Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board members are looking at year-round school or four-day weeks as options if the North Carolina General Assembly won't let the district start classes earlier in August. CMS leaders want to give first-semester exams before winter break.

The city said it will take about two months to complete the removal of the Confederate monument’s base.

Mecklenburg Sheriff Garry McFadden said the state is not being reasonable. He said he’s willing to reopen the detention center if he can hire state staff from the juvenile detention center in Cabarrus County.

For the first time in more than a decade, polling places throughout North Carolina will open Tuesday for a statewide primary runoff election.

The UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees voted to divert millions of diversity, equity and inclusion funding to public safety and campus law enforcement.

North Carolina public schools are becoming more segregated by race, even as the overall student population is becoming more racially diverse. This trend comes as students of color now make up the majority of public school students.

We sit down with the authors of "Witch Hunt: The Cold War, Joe McCarthy, and the Red Scare." Originally written for young adult and teen audiences, the authors shed light on the human stories behind historical events, ensuring that the lessons of the past are not forgotten in today's rapidly changing world. Guest host Erik Spanberg dives into McCarthy's infamous hunt for communists during the 1950s Red Scare.

Women are waiting longer and longer to start a family. Part of this is to be prepared for the cost of motherhood. Not just the financial cost, but the physical and mental toll, as well. Guest host Sarah Delia and our panel discuss what being a mom looks like today.

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.