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Charlotte mayor and city leaders hit back at accusations from Victoria Watlington over the Jennings settlement. Griffin finally concedes in N.C. Supreme Court race. The Republican-led N.C. elections board ousted and replaced the state's executive director. Charlotte Ballet joins a growing list of arts organizations losing federal grant funding.

CMPD is investing a spate of weekend shootings around the city. Recent rainfall has helped firefighters gain ground on the wildfires burning in the state. Gastonia's Project Change is in limbo. Dilworth's Lebowski's Neighborhood Grill is closing.

CMPD says a male Ardrey Kell High School student accused of beating a female student will not be charged with a hate crime. A new federal designation could save Mecklenburg County residents money on flood insurance. The World Meteorological Organization retires the name 'Helene.' Hickory Police Chief Reed Baer is retiring after 25 years with the department.

In Silicon Valley, there is a group referred to as the PayPal Mafia — the founders and employees of PayPal who later started their own successful tech companies. In Charlotte, we have the Passport Mafia which springs from a company called Passport, which provided employees with experience in building a business and helped birth more than a dozen startups. Is Charlotte an entrepreneur’s kind of place?

South Carolina officials lift the statewide burn ban in 31 counties. The Levine Museum of the New South is moving out of its temporary location. A crack team in Cornelius puts the town's Humpty Dumpty statue back together again.

Since 2020, large public safety training centers have been cropping up around the country. Last summer, Central Piedmont Community College announced plans to build a facility in Matthews to provide training for police, fire and Medic personnel. These projects have faced opposition nationally and locally.

The North Carolina Forest Service lifts the statewide burn ban. Michael Bryant will become Mecklenburg County's new manager. Duke Health finalizes its acquisition of Lake Norman Regional Medical Center. Charlotte Douglas airport says it's confident a newly opened security checkpoint will help reduce lines ahead of spring break travel.

The City of Charlotte releases growth plans for more than a dozen areas of the city. A new bill in the N.C. Senate would expand pharmacists' ability to test for and treat influenza and strep throat. The Charlotte SHOUT! festival opens today in uptown.

Charlotte City Council wants to lure the CIAA basketball tournament back to the city. N.C. Senate leader Phil Berger introduces a bill called the DAVE Act, designed to create a division of accountability, value, and efficiency within state government. Charlotte's historic Carolina Theatre reopens after a $90M restoration.

Wildfires continue to burn in Polk County. A 19th century Charlotte plantation is getting a makeover. Over 100 flag football players competed in Charlotte on Friday for a chance to make the national team.

North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis recently released recordings of death threats he’s received. Both candidates for the N.C. Supreme Court say they have received threats. And the U.S. Marshals Service reports this is happening around the country to many other officials, including judges. Where do political dissension and free speech rights end?

Tariq Bokhari resigns from the Charlotte City Council to take a position in President Trump's Dept. of Transportation. State Senate Majority Leader Paul Newton is retiring. The wildfires that started in Polk County have spread into Henderson County.

After years of several Democratic sheriffs in North Carolina opting out of a federal immigration program, the General Assembly passed a law requiring them to participate. The purpose is to aid U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in removing undocumented immigrants. But in Mecklenburg County, there remains an ongoing dispute over the law. Sheriff McFadden joins us to share his point of view.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is exploring a bonus system for high school math teachers. Former Charlotte-area congressman Dan Bishop is confirmed as Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget. N.C. lawmakers are considering allowing the state's first elk hunt in modern history.

Gov. Josh Stein marks the six month anniversary of Hurricane Helene. Mecklenburg County will receive $73M over the next 18 years to combat the opioid crisis. A section of the Little Sugar Creek Greenway reopens after nearly three years. Duke survives a late rally by Arizona to advance to the Elite Eight.

Among the people deported by the Trump administration to a prison in El Salvador was a man living here: Julio Zambrano Perez. His family says ICE misidentified him as a gang member because of tattoos. His story is not unique. We talk about it, and the legal implications of these deportations.

The N.C. Board of Elections says only 1,675 voters will be impacted by Republican Jefferson Griffin's election challenge. A Charlotte nonprofit removes the word "Black" from the name of its upcoming maternal health conference. Limestone University in Gaffney, S.C., could soon close its doors. A new bill aims to name 'The Andy Griffith Show' the official TV show of N.C.

Host Tommy Tomlinson's guest on this week’s SouthBound is Tom Acitelli, who has a new book “The Golden Age of Beer,” that features a different beer style for every week of the year. Acitelli grew up in Charlotte and talks to Tommy about some of his favorite Southern beers.

N.C. Senate Republicans propose an additional $700 million in Helene recovery funding. The South Carolina Humanities Council is set to lose a million dollars in federal funding as part of the Trump Administration's DOGE efforts. A federal judge blocks Lamarie Austin-Stripling from taking a seat on the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners.

Charlotte, Rock Hill, and Huntersville were among the Carolinas cities that saw "50501" protests over the weekend. The surviving victims from Thursday's deadly school bus crash in Chester County have been released from area hospitals. Charlotte F.C. is in first place in MLS's Eastern Conference.