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Friday, December 27, 2019A look back on the most important news stories in 2019. Charlotte’s homicide rate spiked this year and the Queen City was added…

Jan. 9, 2020Mayor Vi Lyles makes her first visit to the program in 2020 to talk about one of the key items on her agenda this year: tackling violence in…

Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020The Impeachment trial. The Chief Justice will gavel it into session on Tuesday and we get a preview.The impeachment trial of…

Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020Martin Luther King Jr. once called George Wallace, the late governor of Alabama, "the most dangerous racist in America." Wallace…

Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020Getting tough on crime may not be the answer to Charlotte’s homicide problem. Instead, the city is beginning to face the crisis the…

Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020Second Amendment Sanctuaries. Local governments have begun to pass resolutions promising not to pass laws they believe might…

Friday, Jan 31, 2020CMS teachers get a raise. Efforts to rezone the old Eastland Mall begin, a first step in turning it into a headquarters for Major…

Thursday, March 5, 2020Is fixing our city’s upward mobility challenge really possible? Harvard University researchers think so and one of them will make…

Friday, April 3, 2020We adjust to the "new normal," sequestering at home, as cases of coronavirus surpass 1,900 in North Carolina. About a third of those…

Thursday, April 16, 2020For many, the challenges created by the coronavirus is not the first time America’s health care system has failed them. U.S. Rep.…

Wednesday, April 29, 2020Gov. Roy Cooper announced North Carolina’s public schools will stay closed for the remainder of the year. Hundreds of thousands…

Thursday, May 14, 2020A young black man is shot while jogging. Over two months pass before arrests are made and charges are filed. As America grapples…

Friday, May 22, 2020Gov. Roy Cooper decides on a modified Phase 2 reopening of the economy. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has named its next…

Tuesday, May 26, 2020Many people are staying at home. Others have had to stop work. Most of us are separated to some degree from family, friends and…

Wednesday, February 22, 2017Despite the attention paid to police behavior around the country, the Washington Post says nothing has changed. We hear from a…

Wednesday, March 8, 2017Is a driver-less car in your future? Maybe way down the road, but they’re coming. Mike Collins talks with experts about the state…

Thursday, March 30, 2017A week after HB2's first anniversary, Republican legislative leaders and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper announced a repeal deal late…

Friday, March 31, 2017 The North Carolina General Assembly voted to repeal HB2 on Thursday. A Charlotte high school student will not be allowed to…

Friday, June 2, 2017Political and business reaction to President Trump's climate agreement exit. Charlotte's murder count rises over the Memorial Day…

We’re 23 weeks into 2017 and already, Charlotte has experienced 38 murders. CMPD says it’s doing what it can to quell this senseless violence including…