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Almiya White joined the WSOC news team in August of 2022 and she covers stories in Iredell County, along with the Charlotte area. Almiya is a graduate of Clark Atlanta University and is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists. Before joining the WSOC team, Almiya reported for KBMT, the ABC affiliate in Beaumont, Texas. If you have a story tip for Almiya, you can contact her by emailing almiya.white@wsoc-tv.com
In 2024, five child care facilities closed in Iredell County, resulting in a loss of 120 spaces for children, but it doesn’t even begin to to touch the surface of the growing emergency.
Mecklenburg County is facing a housing crisis, with eviction filings reaching the highest levels in North Carolina.
The future of the Wingate Police Department will be decided tonight as town commissioners vote on whether to disband the agency and contract with the Union County Sheriff’s Office.
A family visit from Georgia to Charlotte for a 4th of July gathering turned tragic when 27-year-old Gabriel Lee was killed in a shooting early Saturday morning.
Twenty people in Charlotte became United States citizens on Independence Day.
A Charlotte fire recruit, David Edwards, is being hailed as a hero after attempting to save a man’s life on Highway 218 in Mint Hill.
House Bill 614, known as the Michael Mitchke F.I.N.E. Law, has passed in the North Carolina House and is now under consideration in the Senate.
The family of Khari Wilkes is preparing to honor his memory this weekend, five months after he was shot and killed in Kannapolis.
A local non-profit, ActionNC, is advocating for a mandate to require air conditioning in rental properties in Charlotte as the city faces dangerously high temperatures this summer.
A block party near Revolution Park in West Charlotte turned violent Saturday night when gunfire erupted, injuring one person.
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