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School reopening bill requiring in-person option passes legislature, goes to governor

4 years ago  •  NC General Assembly, Education

Dawn Baumgartner Vaughn, News & Observer – The North Carolina state legislature sent the governor a bill that would require the state’s K-12 public school districts to offer in-person learning …
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Cooper picks Delli-Gatti as next NC environmental secretary

AP – North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has again picked a veteran leader from the Environmental Defense Fund to become his environment secretary. Cooper announced on Tuesday that Dionne Delli-Gatti will replace …
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Charlotte City Council elections may be delayed until 2022

Joe Bruno, WSOC – The city of Charlotte appears poised to delay elections until 2022 due to a late release of data from the US Census Bureau. Last week, the …
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Wake changes school schedules to give teachers more planning time. Here’s what’s new.

4 years ago  •  Triangle, Education

T. Keung Hui, News & Observer – The Wake County school system is changing schedules this semester to give more planning time to teachers and to try to better balance …
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Mecklenburg declares uptown tent encampment ‘nuisance,’ orders residents to leave

4 years ago  •  Charlotte Region

Lauren Lindstrom, Charlotte Observer – Mecklenburg County has ordered anyone who lives in the sprawling tent encampment in uptown to vacate in three days, citing a need to clear a …
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CPCC shutdown from ransomware attack continues into 2nd week

4 years ago  •  Charlotte Region, Crime

Amanda Zhou, Charlotte Observer – The ransomware attack and subsequent technology disruption at Central Piedmont Community College continued into a second week of canceled online classes and offline email and …
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Republicans back program for students lagging from virus

Gary Robertson, AP – Children who have struggled to adapt to virtual learning during the pandemic would be greatly helped by a summer school program designed to target …
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Chatham County rejects $2.4M cyberattack ransom. Sensitive files posted to Internet

4 years ago  •  Crime, Triangle

Tammy Grubb, News & Observer – An investigation into October’s cyber attack on Chatham County’s computer network has uncovered personal information posted for sale on the “dark web.” The network was …
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State and local officials reach out to Suddenlink about consumer complaints

4 years ago  •  ENC, Business, Local

Kristy Bock, Neuse News – Elected officials across the state have reached out for assistance with a Suddenlink problem. Congressman Greg Murphy, MD had a discussion with Suddenlink’s executives …
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At least 3 dead, 10 injured in North Carolina tornado

4 years ago  •  Wilmington

A tornado ripped through North Carolina’s Brunswick County, killing at least three people and injuring 10 others in its trail of destruction, authorities said. The tornado hit just after …
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