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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June 22, 2022, marks two years since a mass shooting on Beatties Ford Road in west Charlotte left four people dead and multiple others injured. The reward for information leading to an arrest is now $47,000. But so far, no suspects have been arrested in connection to the shooting, leaving families of the victims despondent. -
Kenny Atkinson decides to stay at Golden State and Bob McKillop retires from Davidson.
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Seven years ago today, a white supremacist opened fire during a Bible study group at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Nine Black parishioners were murdered. One of the victims was the Rev. DePayne Middleton-Doctor. WFAE’s Sarah Delia spoke to Gracyn Doctor, her daughter, and a former WFAE colleague about her reflections on this year’s anniversary as the country continues to experience mass shootings.
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A former Myers Park High School student is suing Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools stating school officials did not do enough to stop harassment that ultimately led to a sexual assault.
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At the end of last year, a beloved character in Charlotte’s Plaza Midwood neighborhood was forced to move out due to redevelopment. It wasn’t a person — but a longtime business.
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department says the man suspected of firing shots at a Charlotte Area Transit System bus early Wednesday morning has been arrested.
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The Citizens Review Board on Thursday ruled that the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers who handcuffed a teacher in a case of mistaken identity should have been disciplined by the department.
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Last month, the Citizens Review Board ruled there was evidence the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officers may have violated policy last summer when they handcuffed Jasmine Horne, a woman they misidentified as a suspect of a violent crime. Thursday, Horne will move to the second part of her case — the evidentiary hearing. First, we look at the history of the board, as well as frustrations about how the board operates coming from officers, advocates, and sometimes the board itself.
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board met in emergency session Monday afternoon to release a letter from its attorney that refutes claims made by the attorney for former Superintendent Earnest Winston. A letter from Winston’s attorney claimed the board undermined Winston.
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A letter from the attorney for former Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Earnest Winston complains of actions the CMS board had taken that he says undermined Winston. The letter to the general counsel for the board reveals that Winston was asked to leave before he was fired, and reveals there were tensions dating back to at least late last year.
