Three people died in downtown shootings in July. Some nightlife regulars say the violence has changed the atmosphere after dark.

After roughly three decades of research, the newly opened Tobacco Trust Fund Christmas Tree Seed Center of Excellence in Ashe County will clean, process and distribute improved Fraser Fir seeds. According to Center Director Tracy Taylor, it was important to produce trees that grow faster, have the shape growers want, and hold their needles for longer.

Tucked away inside a Charlotte office park, the Invisible Histories Project is building what may be the South's largest LGBTQ archive. Its collections include drag costumes, political posters, love letters and a World War II diary.

University chancellors have spent the past year pleading for state legislators to provide funding for their enrollment growth. One campus won't receive any at all.

Faith congregations are exploring ways to offer affordable housing on their property through the Yes in God’s Backyard, or YIGBY, movement.

York County Sheriff Tony Breeden is defending his agency’s use of Flock cameras following questions about how the technology is used and a lawsuit filed last month.

Cases of the explosive diarrhea-causing cyclosporiasis parasite in North Carolina are on the rise because of a widespread outbreak linked to produce. The state health department is now reporting at least 561 cases since May 1. For context, that's almost twice the total for North Carolina in all of last year. And the Charlotte Ledger says it's a gut check moment for local restaurants, farmers and food-related businesses. The Charlotte Ledger’s Tony Mecia joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry for our segment BizWorthy.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education held a special meeting Wednesday afternoon, going into closed session to discuss personnel matters.