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A Democrat running to unseat South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is pushing for legalization of marijuana in the state. Former U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham says that would offer health care options and spin off millions in tax revenue.

The Census Bureau on Thursday issued its most detailed portrait yet of how the U.S. has changed over the past decade, releasing a trove of demographic data that will be used to redraw political maps across an increasingly diverse country.

The Levine Museum of the New South's KnowCLT app lets users walk through uptown Charlotte and see what the former Brooklyn neighborhood looked like via augmented reality. The museum says other neighborhoods could be added in the future.

A panel of North Carolina judges is prepared to allow tens of thousands of residents convicted of felonies but whose current punishments don’t include prison time to register to vote and cast ballots.

A lawyer from a prominent South Carolina legal family who found his wife and son shot to death at their home three months ago and was injured when a bullet grazed his head as he changed a tire over the weekend says he is going to rehab.

Bob Caslen resigned as University of South Carolina president in the wake of a plagiarism controversy during a commencement speech. Caslen also called the school “The University of California” in that same address. Caslen wrote in emails that South Carolina and the university were the most hostile and destructive community he has even known..

Garrett Carter, the director of operations for Charlotte Motor Speedway, is tasked with overseeing the transformation of the oval NASCAR track to a road course used during this weekend's Bank of America Roval 400.

President Biden backed out of the 2024 race Sunday, making way for another Democratic candidate to face off against Donald Trump. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his "On My Mind" commentary, says Biden came to a moment of clarity for himself — and the country.

At Bojangles Coliseum Wednesday night, former President Donald Trump dispensed with any messages about unity and spent almost all of his 90-minute speech in a blistering attack against Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper appears to be on the short list as Kamala Harris’ running mate in the presidential election. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his "On My Mind" commentary, says Cooper’s understated style might be to his advantage.

Notable weather events are known by their names. Take Hurricane Sandy or the Thomas Fire. But what about heat waves? We hear from scientists advocating for names in an effort to save lives.

Records obtained by The Texas Newsroom indicate that extreme heat contributed to the deaths of several state prison inmates in recent years.

For more than a century, the United States Postal Service has shipped baby birds through the mail. Breeders, hatcheries and customers blame postal slowdowns and delays for birds now dying in transit.

Atlanta-based musician Justin Varnes brings the music and stories of jazz legend Miles Davis to Middle C Jazz in uptown Charlotte this Sunday. He invites audiences to discover or rediscover what made Davis great.

A Greensboro hairstylist makes her stage debut with a dozen wigs she designed for Three Bone Theatre's "Jaja's African Hair Braiding."

President Trump ran as the Peace President, but since taking office has been on a military spree with strikes on Iran, Yemen, Nigeria, Syria and Venezuela -- and threats against others.

As liquor shortages continue in North Carolina, many shoppers are turning to an unconventional — and not exactly legal — avenue: online shopping. In the latest BizWorthy, Tony Mecia of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter discusses why most people won't face repercussions, when liquor might be replenished in stores, how the hospitality industry is rebounding from the pandemic and a new buy now, pay later system.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will surrender state child-care licenses for six of its 80 after-school programs and stop meeting five-star staffing standards at 21 programs. Officials say they can't fill positions to meet the standards.

North Carolina Republican legislators want to delay the date for this year's primary, which has already been pushed back two months by the state Supreme Court. GOP leaders on Monday announced plans for the General Assembly to vote Wednesday on a bill that would push the May 17 primary to June 7.

Newly inaugurated Joe Biden is expected to introduce legislation overhauling U.S. immigration laws. It would create an eight-year pathway towards citizenship for qualifying immigrants and increase the number of refugees and asylum-seekers admitted to the U.S.