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16+ min ago (78+ words) In anticipation of freezing temperatures overnight, the city of Greensboro will activate a White Flag warming center on Tuesday, Dec. 9. In anticipation of freezing temperatures overnight, the city of Greensboro will activate a White Flag warming center on Tuesday, Dec. 9. Officials said First Baptist Church on West Friendly Avenue. will provide overnight shelter from 7 p.m. Tuesday to 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 10. The warming center is open to single adults and families....

33+ min ago (476+ words) Oscar Solarzano is charged with attempted first-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, breaking and entering of a motor vehicle, carrying a concealed weapon and intoxicated and disruptive in connection with the Dec. 5 attack. Police say he was drinking alcohol on the light rail and yelling at passengers Friday night. He is accused of stabbing a man who was trying to intervene. Solarzano has already banned from the rail, and two months ago, he was found with a knife at a light rail station. The Blue Line light rail currently operates with an open platform system, allowing riders to board trains without ticket checks at entry points." Lyles said this may need to change, as the city is preparing to take next steps to build the red line commuter rail. "We need to revisit. If we're going…...

52+ min ago (463+ words) CHARLOTTE, N.C. " The Ardrey Kell High School student who painted a Charlie Kirk tribute on the school's spirit rock is suing Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools for censorship and violating her constitutional rights after school officials investigated the act as vandalism." The student and parents are suing the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education with the help of Alliance Defending Freedom, a legal organization committed to "protecting religious freedom, free speech, the sanctity of life, parental rights, and God's design for marriage and family," according to the website." The ADF says the student did not engage in vandalism because the school granted permission to paint the rock beforehand, and, when the rock was discovered, "engaged in efforts to publicly humiliate her."" The organization also accuses the school system of not telling the student or parents of their right to remain silent when school admin pulled the…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago (140+ words) CHARLOTTE, N.C. " A free pharmacy pop-up will provide over-the-counter medication to anyone in need on Friday, Dec. 12 in northeast Charlotte." NCMedAssist's Mobile Free Pharmacy has visited other counties in North Carolina and provided medications such as pain relievers, cold and cough medicine, allergy medicine and more to residents." No identification or proof of residency is required to pick up medicine, however, individuals must be 18 years or older." Mecklenburg County Health Department will also be providing flu and COVID vaccines." The Mobile Free Pharmacy will be help at Camino Salud on 201 Stetson Dr., Charlotte, NC 28262 on Friday, Dec. 12 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m." After Mecklenburg County, the mobile pharmacy will visit Forsyth and Duplin counties. For more information, visit the NC MedAssist website."...

1+ hour, 34+ min ago (899+ words) Madison County, tucked in the mountains of western North Carolina, has no hospital and just three ambulances serving its roughly 22,000 people. The ambulances frequently travel back and forth to Mission Hospital in Asheville, the largest and most central hospital in the region. Trips can take more than two hours, according to Mark Snelson, director of Madison Medics EMS, the local emergency medical service. "When we get busy and all three of them are gone, we have no ambulances in our county," he said. Snelson and others in Madison County aren't seeking more ambulances. They want a hospital closer than Mission. And the state agrees. In 2022, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services officials said Madison and three other mountain counties needed 67 more acute care hospital beds. The state raised that to 93 beds in 2024, then to 222 by Oct. 15. But the…...

1+ hour, 44+ min ago (196+ words) ROCK HILL, S.C. " A Rock Hill principal was honored with the Milken Educator Award, a national award that highlights achievements in education and teaching." Principal Erica McCray of Riverwalk Academy is the 65th South Carolina recipient of the Milken Educator Award." As principal, McCray led the school through the COVID-19 pandemic. She swapped learning models from traditional to project-based learning, which led to "positive growth for educators and learning outcomes for students."" McCray also serves as mentor to other educators and connects with parents and the Rock Hill community." "With vision, heart and leading by example, Principal Erica McCray cultivates a school where students and educators alike are valued, supported and inspired to grow," National Institute for Excellence in Teaching CEO Dr. Joshua Barnett said." McCray began her career as a teacher. She then became a literacy coach then rose to rank…...

1+ hour, 50+ min ago (222+ words) CHARLOTTE, N.C. " Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police made 18 arrests and conducted over 200 traffic stops in the first weekend of Operation Safe Season, the agency's initiative to crack down on crime in Uptown Charlotte." CMPD released new data about the Uptown crackdown, saying officers made more than 200 traffic stops, issued 121 citations and made 18 arrests. Of those arrests, one person was a violent gang member with multiple felonies." CMPD officers seized 14 guns and more than 300 grams of marijuana during the operation, which was done in conjunction with the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office, FBI, Highway Patrol and North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement." Officials say the goal of Operation Safe Season is simple: Safer streets and safer holidays for everyone in Charlotte." Police Chief Estella Patterson, in her first week on the job, launched Operation Safe Season to increase police presence in Uptown Charlotte during the holiday season....

1+ hour, 56+ min ago (271+ words) WASHINGTON " Uber is making the ride-sharing service more accessible for travelers this holiday season by introducing a physical kiosk to hail rides." The ridesharing company"announced Tuesday plans to install kiosks at airports, hotels, ports and more in the coming months. The initiative is largely aimed at international visitors arriving in the U.S. without a data plan and will allow them to order rides without the app." The first kiosk will be available at Terminal C in LaGuardia Airport. It features a touchscreen and a credit card reader attached." Uber said travelers can walk up to the kiosk, enter their destination and then select their ride type. According to the announcement, the kiosk will print a paper receipt with the trip details." This isn't the first iteration of a physical Uber kiosk, as the company rolled out a similar initiative in…...

2+ hour, 11+ min ago (427+ words) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. " A Jacksonville mother threw herself onto her 4-year-old son to shield him during a brutal dog attack in their driveway last month. It happened on Nov. 20 near Marquis Drive on the Westside as Tracy Moore and her son Roland waited for the school bus. What began as a quiet morning turned into a life or death fight for the family when two dogs approached them. They seemed friendly at first, and Moore and Roland petted them, according to a Jacksonville Sheriff's Office incident report. "Then a white dog pounced," Moore recounted. "They kept coming. They would not stop coming." Roland, now recovering at home, described the horror in a child's words. "A black doggy, a white doggy," he said. "Two of them cut my ear off." When asked if he was scared, the boy nodded. Officers responded to…...

2+ hour, 23+ min ago (201+ words) CONCORD, N.C. " A Kannapolis teen was arrested after the Concord Police Department said he shot into an occupied vehicle outside of a convenience store. The department said it happened around 12:40 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in the parking lot of the Danny's Place convenience store on Church Street North. Officers said 17-year-old Jamere Rhashedt Wright faces charges of discharging a weapon into an occupied vehicle in operation and is being charged as an adult. Wright reportedly was inside the business when a vehicle with a single occupant entered the parking lot. Wright then stepped outside and fired toward the vehicle as it was attempting to park, according to authorities. No one was injured in the shooting, which investigators believe was not random. Wright ran from the scene but was apprehended after a brief chase, police said. He is the only suspect in the…...