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NewsWorthy
Weekday mornings

NewsWorthy is WFAE's daily news podcast. Each weekday morning, NewsWorthy delivers local headlines and in-depth feature reporting on important issues to help keep you informed, engaged and connected.

Latest Episodes
  • S.C. lawmakers consider a tweak to the state's school voucher program. Concord residents speak out against a possible ICE detention center in the area. N.C. lawmakers will consider property tax limits for municipalities. The Hornets lock up the 9th spot in the NBA play-in tournament.
  • N.C. invests more than $5 million to increase resources for substance abuse disorder. Gov. Josh Stein announces more than $4 million in grant funding for parks and recreation projects in western N.C. A group of Myers Park High School students pushes for later school start times.
  • The man accused of stabbing Iryna Zarutska last year on the Charlotte light rail has been found incompetent to stand trial. The NTSB is sending an investigation team to the site of a Mooresville chemical explosion. Former Union County Commissioner Gary Sides has died.
  • Mooresville Mayor Chris Carney says he will not resign, despite a no-confidence vote by the Board of Commissioners. Duke Energy proposes rate hikes for its two N.C. utilities. Japanese bank SMBC Group selects Charlotte for it's second U.S. headquarters. UNC Charlotte plans to launch a new school of construction. The Amp Ballantyne gets a new name.
  • The Mooresville Town Board of Commissioners asks Mayor Chris Carney to resign. A new report from the N.C. Advisory Council on Cannabis recommends the creation of an adult-use cannabis system. Former Miss North Carolina Carrie Everett dies at age 22.
  • A Charlotte City Council committee today will consider bringing back red light cameras. Concord makes a new list of best places to live ranking. A record number of N.C. high school students are taking college level courses. A dry winter is impacting spring planting.
  • The N.C. Supreme Court overturns its prior ruling in the long-running Leandro school funding case. Gov. Josh Stein announces a $1.5 million expansion to the LEAD program. Sil Ganzó is named Charlotte's 2025 Woman of the Year. The arts festival Charlotte Shout kicks off.
  • A revised NCDOT plan for I-77 would save six homes from demolition, though 36 others remain in threatened. Most of S.C.'s Gubernatorial candidates met Wednesday for their first debate. Duke Energy asks permission to raise rates. The City of Charlotte plans to spend $650 million in taxpayer money to renovate Bank of America Stadium.
  • The daughter of former Charlotte City Council member Tiawana Brown pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. A federal grant could offset some of the cost of rising energy bills. Pollen levels may ease later this week before rising again this weekend. Queens University receives a $1.5 million gift to improve its lecture series.
  • The NCDOT opens its new community engagement center on West Morehead Street. State transportation officials roll out new designs for the I-77 toll lane project. Firefighters battle a growing wildfire near North Wilkesboro. Gaston County residents call for the dismissal of School Board member Tod Kinlaw following a social media post about the Islamic faith.