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It's prom season — and not just for high schoolers. Older adults with mental and physical health challenges in Gaston County are celebrating prom this year, too.
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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Elvis Menayese/WFAEProtesters have impacted many schools including UNC Charlotte and UNC-Chapel Hill. Some graduation ceremonies have been disrupted; others canceled. Schools have taken different approaches to the protests. We look back and ahead to what the summer and fall might hold. -
Gabe AltieriThe emergence of two cicada broods this year in parts of the U.S. — including ours — means that trillions of these bugs will be singing their mating song. And who can blame them, they’ve been underground for 13 years. So, let’s find out more about these insects, how they live and why they live such odd lives.
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LOCAL NEWS
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Republican Women are holding an event this week in SouthPark to raise awareness about human trafficking, featuring a speaker who has courted controversy — to put it mildly. -
Authorities have cleared out pro-Palestinian protest encampments at campuses around the country, including UNC Charlotte. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his "On My Mind" commentary, says the conflict is also about a college’s reasons for being. -
From California to North Carolina, students staged chants and walkouts over the weekend in protest of Israel's ongoing military offensive in Gaza. -
Gambling on college sports is now legal, but critics say it comes at the expense of the players and bettors alike. -
The PowerPair program aims to increase access to residential solar and battery. -
A new educational campaign by TreesCharlotte aims to raise awareness about the services the city’s many trees provide and why protecting them matters.
NATION & WORLD
ISRAEL HAMAS WAR
LATEST PODCAST EPISODES
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This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson sits in the guest's chair. Mike Collins, the host of “Charlotte Talks,” interviews Tommy about his new book, “Dogland.” It’s about the Westminster Dog Show and the bond between dogs and their people. -
This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Pete Candler. He comes from a storied Southern family—one of his ancestors founded Coca-Cola—but Pete has written a new book about the secrets in his family’s history, and in the South’s history as well.
Get behind-the-scenes insight and analysis about what’s happening in local and statewide politics from political reporter Steve Harrison.
- The team behind WFAE’s 'Fractured' series wins 2024 Gracie Award
- WFAE hires Zachary Turner as climate reporter
- 'Landslide' podcast traces the roots of our political divide
- WFAE launches 'NewsWorthy,' a new daily podcast to help you keep up with Charlotte news
- WFAE/La Noticia reporter Kayla Young wins national awards
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