Sarah Delia
Crime & Justice ReporterSarah Delia covers criminal justice and the arts for WFAE. Sarah joined the WFAE news team in 2014. An Edward R. Murrow Award-winning journalist, Sarah has lived and told stories from Maine, New York, Indiana, Alabama, Virginia and North Carolina. Sarah received her B.A. in English and Art history from James Madison University, where she began her broadcast career at college radio station WXJM. Sarah has interned and worked at NPR in Washington DC, interned and freelanced for WNYC, and attended the Salt Institute for Radio Documentary Studies.
Sarah is the lead reporter of She Says, an investigative award winning podcast that follows the journey of a sexual assault survivor as she navigates her way through the criminal justice system. She is also the host of the award winning series The List, which examines the child sex abuse crisis in the Catholic Diocese of Charlotte.
She enjoys finding stories off the beaten path.
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A third suspect, Kaleb Lawrence, 21, was arrested Saturday morning, according to the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office records, and charged with murder in last week's shooting death of 3-year-old Asiah Figueroa. -
Last Thursday, Alvin C. Jacobs Jr. got a text message no parent wants to get from their child — rumors of a school shooting were circulating. Jacobs rushed to pick up his son along with many other parents concerned about impending violence after multiple shootings in the city.
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Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Nearly 3,000 people were killed during coordinated terrorist attacks 20 years ago. One Charlotte woman who lived and worked near Ground Zero shared her reflections about what she experienced and how it shaped her life thereafter.
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Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the coordinated terrorist attacks. There will be a remembrance in Cornelius, and Peter Blaich will be there. He retired from the New York City Fire Department after more than two decades of service.
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Charlotte's first arts and culture officer, Priya Sircar, talks with WFAE's "All Things Considered" guest host Sarah Delia about challenges and opportunities in her new role, and how she sees financial sustainability and equity in the sector as vital areas to address.
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In the latest Still Here, WFAE's special series about resiliency in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, we hear from Anna Cockrell, a Team USA Olympic hurdler with Charlotte roots. The track and field star tells us about her journey to the Tokyo Olympics.
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In the latest Still Here, we hear from a Charlotte-area nurse about the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is continuing to take on health care workers.
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Part of Tuesday night's Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board meeting included a presentation on the district’s Title IX policies and procedures.
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The contract renewal of suspended Myers Park High Principal Mark Bosco is no longer on the agenda for Tuesday's Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board meeting. He was suspended with pay on Friday, and an interim principal has already been named. But a report on Title IX policies and procedures will be discussed.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has suspended Myers Park High School Principal Mark Bosco with pay, a CMS official confirmed Friday.
