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A second man has been charged in connection with this week’s drive-by shooting death of a 3-year-old boy while he slept inside his home in northwest Charlotte, police announced Saturday.

Saturday marks 20 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. Life as we knew it then changed forever. WFAE wants to know what you remember from that day and how your life has changed.

The Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol resulted in 24 arrests of people with North Carolina and South Carolina ties. See the full list of those arrested and their charges, broken down by state.

Some Charlotte-area school districts are requiring face masks as the COVID-19 delta variant surges across North Carolina. Here's what we know.

Mecklenburg County District and Superior Court sessions set for Monday and Tuesday have been postponed after several employees at the county courthouse in Charlotte tested positive for COVID-19.

West Nile virus has been found in a mosquito collected in central Mecklenburg County, public health officials announced Tuesday. The virus was identified in a mosquito July 14, the county said. No cases of West Nile virus have yet been identified in people in Mecklenburg County.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services issued a no swimming advisory Sunday for Paw Creek Cove on Lake Wylie after more than 800,000 gallons of sewage was accidentally discharged into the water.

Education dominated the news this week — despite most schools being on summer break. U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona visited Charlotte, and the CMS board held its first in-person meeting since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. That meeting saw a debate over how schools handle racism — and a protest outside the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center over how allegations of sexual assault were handled at Myers Park High.

Some of the week's biggest stories: Mecklenburg County and CMS move on from their dispute over $56 million, Nikole Hannah-Jones moves on from UNC, and Mecklenburg's health director plans to move on to retirement after leading COVID-19 efforts.

The YMCA of Greater Charlotte says its president and CEO Todd Tibbits will step down in August.