Charlotte-Mecklenburg County /tags/charlotte-mecklenburg-county Charlotte-Mecklenburg County en-US Copyright Fri, 03 May 2024 17:42:01 GMT Biden, after meeting with families of officers killed in NC, says the nation is grieving with them /news/2024-05-03/biden-police-officers-killed-charlotte President Joe Biden has met privately with the families of law enforcement officers shot to death on the job in Charlotte, North Carolina. Fri, 03 May 2024 17:42:01 GMT /news/2024-05-03/biden-police-officers-killed-charlotte Associated Press Federal funding announced for NC clean energy project /environment/2024-04-19/siemens-energy-funding-renewable U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm visited Raleigh on Friday to announce $18.3 million in funding to support Siemens Energy as the company plans to produce equipment needed to integrate more renewable energy into the grid. Fri, 19 Apr 2024 22:27:31 GMT /environment/2024-04-19/siemens-energy-funding-renewable Celeste Gracia Roller coaster with big crack has a second structural issue, inspectors say /news/2023-07-31/roller-coaster-with-big-crack-has-a-second-structural-issue-inspectors-say Another structural issue has been located with a large roller coaster that’s been closed for weeks since a large crack in a support column was discovered, a North Carolina agency confirmed on Friday. Mon, 31 Jul 2023 13:04:04 GMT /news/2023-07-31/roller-coaster-with-big-crack-has-a-second-structural-issue-inspectors-say Associated Press Beatties Ford Road Library Renamed For Allegra Westbrooks, NC's First Black Public Library Supervisor /arts-culture/2021-08-04/beatties-ford-road-library-renamed-for-allegra-westbrooks-ncs-first-black-public-library-supervisor Nearly 75 years ago, there was one library serving African American residents in Charlotte called the Brevard Street Library for Negroes. The woman who managed that branch went on to become the first Black public library supervisor in North Carolina. And now, there’s a library bearing her name. Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:57:55 GMT /arts-culture/2021-08-04/beatties-ford-road-library-renamed-for-allegra-westbrooks-ncs-first-black-public-library-supervisor Gracyn Doctor As More N.C. School Districts Announce Reopening Plans, Teachers’ Concerns Intensify /education/2020-10-02/as-more-n-c-school-districts-announce-reopening-plans-teachers-concerns-intensify Wake, Charlotte-Mecklenburg and Guilford Counties are among the state’s public school districts that have announced mid-fall reopening plans for… Fri, 02 Oct 2020 16:15:23 GMT /education/2020-10-02/as-more-n-c-school-districts-announce-reopening-plans-teachers-concerns-intensify Stacia Brown, Frank Stasio, Cole del Charco