http://www.wfae.org Feed provided by WFAE 90.7 FM: Charlotte's NPR News Source en-us © 2008 WFAE 90.7 WFAE 90.7 wfae@wfae.org Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:22 EST Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00 EST WFAE 90.7 CIAA Returns to Charlotte (2/25/08) The CIAA tournament is in Charlotte again, and authorities say it will be back for at least three more years. WFAE's Julie Rose reports. Listen http://66.225.205.104/JR20080225a.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=3691&action=display Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:00 EST CIAA Returns to Charlotte WFAE 90.7 Harris Teeter Announces Plans Regarding Animal Welfare (2/21/08) Matthews-based Harris Teeter has announced plans that animal rights advocates say put the store at the forefront of the grocery industry regarding animal welfare. The move comes at a time when graphic video images of cattle in a California beef plant have raised the concern of officials and consumers alike. WFAE's Julie Rose reports. Listen http://66.225.205.104/JR20080221.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=3679&action=display Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:00 EST Harris Teeter Announces Plans Regarding Animal Welfare WFAE 90.7 West Charlotte Must Forfeit Football Wins (2/19/08) The West Charlotte High School football team learned today that it must forfeit all or most of its wins for the recent season and return revenues and awards from playoff games. The disciplinary action is part of a just-completed investigation into player eligibility. WFAE's Julie Rose reports. Listen http://66.225.205.104/JR20080219a.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=3674&action=display Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:00 EST West Charlotte Must Forfeit Football Wins WFAE 90.7 Queens University to Open School of Education (2/19/08) The Board of Trustees at Queens University of Charlotte announced today it will open a School of Education in May. WFAE's Julie Rose reports. Listen http://66.225.205.104/JR20080219b.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=3675&action=display Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:00 EST Queens University to Open School of Education WFAE 90.7 Road Congestion Top Concern (2/13/08) Road congestion was the top concern among members of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce in 2007. Now the Chamber wants to make transportation the top issue of the 2008 election for Governor. WFAE's Julie Rose reports. Listen http://66.225.205.104/JR20080213.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=3658&action=display Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:00 EST Road Congestion Top Concern WFAE 90.7 No Paid Sick Days (2/13/08) If you get the flu, you're supposed to stay home from work. But the North Carolina Justice Center reports nearly half of the state's workforce lacks paid sick days and could be fired for missing work to care for a sick family member. WFAE's Julie Rose reports. Listen http://66.225.205.104/JR20080213a.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=3659&action=display Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:00 EST No Paid Sick Days WFAE 90.7 Duke Energy's New Coal-Fired Plants to Capture CO2 (2/12/08) The CEO of Duke Energy says his company won't build any more coal-fired power plants, unless they are outfitted with technology to capture and store CO2 emmisions. Local environmental groups say that's just a baby step. WFAE's Julie Rose reports. Listen http://66.225.205.104/JR20080212a.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=3654&action=display Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:00 EST Duke Energy's New Coal-Fired Plants to Capture CO2 WFAE 90.7 Classroom Items Being Recalled (2/11/08) Items containing lead paint are being recalled from classrooms in Charlotte and around the country. WFAE's Julie Rose reports. Listen http://66.225.205.104/JR20080211.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=3646&action=display Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:00 EST Classroom Items Being Recalled WFAE 90.7 Presidential Politics Drives Local Races (2/11/08) On May 6, North Carolinians will cast their primary election ballots for president, as well as governor and many other offices. State and local candidates who began filing for office today may find their election fates closely tied to presidential politics. WFAE's Julie Rose reports. Listen http://66.225.205.104/JR20080211a.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=3652&action=display Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:00 EST Presidential Politics Drives Local Races WFAE 90.7 Local Dems in Disarray (2/7/08) The botched sheriff's election has left the Mecklenburg County Democratic Party in disarray. The chair of the county party resigned yesterday, apologizing for the mess. And the State Democratic Party has ordered the county to reorganize itself from scratch. WFAE's Julie Rose explains. Listen http://66.225.205.104/JR20080207a.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=3641&action=display Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:00 EST Local Dems in Disarray WFAE 90.7 Gang Leader Caught (2/7/08) The reputed head of the north Charlotte Hidden Valley Kings gang was apprehended by U.S. Marshals in New York yesterday. Roscoe Abell had been on the run for more than a year, following a roundup of the gang's leaders in Charlotte last summer. WFAE's Julie Rose reports gang violence has dropped in Charlotte since then. Listen http://66.225.205.104/JR20080207b.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=3642&action=display Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:00 EST Gang Leader Caught WFAE 90.7 Many NC Drivers Receiving Letters (2/6/08) Thousands of licensed drivers in North Carolina are receiving ominous letters from the Division of Motor Vehicles. WFAE's Julie Rose explains. Listen http://66.225.205.104/JR20080206.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=3636&action=display Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:00 EST Many NC Drivers Receiving Letters WFAE 90.7 Judge Denies Mackey (2/5/08) A superior court judge today dealt another blow to attorney Nick Mackey in his quest to become sheriff of Mecklenburg County. WFAE's Julie Rose reports. Listen http://66.225.205.104/JR20080205b.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=3635&action=display Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:00 EST Judge Denies Mackey WFAE 90.7 VP Chose Charlotte for Only Speeck (2/1/08) The Vice President of the United States made plans to give only one speech as a follow-up to the State of the Union Address. And he chose Charlotte as the place to give it. That pleased local officials and business leaders in attendance. WFAE's Julie Rose reports. Listen http://66.225.205.104/JR20080204c.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=3628&action=display Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:00 EST VP Chose Charlotte for Only Speech WFAE 90.7 35 Years of Roe v. Wade (1/22/08) Thirty-five years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled abortion should be legal in Roe versus Wade. Since then, anti-abortion groups have worked to pass restrictions state-by-state. WFAE's Julie Rose reports. Listen http://66.225.205.104/JR20080122b.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=3589&action=display Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:00 EST 35 Years of Roe v. Wade