Parents at Collinswood Language Academy say they remain concerned about a vacant school building next door, months after Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and Mecklenburg County agreed on a plan to redevelop the site.

Council members plan to vote next Monday on whether to reverse their decision to withdraw support for the $4 billion toll lane project. Two council members who voted against the toll lanes in May — Malcolm Graham and Joi Mayo — indicated Monday that they now lean toward support.

U.S. Assistant Secretary of Energy Audrey Robertson announced a new $16 million program to support mining education during a visit Monday to the Albemarle lithium mine in Kings Mountain.

José Eliezer Martinez-Andino, a young Honduran man who a federal judge determined was wrongfully deported earlier this year, will return to North Carolina next week. Martinez-Andino flew back to the U.S. in early August, but federal immigration enforcement officials detained him in Texas for several weeks.

The automotive industry is short of trained technicians. It's expected to have tens of thousands of open positions each year over the next decade. In Charlotte, one program equips community members with the tools and skills they need to fill the labor shortage.

A spring and summer of leadership turmoil at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is bleeding into the fall.

The visionary costume and fashion designer was known as the "Sultan of Sequins" for his eye-catching celebrity looks.

Theatre producer Francesca Moody has a remarkable record of spotting shows that go on to have wide success. At the Edinburgh Fringe festival, she told NPR about what she looks for in a performance.

Houseplant workers and allies nationwide say they're subject to extreme heat and few breaks.