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A new high-rise apartment building is coming to Plaza Midwood and it's the tallest in the neighborhood thus far.

Charlotte City Council voted unanimously on Monday night to approve a roughly 12-story apartment building that will have commercial space on its ground floor.

The mixed-use development will replace the parking lot on Commonwealth Avenue next to the Julien Apartments. Many people are excited about the growth, but others think the future high-rise will dwarf the other buildings in Plaza Midwood. 

Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/money/markets/real-estate/plaza-midwood-development-approved-charlotte/275-6f78b70b-9315-4d9e-bdca-88ded274c502

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Charlotte city leaders could be approving some big changes to Uptown’s skyline this week. The banking giant, Wells Fargo, is still looking to add signage to the top of what was once the Duke Energy building.

A vote is expected to take place at the Zoning Committee meeting on Monday, Feb. 19, but city leaders are split on the issue of adding more lights to one of Charlotte's iconic buildings.

At the last Zoning Committee meeting in January, the committee voted 5-2 to deny Wells Fargo's petition to make changes to the building. 

Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/uptown-firstward-fourthward/charlotte-city-council-zoning-committee-wells-fargo-building-sign/275-05713e07-6329-4062-a5a2-f46a8549b67e

The City of Belmont's Planning and Zoning Board held a meeting Thursday night on a controversial proposal to develop a massive new neighborhood.

The project, which is called the Henry Chapel Subdivision, aims to build over 600 single-family homes on a massive 275-acre area on Davis River Road, just off South Point Road. According to the proposal, the houses will have a density of 2.26 units per acre.

Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/money/markets/real-estate/belmont-meeting-public-input-new-development/275-7b2dc40e-f12c-40e2-bbd7-89cdbc19dee7

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Polls are set to open in Mecklenburg County on Thursday morning, as early voting for the March 5 primary begins. From waiting in line to casting your ballot, election officials behind the scenes are working tirelessly to make sure your vote is safe and secure.

'If exercising the right to vote is one’s civic duty, protecting that right is an election official’s civic decision. The director of Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, Michael Dickerson says right after an election is over, the work begins to get ready for the next one.

"This is our job. This is our career choice," he said.

This includes preparing anywhere between 3,000-4,000 people who decide to get involved in democracy.

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The South Carolina Senate has once again given key approval to a medical marijuana bill, but it's unclear what it's fate will be once it gets to the House.

Senators okayed the bill on a 26-17 vote Tuesday afternoon after hours of debate. The bill must still be voted on a third reading Wednesday, but third reasons are usually a formality. 

Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/politics/medical-marijuana-bill-south-carolina/101-cdaea775-3812-4218-8479-34a42845728c

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City leaders voted 7 to 3 to recriminalize several city ordinances during Monday night's city council meeting despite intense pushback from nonprofit organizations and the community. 

A total of six city laws regarding sleeping on benches, public defecation, panhandling, public drinking, public masturbation, and trespassing on a motor vehicle will be arrestable offenses starting March 1. Right now, they are only punishable by civil citation.

The behaviors have always been illegal, but they were decriminalized in 2021 due to a change in state law, which made all city and town ordinances non-criminal. However, municipalities could reinstate chargeable offenses if leaders voted to do so.

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Another pair of book bans could possibly be in store for Catawba County Schools after a special meeting scheduled for Monday, Feb. 12.

Two books were on the chopping block at a similar board meeting on Nov. 20.

The books "l8r, g8r" by Lauren Myracle and "The Carnival at Bray" by Jessie Ann Foley are being challenged at Monday night's meeting. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. at the Catawba County Schools headquarters in Newton.

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One person was injured after being shot Thursday by a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer along Beatties Ford Road, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department confirmed.

Shortly before 11 a.m., two CMPD officers observed what they suspected to be "drug activity" occurring between two people, Deputy Chief of Police David Robinson told reporters. Officers said when they approached the two people, one of the people ran. Robinson said officers observed the man grab a gun from his waistband and point it at officers. One of the two CMPD officers shot the man, according to Robinson.

The incident is now raising questions about mental health. Family members say, 33-year-old Tim Moore, the man shot, faces mental health challenges. 

Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/cmpd-beatties-ford-road-officer-involved-shooting/275-bef92be4-73bd-4a91-acac-baa467f5fab9

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Allisha Watts’ mother, Evex Franklin, has asked questions about her daughter’s death last year.

Why was Watts killed and dumped near a cemetery? Why is Watts’ boyfriend, James Dunmore, charged in her murder?

“All I do is cry all the time,” Franklin said. “That is a tear. I can’t dry up.”

Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/allisha-watts-mother-mourns-daughter-death-murder-investigation/275-a3258947-0dc9-408f-a148-57bec8fea004

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North Carolina's top insurance regulator has denied an industry request to raise homeowners' insurance premiums by an average of 42% — and to almost double them in parts of coastal counties — saying Tuesday that “almost nobody” who weighed in agreed with the proposed increase.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey also set a hearing for October to evaluate the request and determine what is reasonable.

“I just want to announce today that I said no,” Causey said at the meeting of the Council of State, composed of 10 statewide elected executive branch positions.

Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/money/nc-insurance-commissioner-not-doubling-rates-at-coast/275-9707b2e4-1bd0-4df7-a2f8-7923f8c32b12

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