It's widely assumed this is Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles’ fifth and final term. That means there will be a free-for-all to succeed her in 2027.
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Major education news in North Carolina as the Leandro case is overturned, NCDOT opens an information center about plans for the I-77 toll lanes, Artemis II opens a new era in American space travel with a North Carolinian on board, and the South Carolina women's basketball team is back in the Final Four for the sixth straight year.
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Out-of-state patients got more than one-third of the abortions provided in North Carolina in 2025, as telehealth expands as a pathway to care.
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A new Elon University poll found that only 35% of North Carolinians approve of the job Donald Trump is doing as president.
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A quartet of Republican judges ruled Thursday along party lines to overturn the court’s precedent. At stake is a multi-billion dollar plan to provide state funds to improve public education in North Carolina.
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After two high-profile stabbings on the Lynx Blue Line train, questions about safety on public transit remain front and center. We sit down with CATS interim CEO Brent Cagle to ask what’s changed, what hasn’t and what riders can expect now.
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The city of Charlotte’s plan to spend $650 million to renovate Bank of America Stadium is moving forward after receiving state approval.
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Most of South Carolina’s Republican candidates for governor met Wednesday night in Newberry for their first debate of the campaign, focusing heavily on affordability in one of the nation’s fastest-growing states.
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The N.C. Department of Transportation this week released a tweaked design for the I-77 toll lanes.
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is calling on legislative leaders to suspend the state’s gas sales tax as fuel prices continue to rise.
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At issue is President Trump's challenge to a constitutional provision that has long been interpreted to guarantee American citizenship to every child born in the United States.