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A lot of changes are in the offing for North Carolina voters. Legislators recently redrew congressional distracts at the insistence of a Federal…

On this week’s edition of Charlotte’s Local News Roundup we get reaction to the Super Tuesday contests and what they mean for North Carolina’s upcoming…

Charlotte’s growth to the south has been remarkable and now the focus is shifting North. Major headway is being made on the Blue Line extension from…

Affordable housing has long been in short supply. Now, Mayor Jennifer Roberts says we need an additional 34,000 affordable housing units in Charlotte,…

While Charlotte was going about planting its iconic trees, the seeds of the American conservation movement were being planted just up the road in…

Are you tired? Depressed? Overweight? Maybe you’re not getting enough sleep! The Centers for Disease Control says that at least a third of us aren’t…

Salt, sugar and fat. Those three ingredients are hard to avoid in the American diet. Salt, sugar and fat are added to packaged foods in such large…

Concerns about violence on television began almost simultaneously with the birth of the medium. Medical experts have long said children pick up on the…

Most ambassadors are careful about how they phrase things and usually try to distance themselves from disagreements – or, at least, sugarcoat what they…

Traffic in Charlotte becomes more congested with every passing year. Some think part of the answer is more bicycles and the city has been working for…

Margaret Spellings, former U.S. secretary of education, just took the reins as head of the University of North Carolina system. Her appointment was…

It is hard to fathom the allure that terrorist groups can have on people. The recruitment efforts of ISIS in the U.S. has been described as unprecedented…

In the news this week, North Carolina is getting hammered for the legislature’s move to overturn Charlotte’s LGBT ordinance. Fallout is coming from all…

Part 1 Opera Carolina Performs Aleko and PagliacciIt’s an Opera Carolina double-header: two operas hit the stage this week in Charlotte-- back to back…

Most of us take water for granted but severe drought in the west has demonstrated just how precious it is. Essential to life, we’re starting to run low on…

When Michael Tarwater arrived at Charlotte Memorial Hospital 35 years ago it was a relatively small facility. But like its logo, from those roots a…

In the debate over passage of HB2 prohibiting discrimination protections for LGBT individuals and forcing transgender people to use the bathroom of the…

A two-part show about a new exhibit at The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art then a look at this year's Charlotte Jazz Fest.The Bechtler Museum of Modern…

When a Mississippi toddler was sent away to an institution nearly 80 years ago, there wasn’t a name for his odd behavior. The boy’s mother thought he was…

Charlotte is back in the boom business with growth and development now focusing on older neighborhoods. So what happens to those neighborhoods and their…