Thousands of NC women lose insurance coverage for gynecologist visits | Friday, March 8, 2024

The sequel to the 2020 election is officially set as the president and his immediate predecessor secured their parties' nominations. Joe Biden and Donald Trump have set up a political movie the country has seen before — even if the last version was in black and white.

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A $500 reward is being offered for any information that lead to an arrest in a deadly shooting in southwest Charlotte on Tuesday. Richard DeVayne joins us with the latest update from police as they search for the killer. 

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A new report from Zillow is taking a closer look at Charlotte's affordable housing crisis. The report determined how much you need to live "comfortably" in the Queen City. Kia Murray breaks down the data as we help you get ahead on saving for a new home. 

Plus, meteorologist Chris Mulcahy explains why pollen is getting bad across the Carolinas already in this week's Weather IQ feature and Larry Sprinkle has the complete forecast for the Charlotte metro area. 

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The City of Gastonia is having a third-party study done that analyzes barriers to housing and gives in-depth recommendations on how to remove them.  

The goal is to implement city policies that create more affordable options and address disparities in housing. However, the same study was done five years ago and according to the research, the city hasn't addressed some of the identified disparities from 2019. 

Gastonia City Council’s Housing Committee received an update Monday on the federally required housing study that’s done every five years. It found five main issues that are making it harder for people to find fair housing in Gastonia.

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North Carolina will become the latest state to legalize mobile sports betting, starting at noon on Monday. Estimates suggest online betting will bring in nearly $65 million in additional tax revenue for North Carolina in the first fiscal year.  

As part of the legislation, additional resources were directed toward the NC Department of Health and Human Resources to help those who might struggle with gambling addiction after Monday's rollout.

"Gambling can affect anyone.  It affects folks from all walks of life, all communities," Kelly Crosbie, director of the division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Services, said.  

NCDHHS launched the website morethanagame.nc.gov to offer resources and support to those struggling with a gambling problem.

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Thousands of women in North Carolina found themselves without an OB/GYN after their providers and insurers failed to reach an agreement on coverage.

These women were seemingly caught in the middle of contract negotiations between the insurer and Unified Women's Healthcare.

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South Carolinians may soon be able to openly carry a weapon.

It comes as both state House and Senate lawmakers officially pass the Second Amendment Preservation Act, also known as South Carolina Constitutional Carry. The bill allows anyone who can legally own a gun to carry it openly.

Advocating for its passage on the House floor Tuesday was Republican Representative Brandon Cox of Berkeley County. He sponsored the bill and said more than 20 states around the country already have similar laws.

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Nikki Haley will suspend her presidential campaign Wednesday after being soundly defeated across the country on Super Tuesday, according to people familiar with her decision, leaving Donald Trump as the last remaining major candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination. 

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The Democratic attorney general and the Republican lieutenant governor won North Carolina’s primaries for governor on Tuesday, setting the stage for what will be an expensive and high-stakes November contest in a state that the two parties see as a pivotal battleground. Josh Stein and Mark Robinson, each of whom turned back multiple party rivals, will present stark contrasts for voters in the ninth-largest state’s fall elections. In separate election-night victory speeches, each candidate laid out policy and individual differences and said their opponent's victory would harm the state's economy.

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So far, more than 690,000 people voted early or by mail, according to North Carolina elections officials. 

Before you head to your polling place, it's important to know what you need to vote in the North Carolina primary election. Voters affiliated with any political party may vote the ballot of candidates for their party only. For unaffiliated voters, you may choose to vote on any one party's ballot or a nonpartisan ballot, if available. A voter cannot vote in more than one party's primary. 

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The discussion comes after a 17-year-old was shot and killed Friday night outside of a north Charlotte restaurant. At this time, police are still searching for a suspect connected to that incident. Now, once again, a city council committee will discuss ways to try to reduce youth violence and crime.

The city of Charlotte's Housing, Safety and Community Committee will provide feedback on a proposed approach to youth and stakeholder engagement. They will also receive an overview of data and statistics and hear about the Mecklenburg County Community Violence Strategic Plan. 

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Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley is holding a campaign rally in Charlotte on Friday, ahead of the North Carolina primary election on Super Tuesday. The event will be held at Suffolk Punch in South End on Friday. Haley's visit comes one day after President Joe Biden and GOP leader Donald Trump visited the southern border in Texas. Many political experts say Biden's immigration policy could be a huge hurdle for him to clear in November but there are still questions about how Trump would handle the border after his failed wall during his first term. 

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Mooresville leaders officially broke ground on the East-West Connector Thursday. The hightly anticipated road will connect Interstate 77 to Interstate 85 at the Lowe's corporate headquarters. It's a welcomed change for drivers in Iredell and Cabarrus counties who deal with traffic on I-77 and I-485 while going back and forth. 

Sports betting is one step closer to going live. Starting Friday, March 1, people can start pulling up their apps and legally sign up in North Carolina. The North Carolina State Lottery Commission has granted its first sports betting licenses to eight companies ahead of the statewide launch on March 11.

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Let's have a look at some of the numbers, history and lore behind the (not quite) every four year phenom that adds a 29th day to February. 

The math is mind-boggling in a layperson sort of way and down to fractions of days and minutes. There's even a leap second occasionally, but there's no hullabaloo when that happens. The thing to know is that leap year exists, in large part, to keep the months in sync with annual events, including equinoxes and solstices, according to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology. Let's connect the dots.

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