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Democrats have had just six Black general election candidates out of 50 Council of State races in the last five elections — 2020, 2016, 2012, 2008, 2004. After veiled criticism about privilege, here's a look at the NC Democratic Party’s Black representation, especially in council of state races.

Exploring the impact of what could be called cannon-fodder candidates, people with almost no chance to win, but who are enlisted to boost their party overall. In 2024, it’s North Carolina Democrats who are ceding no ground, running candidates in 118 of 120 state House races and all 50 state Senate races.

NC DHHS Secretary Kody Kinsley wants to bring a diverse group to his table to discuss how to spend state funds allocated for health care workforce development.

When Guillermo Nurse was elected mayor of Oxford, North Carolina in November, he became the first Latino mayor in the state. He's also the first Black mayor of Oxford. Nurse ran on a platform of unity in a town that he says has struggled with racial and economic division for decades.

A bipartisan Senate bill, dropping Thursday, promises better health care for some of the poorest, sickest Americans, who are known as "duals" because they qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid.

Davidson Wildcats football team clinches a post-season playoff berth for the first time in 52 years. The Carolina Hurricanes are leading the Central Division and high school football playoffs were on tap this weekend.

Mecklenburg County has seen a far greater percentage increase of excess deaths where COVID-19 was not listed as the cause.

Big losses for the Clemson Tigers and the UNC Tar Heels in bowl games this weekend; the Charlotte Hornets are struggling six games into the season and it was a day of interceptions for the Carolina Panthers. To talk about these topics in our first show of 2021 with "All Things Considered" host Gwendolyn Glenn is Langston Wertz Jr. a longtime sportswriter with the Charlotte Observer.

In the first installment of our new series Still Here, a South Carolina woman shares her story of love, loss and new beginnings.

The uproarious “Saturday Night Live” sketch that skewered Charlotte, Hornets rookie LaMelo Ball and his proud papa LaVar Ball Saturday night went from conception to performance in 36 hours. Here's the full story on how it came to fruition.

During the pandemic, millions of dollars in aid have flowed to programs that fight homelessness and housing insecurity. In Charlotte, the transitional housing program Gracious Hands didn't take a penny, yet it's continuing to grow and help women and children in need.

If you haven't been to Charlotte Douglas International Airport in awhile, here's a warning now that travel is opening back up: A massive, $500 million renovation is underway. The Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter's Tony Mecia talks to WFAE "Morning Edition" co-host Marshall Terry about what changes are in store, what's happening to that Queen Charlotte statue, why Charlotte is a fintech boomtown, and what's happening to the movie theater at SouthPark's Phillips Place.

In Mecklenburg County, 421 restaurants and bars are getting COVID-19 relief from a federal fund, and about 30 places are getting more than $1 million. The Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter's Tony Mecia breaks down who's getting what with WFAE's "Morning Edition" host Marshall Terry. Also in BizWorthy: How restaurants are recovering from the pandemic, a new development in Fourth Ward and an update on a Myers Park Country Club dispute.

Cory Rayborn lives a double life. By day, he's an attorney in High Point. By night, he runs Three Lobed Recordings, one of the premier record labels in the country for experimental music.

The first-ever exhibition on Madison, North Carolina, native and classical music trailblazer Mary Cardwell Dawson will close at the end of the month at the Charlotte Museum of History after a nearly one-year run. Dawson, barred from opera companies as a singer and pianist, founded the National Negro Opera Company in Pittsburgh in 1941.

It’s been about two months since a private school in Charlotte with 300 students announced it would not continue to operate in the fall. Some parents told The Charlotte Observer they weren’t surprised Northside Christian Academy closed and questioned the school’s spending. The Observer’s Rebecca Noel wrote about it and joined us on Morning Edition.

Several names are being floated for a possible running mate should Kamala Harris get the Democratic nomination in this year’s presidential race. One is North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper. WRAL has laid out five reasons why Cooper is being considered, and WRAL’s Paul Specht joined us to discuss.

Voting is tricky. Some NC rules have changed. Misinformation creates confusion. Answers to frequently asked questions offer a reference.

When it comes to transit in the Charlotte area, everyone wants "regionalism." But nobody is quite sure how to get there.

The coronavirus pandemic has emptied out uptown Charlotte, as thousands of office workers have been working from home. How will the center city come back once the pandemic ends?