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North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein on Friday vetoed two bills that would help Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in the state. Channel 9 has previously reported on House Bill 318 and Senate Bill 153, which passed the legislature earlier this month.

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The woman accused of attacking Shanquella Robinson on their trip to Cabo is responding to the Robinson family’s lawsuit for the first time. Court records show E’mani Green is asking for Robinson’s lawsuit to be dismissed. Her name was previously Daejhanae Jackson. Green is representing herself in the lawsuit. Judge dismisses Shanquella Robinson family’s lawsuit against FBI and State DepartmentThe documents say Green denies all of the allegations.

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MATTHEWS, N.C. — Candidates will start filing for the 2025 elections in Mecklenburg County in less than two weeks, but Matthews Commissioner Ken McCool has his eyes on 2026. “I’m running for the State House District 105 against Tricia Cotham,” McCool told The Political Beat’s Joe Bruno. Last year, Republican Rep. Tricia Cotham defeated Democrat Nicole Sidman by 213 votes in the district that includes Matthews and Mint Hill. Cotham is one of two Republicans in the Mecklenburg County delegation.

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ExpandMecklenburg County recycling center on Pence Road +CaptionCHARLOTTE — Channel 9 got a tour of the new Mecklenburg County recycling center on Pence Road in east Charlotte. The facility uses the latest technology including sorters, which help move and separate materials more efficiently. The center will be where all single-stream recyclable materials collected curbside will be processed.

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CHARLOTTE — An order for arrest has been issued for a Honduran national accused of stalking and inappropriately touching random women in Charlotte. The warrant for arrest was issued after Jefferson Martinez missed his court hearing last month. Court documents say Martinez is in the country illegally and is experiencing homelessness. In November 2024, a Villa Heights woman says she was walking her dog when Martinez followed her for 35 minutes.