Jessa O'Connor
Jessa O’Connor was an assistant digital news editor and Sunday reporter for WFAE.
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities have a long history of giving minority students access to education. But as HBCUs around the country face…
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Monday is Charlotte’s birthday. To mark the Town of Charlotte’s founding 250 years ago, local government and several groups are throwing a big party…
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Public faith in Facebook has been rocky in 2018, amid scandals involving data breaches and the spread of misinformation. Despite a rocky year, some in…
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In a decision that’s not entirely unexpected, UNC Charlotte is letting go of head coach Brad Lambert and is opening up a national search to fill the…
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The county manager for Union County has left the job, doing so just months before she was set to retire.Cindy Coto announced plans in June to retire at…
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A Colorado man is suing Bank of America over trademarks for its use of Erica, the virtual assistant the Charlotte-based bank created to help customers who…
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Family, friends and classmates of Bobby McKeithen held a vigil last night at Camp Greene Park in west Charlotte.The crowd gathered to light candles, sing…
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A Charlotte high school student is among a list of ten people to receive L'Oréal Paris’ Women of Worth award.In addition to being a senior at Providence…
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Updated: 3:40 p.m.The firearm used at a deadly shooting at Butler High School Monday was stolen from a car in Gaston County, according to the Matthews…
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A Butler High School student was fatally shot during a fight with another student around 7 a.m. Monday.Matthews police identified the victim as…