Nick de la Canal
Host, Weekend Edition / ReporterWFAE's Nick de la Canal can be heard on public radio airwaves across the Charlotte region, bringing listeners the latest in local and regional news updates. He's been a part of the WFAE newsroom since 2013, when he began as an intern. His reporting helped the station earn an Edward R. Murrow award for breaking news coverage following the Keith Scott shooting and protests in September 2016. He grew up in Charlotte, graduated from Myers Park High, and received his degree in journalism from Emerson College in Boston. Periodically, he tweets: @nickdelacanal
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Decades after serving a federal prison sentence, Tiawana Brown this week became the newest member of the Charlotte City Council. In her first interview with WFAE since taking office, she discusses her time in prison and her priorities for her first term. -
After years of political back-and-forth, North Carolina has finally become the 40th state to expand Medicaid. North Carolina's deputy secretary of Medicaid, Jay Ludlam, says interest in the expanded program is running high.
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A new theater company in Charlotte opens its first production this weekend at a time when the local theater landscape has been shifting coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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If you're heading out to purchase Christmas trees at farms or tree lots, industry experts say prices should be about the same or slightly higher than last year.
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Organizers of Charlotte's annual Turkey Trot in SouthPark said a record number of people signed up to participate in this year's races, which take place each year on streets around SouthPark Mall.
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Some Charlotte City Council members continue to have second thoughts about the elimination single-family zoning in Charlotte, nearly six months after the new ordinance took effect.
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Loaves and Fishes expects to serve a record number of people and families in need this Thanksgiving. The increased demand comes amid a year of high food prices and reduced SNAP benefits.
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A new analysis from UNC Charlotte's Urban Institute finds more people are staying in their homes around the Charlotte region. That could have implications for people trying to break into the market.
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Charlotte's homeownership rate has declined from 66% in 2009 to 60% in 2021, meaning a smaller share of people are benefiting from the generational wealth homeownership can provide.
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Voter turnout was light in Tuesday's municipal elections, which was expected. Would more people vote in local elections if they were held at the same time as state and federal elections?
