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It will be a few more years before Charlotteans begin to see buildings go up for the long-awaited Brooklyn Village development. The project, a long time coming, still has a long way to go.

On Wednesday, the developers will give the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners an update on the $700 million project's progress.

The entire project will bring more than 1,200 apartments, including affordable housing, retail and office space. Yet the construction site sits empty as the project stalls once again.

Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/money/markets/real-estate/charlotte-brooklyn-village-construction-delays/275-91ef4aad-7e7a-4843-bf49-dab140645562

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A Gold Line station in Charlotte's Elizabeth neighborhood was destroyed by a crash over the weekend, transit officials said.  

The crash happened around 4:30 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of East Eighth Street and Hawthorne Avenue, according to the Charlotte Area Transit System. The impact was so violent that the only things left standing were steel guardrails and the concrete platform. Glass from the station was scattered across the station with yellow caution tape being put up to keep people away. 

CATS said the station will remain closed until further notice. Crews cleaned up the station on Monday to remove the leftover glass and debris. It's unclear when the station will be fully repaired and reopen.  

Neighbors who walked through the area were shocked at what they saw.

Read more:  https://www.wcnc.com/article/traffic/charlotte-gold-line-station-destroyed-crash-hawthorne-avenue-8th-street/275-c3d991eb-2387-446e-8f36-225b11d66252

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Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas could see impacts in the days ahead from Hurricane Debby. This is the fourth storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. 

With the positioning of a high-pressure system to the west combined with a cold front to the north, Debby made landfall in Steinhatchee, Florida early Monday as a Category 1 hurricane. Debby gained strength Sunday, becoming a hurricane before making landfall in Florida. Here's the latest breakdown of the storm's likely impacts on the Carolinas.

Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/weather/hurricane/potential-tropical-cyclone-four-tropical-storm-debby-weather-forecast-latest-impacts/275-3456ec40-38e7-4f69-adc2-7449e5764f7f

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After a years-long debate over outer carrier vests, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is now allowing patrol officers to wear them without a doctor's note.  

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Fraternal Order of Police said Police Chief Johnny Jennings has denied its requests to let patrol officers wear outer carrier vests for years. Only specialized units are allowed to wear the vests, and patrol officers can too with special permission due to medical reasons.  

However, on Thursday, a department-wide email said all officers can now request a vest if they want one for preventative care and minor medical issues.  

It’s unclear why Chief Johnny Jennings has changed his mind. He previously said in a statement to WCNC Charlotte that the vests raise safety concerns and make patrol officers look militarized.

Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/charlotte-police-outer-vests/275-c1861d5b-97f7-44ec-a4f0-d8625ad5ad0d

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Clover School District students and staff return to the classroom this Thursday, and the number of students continues to grow each year. Because of this growth, students at Clover High School will see some new renovations and ongoing construction is taking place to prepare for three new school in two years. 

Superintendent Dr. Sheila Quinn said a lot of preparing for this school year has coincided with preparing for Fall 2026. Clover School District will have a new elementary school, a 9th Grade Center turned middle school and a brand new high school. 

Clover High School is the only high school in the district right now with about 2,800 students.

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A day after confirming he wouldn’t be a candidate for Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Tuesday at a public event that he’s excited that Democrats “have a lot of great options for her to choose from.”

Speaking in coastal Brunswick County with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan to celebrate federal funding for land conservation, Cooper reiterated his Monday message by saying "this was not the right time for our state or for me to potentially be on a national ticket.”

Cooper, barred by term limits from seeking reelection this year, had been among roughly a dozen potential contenders that Harris’ team was initially looking at for a vice presidential pick. He’s been a surrogate for President Joe Biden’s reelection bid and now for Harris.

Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/politics/roy-cooper-explains-why-he-dropped-out-kamala-harris-vice-president-nominee-candidacy/275-c6ada3da-7f39-47e5-bdd8-a43bd95094ad

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Federal Medicaid regulators have signed off on a proposal by North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper 's administration to offer scores of hospitals in the state a financial incentive to eliminate patients' medical debt and carry out policies that discourage future liabilities.

Cooper’s office said Monday that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services late last week approved the plan submitted by the state Department of Health and Human Services.

Cooper and health department leaders have described the plan as a first-of-its-kind proposal in the country to give hospitals a new financial carrot to cancel debt they hold on low- and middle-income patients and to help residents avoid it. The effort also received praise Monday from Vice President Kamala Harris, the likely Democratic presidential nominee.

Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/politics/north-carolina-politics/us-regulators-north-carolina-medicaid-hospitals-patient-debt/275-adb885b2-9f5f-49e7-bd59-0a051daaae27

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The Olympics are in Paris but one of the games' hottest events is almost 10,000 miles away.  

Olympic surfing is being hosted in the small island nation of Tahiti. Paris officials say the decision to hold surfing there aligns with their goal of spreading the games across France. 

Tahiti is the largest nation in French Polynesia and one of France's most well-known territories. The village where surfing is being held has been a world-renowned venue for surfers for decades.  

Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/connect-the-dots/paris-olympics-surfing-thousands-of-miles-from-rest-of-competition/275-30bae96a-10e4-4a72-97fc-7d3da70eba48

Paris Preview, Monday, July 29: https://www.wcnc.com/article/sports/olympics/paris-preview-july-29/507-adc853c9-8149-4bb6-b1c5-24c1fc7a8c20

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The Summer Olympics will officially kick off Friday with a first-of-its-kind Opening Ceremony in the heart of Paris, France.  

The event is expected to last nearly four hours and will feature dozens of boats floating down the Seine River carrying thousands of Olympic athletes to the Eiffel Tower. The French weather service said Thursday rain showers could hit the Paris region when the ceremony takes place. 

How to watch the Olympics Opening Ceremony: https://www.wcnc.com/article/sports/olympics/how-to-watch-paris-olympics-opening-ceremony-live-streams-tv-info/507-5d621613-72fc-4646-8a07-567a56c75b1e

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After weeks of high temperatures and dry conditions, a wet pattern has settled over the Charlotte area, bringing inches of much-needed rain to the region.  

The WCNC Weather Impact Team wants the Charlotte area to stay Weather Aware on Thursday due to the the threat of flash flooding and excessive rain.

Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/weather/weather-impact/flash-flooding-risk-rain-charlotte-july-25-2024/275-73d9c5a4-2ac4-40ea-8838-54bed6fc0f9d

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