Charlotte
CMS Board Chair Dee Rankin on previous federal conviction: “This is not…a scarlet letter”
The newly selected chair of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board talked with WCCB about his past federal conviction.
WCCB Charlotte
Cornell agrees to independent review of how it responded to alleged sexual assault, New York governor says
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she spoke with university president Michael Kotlikoff, who agreed to the independent investigation.
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Trump administration to begin sending $500 Affordable Care Act refund checks to 1 million Americans
The checks come weeks after President Donald Trump announced there would be $500 Obamacare refund checks at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas on Sept. 10.
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As economic damage from climate change grows, NC experts urge ‘pre-recovery’ planning
When a slow-moving nor’easter battered the Outer Banks last weekend, the North Carolina Department of Transportation worked around the clock to remove broken asphalt, rebuild the dunes and shore up the vulnerable stretch of NC 12 near Pea Island. It’s a scene that’s played out many times over the past few years. NCDOT engineers estimated […]
NC Newsline
Former CMS board chair pitched hiring PR firm days after resigning leadership position
In a Sept. 24 email to fellow board members, Stephanie Sneed shared a plan for CMS to hire an outside public relations firm amid a growing media firestorm.
WCNC Charlotte
TSA officers can't sit while checking IDs, boarding passes as agency rolls out new policy
The union representing TSA workers was pushing back against the new policy.
WCNC Charlotte
NC Labor files emergency court petition in dispute with fired employee
The North Carolina Department of Labor has filed an emergency petition with the state’s second-highest court in a dispute with a fired worker. The department argues that the case could help provide guidance to all “newly-elected Council of State officials.” The post NC Labor files emergency court petition in dispute with fired employee appeared first on Carolina Journal.
Carolina Journal
Board of County Commissioners watching closely to see outcome of state audit into CMS
Chair of Mecklenburg County Commissioners Mark Jerrell says commissioners are watching closely as Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools are under a microscope of the state audit into finances and the SBI investigating potential criminal violations.
WCCB Charlotte
Authorities searching for human remains at Catawba County home
The search is taking place at a home on 7th Avenue Southwest, according to the Long View Police Department.
WCNC Charlotte
Trump vows to never ‘stifle’ AI as leading executives urge caution
President Donald Trump is promising that the government wouldn’t limit the development of artificial intelligence, even as top executives of AI firms that have called for delays convene in Washington.
WCCB Charlotte
Briner, SEANC back CON court challenge again
State Treasurer Brad Briner and the State Employees Association of North Carolina continue to support a court challenge against the state’s certificate-of-need law. The post Briner, SEANC back CON court challenge again appeared first on Carolina Journal.
Carolina Journal
Americans’ view of the economy sinks to the lowest level since 2014, Conference Board survey says
Americans’ confidence in the economy sank to the lowest level in more than a decade this month as prices remain elevated and wages stagnate amid the ongoing Iran war. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index tumbled 6.7 points to 81.9 in September, down from 88.6 in August.
WCCB Charlotte
News organizations ask court to bar White House from enforcing access ban until case is resolved
It is the latest development in the back-and-forth saga of the Trump administration and the news media during the second term of his presidency.
WCNC Charlotte
Trump administration unveils new AI tool to help Americans navigate government websites
The new website, America.gov, aims to make information easier to find across the 29,000 government websites.
WCNC Charlotte
NC education commission OKs literacy plan, 2028 pay target
The Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Education approved its first set of recommendations Sept. 28, including calls for new K-3 reading curricula and state-funded literacy coaches. The post NC education commission OKs literacy plan, 2028 pay target appeared first on Carolina Journal.
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