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- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Sep 25, 2026
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Internal probe into Gaston County commissioner found evidence of violated ethics (opens the original)
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GASTON COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - Gaston County commissioner Cathy Cloninger was the subject of an ethics investigation that found evidence she may have violated the Board’s Code of Ethics, according to records released by county officials on Friday afternoon. The investigation, conducted by a third-party law firm, was requested by the county after they received two complaints, one from a county employee, of Cloninger allegedly creating a hostile work environment. Specifically, complaints obtained by
Helene’s government housing response is slow. Nonprofits still fill the gap 2 years later. (opens the original)
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POLK/RUTHERFORD COUNTIES, N.C. (WBTV) - The house sits like a billboard commemorating Hurricane Helene, still clinging to a grassy knoll along the Broad River just before it flows into Chimney Rock from the west. The storm ripped half of the home off the edge, leaving studs and an open look into an empty interior. A bent but still-standing wall facing the river is still punctuated by soaring glass windows, cracked in places but somehow largely intact, despite the floor fallen out beneath. Brian
‘We will fail to exist’: Two years in, Helene threatens Bat Cave’s first responders (opens the original)
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BAT CAVE, N.C. (WBTV) - Since Hurricane Helene, Bat Cave’s volunteer fire chief has spent the last two years serving as the community’s unofficial mayor, spokesperson and all-around savior. As an unincorporated community, Bat Cave struggled at first to get the attention that larger communities with mayors and local governing bodies were getting. Steve Freeman stepped in from the beginning. As Hurricane Helene was roaring up the coast, his volunteer firefighters were pounding on people’s doors an
‘Devastated my life’: Woman speaks out after suing Mecklenburg County jail, alleging sexual harassment (opens the original)
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) — A woman who worked at the Mecklenburg County detention center for 12 years is speaking out for the first time, after filing a lawsuit accusing a captain of repeated sexual harassment. In an interview with WBTV, Carmen Tillman described harassment and a workplace culture that she alleges changed for the worse when incumbent sheriff Garry McFadden took office. “The environment became increasingly hostile, toxic, more harassment, scared to speak out,” Tillman said. Numerous
AI in schools: How often are students using it? (opens the original)
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - As Kyrie Harmon embarked on the first day of her high school journey at the Northwest School of the Arts on Tuesday, she has one hope for the four years ahead of her. “More teacher-on-student interaction; less ‘Here’s a computer, have fun.’” Artificial intelligence tools, used both in the classroom and student homework, have become nearly ubiquitous across K-12 education in North Carolina and the country. A recent national research study from Common Sense Media found 63%
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