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Brown, US attorney seek to block legislative release of Zarutska file

A federal judge issued an order Thursday blocking Charlotte-Mecklenburg police and North Carolina legislators from releasing information from the criminal investigative file tied to Iryna Zarutska's fatal stabbing last August on Charlotte's light rail line.

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Lawmakers flag breakdown in NC mental health commitments

A House Select Committee on Involuntary Commitment and Public Safety meeting on Wednesday focused on the mental health system in North Carolina, specifically, outpatient commitment vs. inpatient commitment, both involuntary and voluntary, and what can be done to improve outcomes.

Theresa Opeka