Ely Portillo
Executive EditorEly Portillo is Executive Editor at WFAE. In this role, he is responsible for planning and editing daily news coverage, as well as working on newsletters, digital content and long-term projects. A longtime Charlotte journalist, Ely worked at the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute and the Charlotte Observer before coming to WFAE.
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A long-awaited bill that would allow Mecklenburg County voters to vote on a one-cent sales tax increase for transportation has been filed in the state Senate. -
Charlotte and other cities across North Carolina are grappling with a little-noticed provision in the sweeping disaster relief and government reform bill approved by Republicans last month over former Gov. Roy Cooper's veto. There are concerns that the bill limits municipalities’ ability to set local land use regulations. -
Outgoing Governor Roy Cooper has commuted the death sentences for 15 inmates on death row to life in prison without the possibility of parole. That’s a little more than a tenth of the total number of inmates on North Carolina’s death row.
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American Airlines, the main carrier at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, briefly stopped all its U.S. flights early Tuesday morning. That FAA ground stop was lifted later Tuesday morning. -
North Carolina elections officials say they won’t order a full hand recount of more than 5.5 million ballots cast in the race for a state Supreme Court seat. -
Charlotte City Council on Monday voted to approve a deal to provide developers with a $19 million subsidy for a major redevelopment in south Charlotte. -
North Carolina elections officials plan to wrap up on Tuesday a partial hand recount of ballots in the contest for a state Supreme Court seat.
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Summer feels like a long way away unless you're a parent thinking about summer camp for your kids. Many of the major mountain sleepaway camps in N.C. suffered damage during Helene, and now they're working to repair and reopen in time for summer. This news, and more, on this week's BizWorthy. -
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump won North Carolina and the state's 16 Electoral College votes, according to projections late Tuesday from the Associated Press. -
North Carolina's next attorney general will be Democrat Jeff Jackson, after Republican Dan Bishop conceded shortly after 11 p.m. Tuesday.
