Heavy metals wake from North Carolina coal ash lake
A Duke University geochemist argues Sutton Lake near Duke Energy’s Sutton plant contains lead cobalt and other heavy metals at concentrations equal to or exceeding Kingston Tennessee's 2008 coal ash spill. The study links coal ash storage near waterways to ecological and potential human health risks and notes flood events from Hurricane Florence exacerbated ash breaching.
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Tennessee
Avner Vengosh
United States
Vengosh
U.S
Sutton Lake
North Carolina
Wildlife Resources Commission
Duke Energy
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Bill Norton
Cape Fear
Carolinas
Florida
Kentucky
Indiana
Duke
Environmental Agency
State Department of Environmental Quality
Sarah Young
H.F. Lee
Goldsboro
Norton
Appalachian State University Geological and Environmental Sciences
Ellen Cowan
Sutton Plant
Avne Vengosh
Ken Blevins
the Star-News
UNCC suspect planned attack for months despite tackle
Police say former UNC Charlotte student Trystan Terrell planned the April 30 mass shooting for months. He described obtaining the firearm and researching mass shootings while noting a student tackle halted the attack and authorities arrived. Two students died Ellis Parker and Riley Howell, four others injured in the anthropology building.
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Terrell
Charlotte Mecklenburg
Kerr Putney
Riley Howell
Howell
Ellis Parker
Anthropology
Kell
P. Barnett
Barnett
Budget standoff halts budget talks in North Carolina
The North Carolina House rejected the Senate two year budget, with both chambers controlled by Republicans seeking a compromise for Gov. Roy Cooper. Cooper favors Medicaid expansion but signals talks will be mainly legislative, warning a veto could trigger extended negotiations.
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North Carolina
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Senate
Roy Cooper
Cooper
Judge to Rule on Carver Case as Defense Claims Ineffective
Prosecutors argued Carver had effective counsel and would have faced no DNA challenge on stand. They asserted past violent incidents could have been used to bolster guilt if Carver testified. Judge Bragg, retiring next month, will decide whether to vacate the sentence or grant a new trial. Cassada died of a heart attack the day before his scheduled appearance.
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Ratchford
Mumma
Locke Bell
Stephanie Hamlin
Phillips
Superior Court
Christopher Bragg
Bragg
Cassada
Five Shot at Brunswick County Virginia Party
Longfellow helped stop bleeding as five people were shot at a Brunswick County party. Darius Hendricks, 31, and Antonio Atcherson, 19, were flown to Duke University Hospital. Victims’ conditions were not released. others fled the scene.
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Durham
Brunswick
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Virginia
Brunswick Times -Gazette
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Antonio Atcherson
Times -Gazette
From Ashbrook High to UNC Charlotte and beyond
Isabel Stellato, Ashbrook High School graduate, reflects on high school memories with her brother, looks ahead to UNC Charlotte major in biomedical studies, and recalls Raleigh internships shaping her engineering interests. She advises exploring multiple paths and experiences before choosing a focus. Stellato now majors in journalism as a rising UNC Chapel Hill sophomore.
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Isabel Stellato
Ashbrook High School
UNC Chapel Hill
the Gazette
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