News

(2/28/06) Play is now underway in the 2006 CIAA basketball tournament in Charlotte. It's the first year the conference is holding the popular tournament in the Queen City. To learn more about the event and what it means to those who attend, WFAE's Scott Graf spoke with Trenton Guy, a student at Johnson C. Smith University and a sportswriter for the school's newspaper.

(02/27/06) A team of Charlotte-area medical professionals is back on the Gulf Coast for Mardi Gras, providing emergency care to New Orleans residents and tourists. The doctors are with Med-1, Carolina's Medical Center's mobile emergency room. It's the second time since Hurricane Katrina that the unit has been deployed to the Gulf Coast. WFAE's Jaime Bedrin spoke with Med-1 director Tom Blackwell to find out more about this trip.

(2/24/06) This Black History month WFAE commentator and food writer Amy Rogers says it's important to rally behind black-owned New Orleans restaurants damaged during Hurricane Katrina. There are plenty of good reasons to support black-owned restaurants and not only in February, says Rogers.

(2/24/06) Duke Power soon expects to announce a site in the Carolinas for a new nuclear plant. Duke's just one of many utilities making a renewed push for nuclear energy. From WFAE's Carolinas Business Bureau, Simone Orendain reports.

(2/24/06) Duke Power soon expects to announce a site in the Carolinas for a new nuclear plant. Duke's just one of many utilities making a renewed push for nuclear energy. From WFAE's Carolinas Business Bureau, Simone Orendain reports.

(2/23/06) Friends and families of Charlotte murder victims want to improve the city's response to homicides. Thursday they're holding a public meeting on the issue. WFAE's Jaime Bedrin spoke with Yvonne Moore with United Family Services to find out more.

(2/22/06) A new documentary about school segregation premiered Tuesday night at the Levine Museum of the New South. "Brown in Black and White" studies a 1954 CBS TV show that aired after the U.S. Supreme Court ordered an end to segregation. CBS sent correspondents from Edward R. Murrow's show "See It Now" to Gastonia to talk with students about integration. WFAE's Jaime Bedrin spoke with documentary producer Steve Crump and asked him what attracted him to Murrow's program. Crump's documentary airs on Thursday, Febraury 23, on WTVI.

Team President Ed Tapscott discusses the changes in an interview with WFAE.

Team Owner Bob Johnson discusses the changes during today's press conference.

(2/22/06) The Charlotte Bobcats announced Wednesday that they're lowering the price of next year's season ticket packages.