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As part of the Winter Olympics, Team USA will slide across the ice headfirst on a sled on Friday in the skeleton race. The race will feature a former Queens University of Charlotte student.

Charlotte Republicans push Mecklenburg Sheriff Garry McFadden to step down after testimony in Raleigh. Early in-person voting in the primary begins. Duke Energy made nearly $5 billion in profit last year. That, as they ask for rate increases. Plus, four players are suspended after a brawl during the Hornets-Pistons game, but Charlotte still enters the All-Star break red hot.

$3.2 billion project aims to reduce congestion, but concerns mount over effect on neighborhoods.

WFAE, in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Charlotte-Mecklenburg, hosted a forum with the Democratic candidates for Mecklenburg County Commission at the WFAE Center for Civic and Community Engagement in uptown Charlotte.

WFAE, in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Charlotte-Mecklenburg, hosted a forum with the Democratic candidates for Mecklenburg County Commission at the WFAE Center for Civic and Community Engagement in uptown Charlotte.

Early voting begins today for the 2026 primaries. A new report finds the American Southeast is more focused on energy generation than energy efficiency. Lake Lure hopes to welcome back tourists this summer. The Charlotte region area added more jobs in 2025 than any other metro area in the country except NYC.

Here’s some news you may find surprising: the Charlotte region added more jobs than any other metro area in the country except New York City in 2025. That’s according to newly-released Labor Department statistics. For more, Tony Mecia of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry for our segment BizWorthy.

Cabarrus County Schools is implementing a temporary enrollment cap at W. R. Odell Primary School and W.R. Odell Elementary School.

ICE has issued an immigration detainer for a Mecklenburg County jail inmate charged with attempted murder, urging local authorities not to release him, even though ICE has not taken him into custody.

Tracing a family tree can be challenging, especially when birth records are missing or relatives change names through marriage or divorce. Many African Americans face even greater challenges due to a lack of records for enslaved ancestors. As part of Black History Month, a class in Charlotte is helping people find those lost branches of their family tree.