704 Unfiltered23 Aug 2023

Father of NFL player Caleb Farley killed in Mooresville house explosion: Wednesday, Aug. 23

Caleb Farley said he received a call he would have never been prepared for.

"It didn’t sound good from the start," Caleb Farley said.

His father, Robert Farley, was killed when his house near Lake Norman in Mooresville exploded around midnight Monday night. Emergency officials said a natural gas leak is the suspected cause of the explosion, which remains under investigation. For Farley, it was another devastating blow. His mother died from breast cancer in 2018. Farley's teammates with the Tennessee Titans, as well as thousands of fans and supporters, offered their condolences online as the Catawba County native copes with the heartbreaking news.

FULL STORY: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/lake-norman-home-explosion-mooresville-iredell/275-67d8d9c6-a294-45e9-ab0c-198c23bde119

Ask any parent and they'll tell you that finding child care is one of the biggest challenges they've faced. And experts say it's only going to get worse. Emergency federal funding that's kept many day care facilities open the last two years will run out in December and it could have devastating consequences. Hundreds of day care centers could be forced to close if a solution isn't found soon. Michelle Boudin shares details on what parents can expect and how industry leaders are pushing lawmakers for money to avoid an imminent crisis.

FULL STORY: https://www.wcnc.com/article/money/child-care-crisis-emergency-funding-runs-out-wheres-the-money-parents-struggling-north-carolina/275-26fdc31b-e147-496f-a8db-118ed8683e8b

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