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Two lanes on Highway 74 closed in Monroe after contractor causes water main break
MONROE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Two lanes on Highway 74 westbound from Campus Park Drive to S. Sutherland Avenue are closed until Thursday afternoon due to an emergency water main repair, according to Monroe officials. Around noon, a contractor installing fiber near 791 E. Roosevelt Blvd struck and...
10 discrimination investigations opened against Union County Public Schools
UNION COUNTY, N.C. — Federal investigators are looking into several discrimination cases at Union County Public Schools, including reports of sexual and racial harassment. The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights opened 10 investigations into discrimination at Union County Public Schools on April 2, according to records. There are two investigations each for complaints of sexual harassment, racial harassment, retaliation, discipline, and denial of benefits.
Drag shows at Monroe restaurant spark protests, dueling lawsuits
A fight between a restaurant in downtown Monroe, North Carolina, and seven protesters who opposed the restaurant's all-age drag events has moved from the sidewalk outside the establishment's front door into a federal courtroom. In a lawsuit filed this month, East Frank Superette and Kitchen on East Franklin Street accuses...
Over a dozen charged, animals rescued in dogfighting ring
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) have charged over a dozen people in a dogfighting ring Saturday night. SLED officials say two dogs were rescued and taken to a local emergency veterinarian for treatment. Multiple guns and over $84,000 were found at the...
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