Charlitta Hatch, the chief data and analytics officer for the city of Charlotte, has won the race for the District 1 seat on the CMS Board of Education, unseating incumbent Melissa Easley.

Kimberly Owens made history Tuesday, becoming the first Democrat to win the Charlotte City Council District 6 seat.

Charlotte Democratic Mayor Vi Lyles easily won reelection Tuesday, getting 70% of the vote over Republican Terrie Donovan’s 25.8% with nearly all votes reported.

Mecklenburg County voters on Tuesday voted yes on an increase in the sales tax to fund a nearly $20 billion transportation plan that area leaders have spent more than five years working to win approval for.

GOP lawmakers approved a redistricting plan, which led to Republican gains. The Board of Commissioners went from a Democratic majority to entirely Republican.

In an interview with WFAE, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson weighs in on recent court rulings ordering the Trump administration to resume SNAP benefits during the federal shutdown — and what the decisions mean for families who rely on the program.

What did voters say in this off-year election where some key local races and the transit referendum were on the ballot? What will those decisions mean for the area’s future? Republican spending in local races was up. Did it make a difference? We look at the outcome of the election and talk with former North Carolina governor and former Charlotte mayor, Pat McCrory, about a host of issues.

For the first time in years, more child care programs in North Carolina closed than opened this August.

Cheney, who extolled the power of the presidency, died Monday, according to a statement from his family. The cause was complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease.

Mecklenburg County voters will decide whether to increase the sales tax from 7.25% to 8.25% to pay for a multi-billion-dollar transportation plan.