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2+ hour, 58+ min ago   (154+ words) The request comes from a department built around a decades-old community-policing philosophy. HPD operates under PACT, or Police and Community Together, an initiative established in 1994 that frames how officers engage residents in everyday policing — though the department also uses the…...

5+ hour, 33+ min ago   (208+ words) Tuesday will stay bright and rain-free, with light west winds and a high near 83. According to the National Weather Service, Wednesday and Thursday should reach about 86 degrees under sunny skies, while Friday remains warm near 86 with somewhat stronger southwest winds....

3+ hour, 13+ min ago   (227+ words) A 25-year-old Charlotte man wanted on 21 counts of breaking and entering was captured without incident at a Whiteville motel. Colby Douglas Brown, who listed an address on North College Street in Charlotte, was taken into custody after Myrtle Beach police…...

4+ hour, 45+ min ago   (132+ words) In February 2022, the county formally renamed the property from Historic Latta Plantation to Latta Place. Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Special Collections documents that Latta built the Federal-style house around 1800; WFAE reports that the property included a 742-acre plantation. Latta Place occupies…...

3+ hour, 1+ min ago   (242+ words) The City of Greensboro will begin voluntary water conservation measures Wednesday as dry conditions and reduced water storage levels put pressure on the city’s water supply. Stage 1 of the city’s Water Shortage Response Plan takes effect Oct. 14. Recent rain slightly…...

7+ hour, 42+ min ago   (294+ words) BROWNSVILLE, Texas — EDITOR’S NOTE — This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. There is also an online chat…...

7+ hour, 14+ min ago   (995+ words) BUFFALO, N.Y. — For Wayne Jones, discussing the horrific supermarket shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., in which a white supremacist killed 10 people, including his mother, Celestine Chaney, has taken over much of his life these past four years. Jones can numbly list talking…...

6+ hour ago   (311+ words) WASHINGTON — Another Brit has won a £1 million prize from Monday's Powerball drawing, marking the third time since the United Kingdom addition to the game that somebody across the pond has won. Unfortunately for players on both sides of the Atlantic,…...

4+ hour, 58+ min ago   (336+ words) CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board members are set to meet Tuesday evening as the district continues to face questions about its finances, leadership and transparency. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, with at least 41 people signed up to speak…...

3+ hour, 49+ min ago   (1190+ words) Two Democratic members of the North Carolina State Board of Elections raised concerns Thursday about the review of 1,599 voter registrations identified by federal data as potentially belonging to noncitizens. One questioned the accuracy of the database, while the other warned…...