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Tracy Swartout, a 21-year veteran of the National Park Service, makes Western North Carolina history as she becomes the new Blue Ridge Parkway superintendent this spring — the first woman to hold that position in the 86-year history of the park.

The coronavirus pandemic has been hard on communities of color, amplifying problems that were already there — like the plight of young, Black men. A year ago, My Brother's Keeper Charlotte Mecklenburg hired a new leader and relaunched its multifaceted approach to mentoring and supporting young men of color. As part of our series Rebuilding Charlotte, WFAE's David Boraks has a progress report on the program inspired by former President Barack Obama.

Last year was a big one for sales of electric vehicles. The number of EVs on the road continues to rise nationwide, including the Southeast. But our region lags the national average in growth. What's going on here?

A City Council committee on Monday got a closer look at some of the numbers dictating how, when and where the rail line is likely to be built. Some of the details? Planners have suggested a new timeline, costs and stations for the proposed light rail line; and a consultant is defending an uptown route.

The Charlotte City Council is trying to eliminate all traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2030. But CMPD is writing far fewer citations for traffic violations than in the past.

The recount involved ballots from three precincts across the district. Berger needed to gain two votes to trigger a full recount. He did not.

Nonprofits and community members across Charlotte have taken action to help neighbors affected by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's “Operation Charlotte’s Web.” WFAE has compiled this list of organizations you can support or volunteer with to help those in your community impacted by Border Patrol operations, links to their websites and a description of their needs.

Six of nine seats on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education were up for grabs Tuesday. And the voters have spoken, choosing four new members.

Interested in seeing if you can save money on your mortgage? Here's what to know about refinancing – and how to think about timing.

North Carolina is claiming that the Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer won't be able to hit upcoming deadlines for having its factory operational and 1,750 employees.

As China holds a memorial service for its late leader Jiang Zemin, an NPR correspondent who met Jiang reflects on the figure and his transforming country.

This mercury-containing compound, used as a vaccine preservative, is commonly used in lower-income countries — and deemed safe. The U.S. is now demanding that Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance stop using it.

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks with Daniel Roher, director of the documentary Navalny, about the poisoning of the Russian opposition leader.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Vox culture reporter Aja Romano about Netflix's reality competition show, The Circle.

Former President Donald Trump took the witness stand in his New York civil fraud suit. Meanwhile another co-defendant in the Georgia election racketeering case against Trump pleads guilty.

On Aug. 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous speech at the March on Washington. Part of his speech was impromptu and those words became a pillar of the civil rights movement.

The once-hot Silicon Valley startup has seen its stock’s value decline 99% and is struggling to survive. That has put the spotlight on the genetic data it has on 15 million people.

In 2023, Gallup polling found 49% of Americans see themselves as politically independent. NPR's Michel Martin talks to political strategist Lisa D.T. Rice about how to engage independent voters.

Washington Post op–ed writer Theodore R. Johnson discusses his new book --- "If We Are Brave, Essay from Black Americana" -- an examination of democracy, race and Black voters in the United States.

NASA-backed researchers say that millions of acres of farmland have been abandoned due to the conflict.