Strike at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Thom Tillis blocking a judicial nomination, NCORR debt surpassing $300 million, and the NC Department of Adult Corrections rejecting calls for inmate early release due to Hurricane Helene. Katie Zehnder from Carolina Journal provided insights on the Western North Carolina prison population.
The Carolina Panthers’ stadium and Charlotte-Douglas International airport are expanding facial recognition technology – pitching the proliferation as increasing convenience and safety. But at what cost? Listen Here:
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reports officers detected twice as many firearms per million passengers screened at airport security checkpoints nationwide in 2020 compared to 2019. TSA tells WBT Radio that 55 guns were discovered at Charlotte Douglas Airport down from 74 in 2019.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is seeking to identify whoever is responsible for illegally flying a drone near Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Between Oct. 30 and Dec. 8, there have been five reports by commercial airline pilots who have spotted a drone flying in their flight path at least 4,000 feet in the air near the Ft. Mill area.