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Callan White and Jennifer Gatti co-star in "Roommate" at NC Stage through Oct. 30

The biggest winemaker in the United States wants to open a bottling and distribution center in South Carolina. But it isn’t the taxpayer money that's making the efforts struggle at the South Carolina Legislature. Instead, it’s the California winemaker’s request to open tasting rooms where people can sample their wines.

“Good Times,” a free, immersive art show opens April 30 and runs through May 3. The show at The Underground at The Fillmore, Charlotte’s once-lively music venue that has been empty for the past year, will feature bright, colorful, Instagram-worthy works by Charlotte-area artists.

A new Trump Administration regulation going into effect on Jan. 1 requires hospitals to post their prices online. It will allow people to comparison shop for hospital care.

The coronavirus pandemic has dealt an economic blow to many small businesses. A study from the Federal Reserve Board found around 200,000 businesses closed in 2020. Charlotte entrepreneur Sussa Goins had one of those businesses, and today she says she’s glad it shut down.

Willie Nelson is 88 years old, but he's still going strong and will be in Charlotte this weekend performing in the Outlaw Music Festival. A Matthews Playhouse performance about the Tulsa massacre of 1921, a book tour by Gabrielle Union, Lysander Piano Trio and an event using food to showcase gentrification are also in this edition of Weekend in Entertainment.

Two men convicted in the assassination of Malcolm X are set to be cleared after more than half a century, with prosecutors now saying authorities withheld evidence in the civil rights leader's killing, according to a news report Wednesday.

Duke Energy does not have wind farms in the Carolinas, but the utility says wind energy could be part of its long-term strategy to cut carbon emissions from electricity generation. CEO Lynn Good hinted recently that the Charlotte-based company is looking at offshore wind energy along the Atlantic Coast. 

PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” are toxic substances that break down very slowly in the environment. North Carolina has some of the highest concentrations in the nation but only recently started regulating them in groundwater. Now, President Trump has withdrawn a proposal to stop PFAS pollution at the source.

A survey of contractors shows that 87% of North Carolina construction companies struggle to find workers as threats of mass deportations create uncertainty and fear.

New census figures released today are shedding light on the latest trends in growth around our region. WFAE's Marshall Terry and The Ledger's Tony Mecia discuss this local business news, and more, on this week's BizWorthy.

Mecklenburg County state representative Jordan Lopez filed a bill Monday to legalize the sale and use of cannabis.

The NC Court of Appeals ruled a North Carolina county can’t spend hotel tax and tourism dollars on public safety services.

There’s a movement to take a more natural and environmentally-friendly approach to burials. One Charlotte funeral director is advancing the cause.

Lower state income taxes and stronger mandates addressing the mental health of law enforcement officers in North Carolina took effect with the new year.

Duke Energy says it expects to reduce energy generated by coal to just 5% of its total by 2030 and to eliminate coal entirely by 2035.

Gov. Roy Cooper and Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles joined a ceremony on Charlotte's west side Thursday to dedicate a new electric vehicle charging station. It was a lot of fanfare for a small project that the two leaders say will help meet climate and racial equity goals.

A North Carolina General Assembly annual work period that stretched 14 months while a state budget was finalized and district maps were redrawn twice essentially concluded Thursday with passage of a clean-up bill and backing a resolution supporting Ukraine.

The European Union has signed what India's prime minister has called "the mother of all deals" to boost trade with India. For Europe, the move seeks to hedge against its unpredictable ties to the U.S.

The Trump administration is working to reframe the narrative in Minneapolis on enforcing the law after outrage over killings continues.