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CinemaBlend movie critic Sean O’Connell rejoins us to talk about his podcast, two bestsellers and more.

Officials in Charlotte say we’re “turning a corner” with COVID-19 but Mecklenburg County's mask mandate remains. Meanwhile, the free hour of parking at Charlotte Douglas International Airport is no more. And the death of a former Miss USA who grew up in the Charlotte area sparks a conversation about mental health.

The Charlotte 2040 plan hits a snag as does a bill in Raleigh mandating the reopening of all schools. The governor vetoes it, and the legislature fails to override it. Those stories and more.

WFAE’s series “The Price We Pay” examines why Americans spend more on medical care than those in other wealthy countries, despite getting worse results. On this episode, we sit down with health policy experts to understand the costs, benefits and sustainability of employer-sponsored health insurance — a system that provides health care for hundreds of millions of Americans and their families.

2020 has been a year like no other. The news will continue into 2021, but on our last edition of the local news roundup for the year, we took stock of the biggest local and regional stories of 2020.

Charlotte's Epicentre finds a buyer. It just happens to be the creditor the complex owed when it declared bankruptcy. Teachers are still needed to fill positions before school starts. Cancellations are mounting at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. And a new light rail stop is in the works. Mike Collins and local journalists cover those stories and more.

The newly released CMS budget containing raises and bonuses is $2.3 billion. The Charlotte region’s annual report on homelessness and housing instability is released with recommendations. We'll cover those stories and more.

North Carolina ties an incentive involving masks to the vaccination rate. Apple comes to North Carolina, and electric buses will soon be on the streets of Charlotte. Those stories and more on the Local News Roundup.

Dr. Joyce Payne, who has devoted herself to helping fund higher education for African American students since the 1980s, joins us to talk about the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.

Two debuts claim the top two spots on Billboard's main album's chart: Lil Baby and Bad Bunny.

For the latest information on Wednesday's shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., Linda Wertheimer talks to Saul Gonzalez of KCRW.

Mark has been a host, reporter and producer at several NPR member stations in Delaware, Alaska, Washington and Kansas. His reporting has taken him everywhere from remote islands in the Bering Sea to the tops of skyscrapers overlooking Puget Sound. He is a diehard college basketball fan who enjoys taking walks with his dog, Otis.

NPR's Alt.Latino followed break-out trio Yahritza y Su Esencia on tour to document how their identity, and connection to regional Mexican music was shaped in their farmworker community.

La Malinche was an Indian woman who served as an interpreter for Cortes — at a cost to her reputation. Even 500 years later, she's reviled in Mexico.

9:00, Tuesday, January 6, 2015Some children have great difficulty learning in school. They are sometimes labeled as lazy or written off as dumb when, in…

Friday, October 26, 2018Rae Carruth becomes a free man, more about his release last Monday. Local regulations will have to wait for Charlotte's electric…

Critic Francis Davis surveyed the jazz community to determine the best albums of the year. The winner has had a very good 2016.

The Pop Culture Happy Hour host shares his favorite albums and songs of 2021.

Now that most Christmas songs and albums have been packed away into the proverbial attic, the pop landscape of the new year is coming into focus.

Charlotte is known for its abundance of trees. Where can you find the biggest, most storied ones in the city?