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Friday, Jan. 25, 2019A judge rules the investigation into fraud in the 9th Congressional District race must continue. Mecklenburg County property tax…

Friday, March 15, 2019Mike Collins and a panel of reporters cover this week's top stories: Candidate filing is open this week for the new 9th…

Friday, July 10, 2020Coronavirus hospitalizations continue to reach new highs. You no longer need a doctor’s referral to get a coronavirus test. Officials…

Friday, December 14th 2018There's more troubling news about election fraud in the 9th Congressional district. Winter weather closes schools adding to days…

Friday, November 17, 2017The Charlotte Business Journal's Erik Spanberg is our guest host as we gather our roundtable of reporters to go through the…

Friday, March 24, 2017Another HB2 repeal proposal comes to the legislature from a candidate for Charlotte mayor as the controversial law turns one-year…

On the Local News Roundup: It was back to school this week for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, and we go over how it went. COVID-19 continues its rampage as cases rise. Mask mandates go into effect around the region, and a new study gives Charlotte’s transit plan high marks.

Rising COVID-19 cases are starting to clog area hospitals and the state primary may now take place in June as the courts wrestle with voter maps. Charlotte City Council has made some zoning decisions and hears arguments for more changes.

Charlotte City Council passes a $3.24 billion dollar budget for next year with no tax increase while raising city employees’ salaries. They also propose spending to improve Spectrum Center and to build a new Hornets practice facility. David Tepper's development company files for bankruptcy. And Charlotte FC fires its first coach just 14 games into the season.

Two big-name North Carolina Republicans lost their primaries this week: Pat McCrory and Madison Cawthorn. Meanwhile, the racist mass shooting in Buffalo reverberated around the nation. South Carolina's governor signed a bill banning transgender students from playing women’s sports. And yet another earthquake was felt just outside Charlotte.

The state launches a color-coded map to help pinpoint COVID-19 hot spots as our numbers rise to uncomfortably high levels. City Council OKs a zoning change on Charlotte’s west side, but not everyone is happy.

North Carolina issued new guidance for face masks in public schools as the delta variant of COVID-19 continued to erode progress in fighting the pandemic. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools superintendent addressed sexual assault allegations at Myers Park High School.

On the Local News Roundup: the first maps are presented in Charlotte’s redistricting process; we get an update on COVID-19 mandates and violations; and if the streetcar is running but no one is riding it, is it really running?

We're talking about the latest on the situation in Afghanistan, the new bipartisan infrastructure bill, learning how the census data will affect North Carolina's redistricting and reviewing President Biden's administration.

Construction is to start at the former Eastland Mall site. Area public schools are in a recruitment bonus battle with less than a month to go before teachers and students return to the classroom. The State Board of Elections certifies the Green Party as an official party. And we now have evidence in Mecklenburg of community spread of monkeypox. Mike Collins and a roundtable of reporters detail those and other stories.

Our year-end news roundup — dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, cries for social justice following the death of George Floyd, the election and more. Mike Collins and our expanded panel of reporters recap 2020 in Charlotte and the surrounding region.

Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 are on the rise in North Carolina. Our state may soon receive the first doses of a vaccine. Mayor Lyles calls for a 2021 referendum on building out our transit system.

Mecklenburg County joins other jurisdictions in changing mask requirements. The first draft in a redraw for maps for North Carolina congressional districts is released. And the newly appointed head of the Mayor’s Racial Equity Initiative steps down but controversy continues.

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles wins her third term in office in this week’s elections, and incumbents on council take the day along with some returnees to council. The Panthers are in training. Charlotte's Epicentre faces another auction delay. And more people are leaving the county than coming here.

There's bad news about test scores and criticism over magnet changes at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Charlotte City Council approves a framework of its equity in government policy. And the Hornets are feeling their oats this season. Mike Collins and his panel will bring you those stories and more.