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A man was shot and killed early Tuesday morning after a standoff with the Catawba County Sheriff's Office, the sheriff's office confirmed.  

Deputies first responded to a home at Rifle Range Road around 8:40 p.m. on Monday after a report that person was threatening suicide at the home. When deputies arrived, they found an armed man, who wouldn't speak with deputies and threatened taking his own life, CCSO said. 

If you or a loved one are facing thoughts of suicide or self-harm, there is help readily available. You can call Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or chat with them online. There are also resources in North Carolina available here and in South Carolina available here.

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Several fire departments rushed to a home on Steeple Chase Circle in Weddington in response to reports of a home explosion and house fire on Sunday morning, according to fire officials.

The Union County Sheriff's Office said the explosion just before 9 a.m. was felt countywide.

Two people were inside the home at the time of the explosion. One man was flown to Wake Forest Baptist Burn Center in critical condition and a woman who was in the home was taken to a local hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening. 

Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/several-fire-departments-respond-reported-home-explosion-fire-union-county/275-f1003932-85ff-4e74-882b-2d0617d364df

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is launching a three-phase initiative called “At Home in CMS” to get more affordable housing for educators.

The district announced on Thursday it will help teachers get into existing housing and it will build a future rental community solely for educators.  

"By investing in housing for our teachers, we’re also investing in the future success of our students," Crystal Hill, superintendent of CMS, said.

Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/education/cms-multi-phase-affordable-housing-initiative-educators/275-c6503a4a-ca93-4f85-8fa8-be40832b8fb9 

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A former Charlotte coach has been accused of an inappropriate relationship with one of his student-athletes, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department announced late Wednesday night.

Matthew Elliott, 39, was charged with two counts of indecent liberties with a female student who was on his cross country team at Charlotte Country Day School.

The victim told investigators Elliott flirted with her and made numerous advances, according to CMPD. Investigators determined the two had had an inappropriate relationship.

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The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) hosted the first of two public meetings on Tuesday to discuss improvements to the Blue Line light rail.  CATS shared long-awaited design updates for a new Blue Line station during the meeting.

A second meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at noon.

The new train station stop will be located next to Publix on South Boulevard, between the New Bern and the East/West Boulevard station stops.

Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/southend/cats-discuss-blue-line-improvements-meetings/275-b731bc72-a8ea-42d2-a0e3-5470251ae27d 

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Cabarrus County Commissioners are asking "where's the money" as funding for a new elementary school continues to sit in limbo. County leaders have already approved the money, but they're still waiting for approval from the state. 

Tuesday's meeting will have a big impact on what happens next.

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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is alerting residents in south Charlotte about a series of armed robberies targeting Latino areas.

Officer Claudio Jimenez spoke in a video on CMPD's Spanish Facebook page about the incidents. Jimenez is a Latino outreach specialist with the department. His Spanish-language video was translated by WCNC Charlotte.

He said armed juvenile suspects have robbed multiple people in Hispanic neighborhoods in south Charlotte, particularly around liquor stores. The robberies have happened near the intersection of Old Pineville Road and Archdale Drive and on Nations Ford Road.

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A Davidson College employee who was charged with secret peeping earlier this month could have secretly recorded dozens of women going back as far as 15 years, Mooresville detectives said.  

"It's kind of crazy, I don't even know what to say," said a student at Davidson College.

Jeremy Michael Whitworth was arrested on Nov. 2. Davidson College confirmed that Whitworth was an employee in the school's facilities department. Mooresville police said Whitworth is an electrician by trade and has done side work in people's homes for years. Detectives said they found multiple hard drives in Whitworth's attic containing footage that goes back to at least 2018. 

Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/secret-peeping-arrest-information/275-2aed1276-e28d-4c66-8a2b-75676a225fba

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North Carolina Democrats say they have broken the Republican supermajority in the state legislature after the 2024 election cycle, and therefore, the GOP's ability to override the governor's veto without cross-party collaboration.

This supermajority allowed the party to pass conservative legislation, like tighter abortion restrictions, without support from Gov. Cooper.  

However, many of these close-call races that flip state House of Representative seats from red to blue are headed for a recount.

The General Assembly has 170 seats in total: 120 of them in the House of Representatives and 50 of them in the Senate. 

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Former President Donald Trump will serve a second term in the White House after defeating Vice President Kamala Harris.  

The Associated Press projected a win for Trump early Wednesday morning, closing  the chapter on a tumultuous and unpredictable presidential race that included two assassination attempts and a criminal conviction for the former president.

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