Mecklenburg County chief deputy resigns citing 'abusive' behavior

Chief Deputy Christopher Allen submitted his resignation from the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office on Monday, alleging in a scathing letter that Sheriff Garry McFadden created a hostile work environment through "abusive and narcissistic behaviors."

Allen, who served as chief deputy sheriff, cited a fundamental misalignment of values and morals with McFadden's leadership in his Aug. 18 resignation letter addressed to the sheriff. His resignation comes less than a year after former Chief Deputy Kevin Canty stepped down, accusing McFadden of running the agency like a "third-world dictatorship." McFadden issued an apology for using "racially charged" language in a video amid the controversy surrounding Canty's resignation.

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Lowering the speed limit sounds simple — but the process behind it is anything but. Some communities are pushing to lower speed limits, but old rules are getting in the way.

For decades, speed limits have been based on something called the 85% rule. It’s the idea that limits should match how fast most drivers are already going. It suggests that a road's posted speed should be tied to the 15th-fastest vehicle out of every 100 traveling in free-flowing traffic, rounded to the nearest 5 mph increment.

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WEATHER IMPACT FORECAST: Highs will be in the upper 80s to around 90 today through Thursday. Back to the lower 80s Friday and Saturday.

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