WFAE staff and wire reports

A state House committee voted Tuesday to close what supporters call an affordable housing tax loophole that has created budget problems for urban counties.

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles addressed her decision to resign next month at the start of the City Council meeting Monday night.

Mecklenburg County says Ramsey Creek Beach in Cornelius will not open Memorial Day weekend as planned because of low water levels caused by the ongoing drought.

With Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles set to resign next month, former mayor Jennifer Roberts says she wants to serve as the city’s interim mayor.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police have identified the victims in a double homicide early Sunday on Rozzelles Ferry Road in west Charlotte.The victims are Tionte Lamont Morrison, 25, and Keith Abraham Wallace, 34.

The North Carolina Forest Service lifted the burn ban Friday morning on the remaining 19 counties in the state still under it. Recent rains prompted the decision but officials still urge caution when burning. Permits are available statewide.

A new report shows more than 2,000 people were experiencing homelessness in Mecklenburg County earlier this year.

Union County commissioners have unanimously appointed Errol Wedra to fill the seat left vacant by the death of former commissioner Gary Sides.

A state senator from Mecklenburg County is one of three Democrats proposing constitutional amendments that would let voters decide whether to decriminalize small amounts of cannabis and whether to allow medical marijuana in North Carolina.

Cities and towns in the Charlotte region have imposed burn bans and water use restrictions as a result of the current drought. Here's what you need to know.