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The Radio, Television, and Digital News Association of the Carolinas honored the Live 5 News team in Charlotte on Saturday morning.

Federal CBP agents set to deploy in Charlotte area as immigration enforcement expands into North Carolina, sparking tension between federal priorities and local officials.

Homeland Security said it was “surging resources” for “Operation Charlotte’s Web” but didn’t say how long agents would remain in Charlotte.

Local and state leaders in Mecklenburg County are holding a press conference Friday to address reports that Border Patrol agents could be deployed to Charlotte.

Federal law enforcement officials are sent to North Carolina’s largest city, while many National Guard members deployed to Chicago and Portland are being sent home.