The Charlotte City Council is considering a 9 p.m. curfew for people 17 and younger.
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Pixaby/marionbrunAmerican medicine is changing, transformed by breakthroughs in gene therapies, innovative approaches to behavioral health, the advent of retail medicine and artificial intelligence. Dr. Marschall Runge calls this “the great health care disruption,” but says that understanding what is happening is a way to make these changes work for everyone while lowering costs and barriers to care.
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U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards ended his reelection bid last week following a House ethics investigation confirming he “violated House Rules related to sexual harassment and hostile workplaces.” Now, Republicans are left to replace him. We check in with our roundtable of reporters on the latest from Washington and how it could impact North Carolina.
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LOCAL NEWS
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After experiencing what officials call the worst flooding since 1979, Surry County is cleaning up with help from local residents and volunteers from surrounding communities.
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Up to $2 million in assistance will be available to small businesses, nonprofits and agricultural entities affected by the drought.
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education spent part of the weekend working to improve board relationships and leadership ahead of its first official meeting of the new school year on Tuesday.
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Republicans in North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District will meet Monday night to decide on a replacement for Rep. Chuck Edwards on the November ballot.
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About 30 Charlotte residents will travel to Montgomery, Alabama, later this month as part of a three-day pilgrimage focused on civil rights history and its impact on society today.
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State leaders have long wanted to lure more defense-related companies to North Carolina and now they’re getting a couple of new ones.
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An NIH grant will fund an unconventional strategy at UNC Asheville against drug-resistant bacteria and it's undergraduates, not graduate students, are doing the lab work.
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Charlotte's August arts calendar is packed. From the Stellar Gospel Music Awards and immersive theater to local concerts and film festivals, our First Friday Arts panel shares the events they think are worth checking out this month.
NATION & WORLD
Get behind-the-scenes insight and analysis about what’s happening in local and statewide politics from political reporter Steve Harrison.
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