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 Charlotte journalist for more than 15 years, Ely worked at the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute and the Charlotte Observer before coming to WFAE.
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education and Superintendent Crystal Hill struggled Friday to reach an agreement on the district’s budget for the upcoming school year, during a nearly five-hour meeting that grew heated at times. -
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education met for three hours Saturday morning to outline its concerns with the superintendent's proposed budget. -
On the Sea Islands, climate change is an everyday reality, with rising seas and stronger storms. Queen Quet, the first elected Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation, talks with WFAE’s Ely Portillo ahead of her appearance at WFAE’s Climate Summit. -
Most Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners incumbents faced challenges in Tuesday's primary election, which, in the largely Democratic county, will almost certainly determine the eventual winners in November. -
It’s election season again in North Carolina. The March 3 primary will determine which candidates appear on the general election ballot in November. -
WFAE, in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Charlotte-Mecklenburg, hosted a forum with the Democratic candidates for Mecklenburg County Commission at the WFAE Center for Civic and Community Engagement in uptown Charlotte. -
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police are investigating a hit-and-run Wednesday evening that left one person dead at The Plaza and 36th Street. -
Mecklenburg County is seeing a sharp increase in vaccine-preventable diseases as childhood vaccination rates decline and more families claim exemptions, county health officials said Tuesday. -
A corporate jet crashed while attempting to land at Statesville Regional Airport Thursday morning, leaving the small aircraft engulfed in flames. The Federal Aviation Administration has arrived to take over the investigation.
