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A new survey shows Winston-Salem firefighters are paid less than those in peer cities. Now council members are considering raises and a possible property tax increase.

Former Charlotte City Council member Tariq Bokhari has stepped down from his position as deputy administrator of the Federal Transit Administration after just five months on the job.

Mecklenburg County voters will decide Nov. 4 whether to increase the sales tax from 7.25% to 8.25%.

Centuries-old traditional music and dance will resonate through the Catawba Reservation in Rock Hill, Saturday, during the annual Yap Yè Iswà Festival.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations will host a training this weekend in Charlotte to address Islamophobia in local schools and colleges.

Telecommunications real estate developer American Tower Asset Sub LLC filed a rezoning petition for 10 acres of a 58-acre parcel on the east side of Hood Road, north of Kentshire Lane. The company builds broadcast towers and data centers.

Listener Molly Shuya plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

NPR's Elissa Nadworny plays the puzzle with WMEH listener Chee Sing Lee and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

We sit down with the audio engineers who shape and sculpt the sound of Tiny Desk. Look for Tiny Desk Radio on your local NPR station.

Three days is the average time off granted to American workers who've lost a child.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Weekend Edition puzzle master Will Shortz and this week's puzzle winner Dan Peirce of Lincoln, Mass.

Dozens of residents spoke out against proposed Duke Energy rate hikes at a hearing in Winston-Salem, with some warning that higher power bills are already forcing families to choose between electricity and food.

Custom Flavors, a California flavor science company, just opened its first East Coast facility in Concord, N.C.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Jeff Wood of Madison, Wisconsin, and Weekend Edition puzzle master Will Shortz.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with listener Xavier Smith and puzzle master Will Shortz.

Ashwat Kaushik, 8, a chess prodigy from Singapore recently beat a 37-year-old chess grandmaster at a tournament in Switzerland. Kaushik is now the youngest player ever to defeat a grandmaster.

The Charlotte Hornets selected University of Washington forward Hannes Steinbach with the 14th pick and Texas Tech guard Christian Anderson Jr. with the 18th pick in the first round of Tuesday night’s NBA Draft.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Drew Skinner of Havertown, Pennsylvania, along with Weekend Edition Puzzle Master Will Shortz.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KPCC listener Jerry Tsai and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

NPR's Lauren Frayer plays the puzzle with MPR listener, Dave Scheid of Rochester, Minn., and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.