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Charlotte City Council heard rapid-fire pitches Monday from dozens of candidates hoping to become the city’s interim mayor as Mayor Vi Lyles prepares to step down.
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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The Civil War was the deadliest conflict in American history. Yet more than 160 years later, its legacy is still being written, and one historian argues a key part of that legacy involves free people of color. At the beginning of the war, nearly half a million people of color were free, and he says their stories ultimately helped lay the groundwork for a more expansive vision of American freedom. -
Josh Lavallee/Carolina HurricanesFor the first time in nearly 20 years, professional women’s basketball has returned to the Queen City. The head coach of the Charlotte Crown joins us to discuss the team’s inaugural season. We also examine the latest on the Hurricanes, Hornets, soccer and other sports when we take a timeout for sports.
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LOCAL NEWS
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A proposed ban on homeless camping across the state is working its way through the North Carolina legislature at a rapid pace. It’s part of a broader strategy across the US, driven by the Cicero Institute. -
The absence might bar Commissioner Donald van der Vaart from ruling in a potentially landmark decision that will shape the state’s grid over the coming years. -
Renting a new home is stressful enough, but North Carolina’s attorney general says scammers are making it even worse. -
Republican state Sen. Vickie Sawyer has proposed legislation that would require Charlotte and other local governments to repay $60 million to the state if they don’t reverse course and support proposed privately built and managed Interstate 77 toll lanes in south Charlotte. -
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police arrested a suspect in connection with an incident on the Blue Line light rail last week. -
At 45 years old, most race car drivers are slowing down. Denny Hamlin is not one of them.The driver for Huntersville-based Joe Gibbs Racing won his third straight NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday, June 14, 2026, taking the checkered flag in Pocono, Pennsylvania.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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Mecklenburg County Commissioner Yvette Townsend-Ingram announces she's in need of a heart transplant. CMS says technical difficulties scuttle some end-of-year exams. A marker is unveiled in Charlotte honoring the first public hospital to treat African Americans during segregation. NewsWorthy takes a summer hiatus.
Politics
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