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A version of this story was originally published Feb. 13, 2018.Imagine two roads in Charlotte — one in the north, one in the south. Both have four lanes…

A version of this story was originally published on May 8, 2018.Orlando has tourism, Nashville has music — it seems like Charlotte has always been defined…

Twelve weeks after the 2018 election, residents of North Carolina's 9th Congressional District still don't know who officially won their race for…

WFAE listener Chappy Garner has been mountain biking for about five years, and one of his favorite spots in Charlotte is the Backyard Trails — a 12-mile…

Hard to believe that just a month ago, the Charlotte area was still gearing up for all the usual springtime events. Our kitchen calendars still had spaces…

Not long ago, two of our listeners wrote in wondering about paranormal hotspots in the Charlotte area. Does Charlotte have local ghosts? Is the city…

Editor's note: A version of this story was originally published in October 2018.Few Charlotteans may remember Earle Village, the public housing community…

Editor's note: A version of this story was originally published in March 2019.Many Charlotte residents have long heard tales of abandoned gold mines left…

Gov. Roy Cooper has begun gradually reopening North Carolina in a series of three phases. If you're not sure what to expect under each of those three…

Editor's note: A version of this story was originally published in October 2018. Not long ago, two of our listeners wrote in wondering about paranormal…

Schools in Charlotte and across North Carolina have been closed since mid-March because of the coronavirus. Online classes became the new norm. Many…

How do you respond to tragedies? We all face them periodically over the course of our lives. Sometimes there's little we can do to remedy the situation.…

We're now more than a month into the coronavirus crisis in North Carolina with still no end in sight, and the number of people out of work continues to…

The tumult caused by the coronavirus this week has many WFAE listeners writing into our newsroom with questions about the unfolding pandemic. For…

For decades, a four-foot gold statue has stood at the intersection of Queens and Providence roads in Charlotte, his right index finger extended. Sometimes…

People in North Carolina are now required to wear face masks in many public places. It’s part of an executive order issued by Gov. Roy Cooper that takes…

James Scott is a young man who writes about old battles. He has published four books about critical moments in wartime, including three about World War…

Tayari Jones was waiting for her fourth novel to be published when she got the phone call that, in this day and age, most every writer dreams of — a call…

Vivian Howard is one of the most unlikely TV stars in recent memory. She came back home to Kinston, North Carolina, after burning out in the restaurant…

You might not know the name Chuck Leavell. But if you know much about rock 'n' roll at all, you've heard his work. In the '70s, he played piano with the…