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Ten Republicans voted alongside Democrats, in a rebuke to the Trump administration's immigration policies. Should it pass the Senate, the White House said President Trump would veto the measure.

The Orange County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed a one-year moratorium on data centers on Tuesday night. The moratorium would give county staff time to study the issue and draft revisions to its land use policies to consider potential data center applications.

A state Senate committee voted Wednesday to ban kids under age 14 from using social media. The bill would also require social media users who are age 14 or 15 to get a parent's consent to create an account.

The state's Utilities Commission will soon decide whether Duke Energy can increase residential electric rates by up to 18% over two years. It's the first big decision for the commission since it shifted to a Republican majority.

A new study examined baby teeth and found there are critical windows early in a child's life when their developing brains are particularly vulnerable to exposures to metals in the environment.

Duke Energy Carolinas has requested permission from state regulators for steep rate hikes starting in 2027. Protesters gathered outside the Mecklenburg County Courthouse Wednesday night to push back against the proposal.

On April 3, 1973, Martin Cooper made the first ever cellphone call on the streets of New York. His invention, a brick-sized device, became the first cellphone available to the general public.

Two WNC communities among the hardest hit by Hurricane Helene will get new flood storage, restored wetlands and stabilized riverbanks along the Swannanoa and French Broad rivers.

Residents in west Charlotte neighborhoods secured a major victory Wednesday night after the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization board voted to rescind support for the controversial I‑77 expansion project.

The president sued the IRS and the Treasury Department in January, demanding $10 billion over the leak of his tax returns years ago.