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  • Why Raleigh parents are told not to worry about child care funds
  • Did Raleigh summer camp workers ever get the pay they were promised?
  • How one Raleigh family’s cancer fight grew into statewide support

Also on today's calendar: Alpha School Coffee Drop-In and 8 more events.

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  • Wednesday: Sun and areas of high clouds, temps: high: 71, low: 40.
  • Thursday: Turning cloudy and warm, with a high of 68 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. NC officials say state will not be affected by federal child care funding freeze (wpde.com) — State leaders speaking from Raleigh say North Carolina’s child care funding from Washington is not being frozen, so subsidy payments to local providers and families should continue as usual. Officials also highlighted recent fraud crackdowns and pledged to keep protecting taxpayer dollars so critical child care support reaches the families who need it most.
   

2. NC Foundation at center of I-Team Troubleshooter investigation could face contempt charge (abc11.com) — A Durham-based youth foundation that ran summer camps in both Durham and Raleigh is under increased scrutiny after more than 30 former employees filed complaints about unpaid wages and bounced checks. State labor officials say the Courtney Jordan Foundation has repeatedly failed to turn over payroll records and could face civil contempt if it doesn’t comply, while only one former worker reports receiving even partial payment so far.
   

3. Abby's Army NC celebrates decade supporting families fighting cancer (cbs17.com) — Families in Raleigh and across North Carolina are getting crucial emotional and financial support from Abby’s Army NC, a nonprofit born from one local girl’s brain cancer battle. As the group marks a decade, it’s partnering with major children’s hospitals and local media to help kids keep being kids while their families navigate treatment’s heavy costs and stress.
   

4. North Carolina pub closed after it's hit by car; charges expected in crash, officials say (myfox8.com) — A Clayton pub is closed indefinitely after a car left Main Street, crossed two yards, and crashed partway through the building, prompting officials to deem it unsafe. The driver, who may have had a medical issue, was taken to Wake Medical Center in Raleigh with minor injuries as investigators prepare traffic charges.
   

5. Wilmington community hold meeting to address issue of water possibly being taken out of the Cape Fear River (wwaytv3.com) — State water regulators in Raleigh are being urged to approve Fuquay-Varina’s request to use Cape Fear River water only if the town returns what it takes, instead of diverting it permanently to the Neuse. Wilmington leaders warn that losing up to 6 million gallons a day could hurt 27,000 households, especially in drought, and are pushing residents to submit comments by February 1.
   

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    Tuesday January 6
  • Coffee Connections-1-6-26 Belle Grove
    Belle Grove , 568 Stream Walk Crossing , Wendell
    8:30 am
  • Salem Streetscape Downtown Stakeholders Meeting
    Apex, NC Calendar , 73 Hunter Street , Apex
    8:30 am
  • Ribbon Cutting for Kim's Yong-In Martial Arts
    Apex Chamber of Commerce , 2701 Lawnview Lane Suite 115 , Apex
    12:00 pm
  • Basketball at Rolesville (AWAY)
    Rolesville Middle School , 4700 Burlington Mills Rd , Rolesville
    4:00 pm

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