Anna Douglas
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Charlotte, NC, United States
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Audit: NC officials bought steak dinners, expensive clothes with tax dollars
NC audit finds mayor and elected officials spent taxpayer money at restaurants, gas stations and a clothing store, using a government credit card. Auditor Beth Wood says public employees responsible should reimburse money to Robbinsville government. → Read More
Audit: NC officials bought steak dinners, expensive clothes with tax dollars
NC audit finds mayor and elected officials spent taxpayer money at restaurants, gas stations and a clothing store, using a government credit card. Auditor Beth Wood says public employees responsible should reimburse money to Robbinsville government. → Read More
What does it mean to misgender a transgender person?
Health care technology recognizing only cisgender or binary gender identity leads to misgendering patients. New regulations on transgender health care have led to changes inside hospitals and doctor’s offices. → Read More
Chapter 4: The baby in Box 16
Transgender dad, Liam Johns has an emergency c-section birth, and his baby is born 2 months early. He visits his infant in Levine Children’s Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Charlotte, North Carolina. → Read More
Chapter 2: ‘How did this happen?!’
Liam Johns and his husband announce a pregnancy on Facebook. After transitioning from female to male in high school, Johns had gender reassignment surgery. He later decided to get pregnant and have a baby. → Read More
Chapter 1: The man in the maternity ward
After transitioning from female to male, Liam Johns, a transgender man in Charlotte, NC, decided to get pregnant and have a baby. Johns’ story explores gender identity, fatherhood and trans health inequality. → Read More
UNC Charlotte to launch ‘extensive’ external review after fatal shootings on campus
UNC Charlotte plans to have an extensive independent, external review to see what went well and areas to improve after a campus shooting left two dead and four injured at the Charlotte NC campus. → Read More
UNC Charlotte to launch ‘extensive’ external review after fatal shootings on campus
UNC Charlotte plans to have an extensive independent, external review to see what went well and areas to improve after a campus shooting left two dead and four injured at the Charlotte NC campus. → Read More
Bill would give NC politicians new access to police video. But it would be confidential.
North Carolina police bodycam video bill would let elected leaders see footage without a court order. In Charlotte, after Danquirs Franklin was killed by a CMPD officer, city council members saw longer video. → Read More
Comedian with Parkinson’s performs while he still can
Behind the stage curtain, Glenn Lurie could see the bar stool waiting for him. → Read More
NC election official resigns saying, ‘Things have gotten way out of hand’
Jens Lutz, a former Democratic Party county chairman, resigns from Bladen County elections board. Lutz warned of illegal absentee ballot tampering or fraud before the votes were tallied in the Harris-McCready race. → Read More
White woman accused of threatening black women in Charlotte is missing, police say
Charlotte Mecklenburg Police are asking for help finding Susan Westwood, who is accused of accosting two black women in a parking lot. Cops say she faces new charges and is missing after a video of the encounter was posted on Facebook. → Read More
‘Not the ending we had hoped for’ after body believed to be missing boy’s is found
Police and FBI search crews found a body believed to be that of Maddox Ritch, the 6-year-old boy who has been missing for days, Gastonia Police said. He was found in a creek that flows from Rankin Lake Park. → Read More
23-year-old man drowns in overturned truck in Georgetown County
Water gushing over Plantersville Road in Georgetown County killed a local man Sunday. He drowned after the pickup truck he was riding in was overturned into a flooded ditch. → Read More
Gambling ‘epidemic?’ This NC city has more arcades than it does McDonald’s.
Fish game arcades boom in North Carolina despite police scrutiny and gambling ban. Some say its illegal gambling, others say its a legal skill-based video game. Now, a senator is seeking a stricter gambling law. → Read More
People are winning — and losing — big at this hot NC arcade trend. But is it legal?
Years after North Carolina’s ban on video poker, fish game tables are flourishing. Arcade operators say they’re following NC law because the money a person can win or lose by playing the game is based on skill not luck. → Read More
Million-dollar pay isn’t rare for nonprofits. Here are some of the top NC earners.
Among some charities in North Carolina, million-dollar salaries are no longer rare. More than 50 nonprofit executives and employees in N.C. have collected more than $1 million in total compensation. → Read More
Midwives make a comeback in NC: 'It's time to do what's right for women'
NC hospitals add midwives to keep costs down and appeal to women who want to deliver their babies with minimal medical intervention. → Read More
No worship zone? Trump vows help for churches like this one suing North Carolina city.
A small Baptist church in North Carolina is suing local officials over zoning rules that prohibit worship services as Trump and DOJ officials pledge prosecutors will crack down on religious discrimination. → Read More
Some NC moms drive an hour away to give birth. Are midwives the answer?
Midwives delivering babies in North Carolina want independence, support birth center regulations, and say women need more access to home births in new survey. In rural parts of the state, there aren't many healthcare options for pregnant women. → Read More