Clara Ottati
/
WFAE
Almost a month after heavy rain caused a roof to collapse at one of their buildings, other groups are stepping up to help Roof Above continue its efforts to provide meals, hot showers and laundry services to people who are homeless.
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
-
Palmer Magri/WFAEAs e-bikes become more common on Charlotte’s streets, concerns are growing over how some people are riding them and the safety risks they pose. Injury rates involving e-bikes among children and adolescents surged 7.5-fold between January 2023 and May 2026, with nearly 7% of those visits involving traumatic brain injuries. We look at how e-bikes are regulated and what the city of Charlotte may do about them. -
Claire Donnelly/WFAEHeading toward the midterm election, the North Carolina General Assembly moves to make changes affecting voting access. In a Senate vote along party lines, legislation passed to cut early voting, increase post-election audits, and reduce transparency in campaign financing. Plus, we discuss campaign press access and more.
Here's a quick explanation of how public media funding works.
Learn how WFAE is working to serve and reflect our diverse community.
LOCAL NEWS
-
The property sits in a Special Flood Hazard Area. It still needs a flood permit, several rounds of review and a public comment period before it can be built. -
It’s the business magazine’s first-ever ranking of historically Black colleges and universities. -
As the halfway point for Charlotte City Council’s 150-day data center moratorium approaches, here’s what city staff have done since June and what they plan to do. -
The city of Charlotte may have to repay the DOT more than $60 million in design costs if it rejects the I-77 toll lanes. -
After a months-long investigation, the ethics committee recommended censure for Edwards because of "persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct towards two young female staffers." -
The congressman sent the staffers “lavish” gifts, invited them to “intimate dinners and vacations” and sent them notes about his “effusive affection” for them, according to the panel. -
After a silver at the world championships, WNC paddler Evy Leibfarth sets her sights on Olympic goldThe Bryson City native became the first American woman since 2003 to medal in women’s kayak at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. -
NATION & WORLD
Get behind-the-scenes insight and analysis about what’s happening in local and statewide politics from political reporter Steve Harrison.
View and submit corrections to WFAE.