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Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles announces she's running for reelection. The N.C. General Assembly has determined a new boundary line between Lincoln and Catawba counties. Over 74 thousand pieces of undelivered mail have been discovered at area postal facilities. CNBC names N.C. as the best state to do business for the third time in four years.

Former Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts will not challenge Mayor Vi Lyles in the Democratic primary. New Mecklenburg County Manager Michael Bryant makes changes to his top leadership team. Home prices in Charlotte slide in June. A new study explores how PFAS pollution in water can affect things downstream.

Mosquito-eating bats eat nearly their entire body weight in insects every night, but bats are under threat of extinction. We look at efforts to reverse the trend.

Larry Sprinkle has been a fixture in Charlotte broadcasting for decades, most recently as the morning weatherman on WCNC. He is entering a new chapter in his long career, and we sit down with him to look back and ahead.

One dead, five others injured in a weekend shooting at a nightclub in Uptown. The owner of Salud Beer Shop in NoDa charged with embezzlement. The NAACP National Convention returns to Charlotte. NDCOT begins nighttime construction on two projects north of the city.

Mecklenburg County commissioners vote to place a one-cent sales tax increase on the November ballot. N.C. high school athletes begin a second year of NIL opportunities. S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster limits the ability to use SNAP benefits for things like soda and candy. A float down N.C.'s next state trail.

Eighty years ago, the United States dropped a weapon unlike anything ever seen before on Japan. In his new book, "The Devil Reached Toward the Sky," author Garrett Graff writes about the development of the atomic bomb from those directly involved. Graff joins us to discuss what was going on inside the brain of those who created the first atomic weapon and what today's leaders can learn from that moment in history.

Mecklenburg County commissioners decide to end negotiations with The Peebles Corporation over the Brooklyn Village development. The Winston Weaver Company settles a class-action lawsuit related to their 2022 fertilizer plant fire. A preview of the Illharmonic Orchestra's upcoming Charlotte performance.

South Carolina students begin returning to school this week. Rep. Michael Whatley announces he's running U.S. Senate. Airport traffic at Charlotte Douglas dropped nearly 9% in the first half of 2025. Charlotte F.C. loses again in League's Cup competition.

Heavy rain leads to numerous traffic incidents around Charlotte. U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace announces her bid for the GOP nomination for S.C. governor. N.C. State Auditor Dave Boliek suggests the DMV may benefit from being removed from the Dept. of Transportation. CMS officials react to the new traffic cameras in school zones.

State regulators approve Duke Energy's request to build natural gas-powered generators at the Marshall Steam Station. Avelo Airlines expands service to Concord. Gastonia will install 22 surveillance cameras to assist law enforcement. Atrium Health is on track to break revenue records in 2024.

Nearly 600k low-income adults have signed up for Medicaid in the first year of N.C. expanded eligibility. The State Board of Education is examining how it classifies "English learners." A major copper producer expands in Stokes County. NCDOT begins demolition of a crumbling pedestrian bridge in Concord.

The National Flood Insurance Program has paid over $1.4 billion to policy holders with losses due to Hurricane Helene. Heat mappers during the summer expected to find big differences in temperatures throughout Charlotte, but they found it’s hot everywhere in the city. The U.S Masters in chess is in Charlotte this weekend. Fitch rated Charlotte as the fastest growing airport in the first half of 2024.

This week on SouthBound, we are replaying host Tommy Tomlinson's 2023 conversation with photographer Kate Medley. Her book “Thank You Please Come Again,” about gas station food in the South, was just named one of NPR’s "Books We Love" for 2024.

State lawmakers are looking at how to moderate the use of cellphones in classrooms. Charlotte Douglas Airport wants to add new flight paths to help disperse noise. This week's light flurry didn't officially end Charlotte's snow drought. McAdenville's holiday light tradition has humble beginnings.

East Carolina University has launched an initiative to study the impacts of gambling on individuals and their communities. Charlotte's only independent movie theater opened a new venue just in time for the holiday. Candidates backed by the group Moms for Liberty fared poorly in local N.C. school board races.

The NC General Assembly moves to strip power from incoming Democrats. Republicans override a veto of a bill that would force sheriffs to work with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. And a fact check: Is the government really taking children from Hurricane Helene survivors in western North Carolina?

This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Michael Kruse, staff writer for POLITICO and an expert on Donald Trump. Kruse offers a lesson in having difficult conversations about politics.

The North Carolina General Assembly has passed a bill that would strip power from newly-elected Democrats, including incoming Josh Stein. The bill was labeled “disaster recovery.” Three Republicans from western North Carolina voted against it. State lawmakers also voted to override the governor’s veto of House Bill 10 with big changes to vouchers and immigration enforcement. In this week’s BizWorthy, many sleepaway camps in the mountains are working to repair and reopen in time for summer.

Immigrants in Charlotte brace for deportation push from incoming President Trump. UNC Charlotte seeks to raise almost double its endowment. The Charlotte 49ers fire their football coach. And a Democratic candidate widens her lead in a state Supreme Court race that's likely headed for a recount.