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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools increases the number of days of in-person learning for students, but what does that mean for the rest of this year? Gov. Roy Cooper and state lawmakers agree on a compromise to reopen schools across the state. Fewer people are getting COVID-19 tests, so cases reported are dropping — but that hurts in predicting any future upticks. And we get an update on the former residents of "Tent City."

Schools in multiple area counties receive numerous bomb threats resulting in lockdowns and a promise to prosecute the perpetrator or perpetrators. Unruly behavior at Carowinds results in a chaperone rule. Actors Theatre is set to close its doors for good. Gaston County Schools continues to have payroll problems. And CATS drivers vote on a new contract.

Charlotte’s immigration court, which serves North and South Carolina, is among the busiest in the country. To ensure work continues, those courts remain open during the government shutdown and dozens of new judges have been sworn in, some with little to no immigration law experience. This follows firings of previous judges by the Trump administration. We take a look at our immigration court and its trials in tribulations.

Nearly 20 years after the Charlotte Sting disbanded, the Queen City buzzes again with talk of women’s basketball. We discuss the latest developments and the potential for more women’s basketball coming to Charlotte.

A new bill — The Women’s Safety and Protection Act — is under consideration in the state Senate, which would require individuals to use restrooms in public schools and some government-funded buildings based on the sex listed on their birth certificates. It would also restrict other rights. We look at the bill and hear from those in favor and those against.

In Silicon Valley, there is a group referred to as the PayPal Mafia — the founders and employees of PayPal who later started their own successful tech companies. In Charlotte, we have the Passport Mafia which springs from a company called Passport, which provided employees with experience in building a business and helped birth more than a dozen startups. Is Charlotte an entrepreneur’s kind of place?

People all over the world celebrate Hanukkah by lighting candles on the menorah and feasting on fried foods.

On the fifth episode of the Work It Podcast, we’ll get you out of your house and into the homes of other Charlotteans by introducing you to a carpet installer, web designer and realtor.

Monday's WNBA Draft is the latest jewel in the crown of Bueckers, the 6-foot guard who barely a week ago led her UConn Huskies to their first national championship in a decade.

In the Seattle suburb of SeaTac, supporters of a ballot initiative implementing a $15 hourly minimum wage are declaring victory. The measure would benefit some 6,300 workers in the travel and hospitality industries around Seattle's main international airport.

The federal gas tax that's supposed to pay for the nation's highways doesn't bring in enough money. But Congress hasn't raised the tax in more than 20 years and isn't likely to do so now.

The gifted Puerto Rican rapper visits Alt.Latino to discuss history, music, culture and politics. And, of course, he plays a generous assortment of music to put his past and present in context.

Music critic Ernesto Lechner and Alt.Latino host Jasmine Garsd spin some records they listen to when they aren't playing Latin Alternative. The mix includes classic salsa, reggaeton, prog rock, cumbia, samba and much more.

Ring in the new year with celebratory sounds from around the world.

About 2,300 more North Carolina families were just notified their kids will get private-school vouchers for 2024. But about 56,000 could be denied Opportunity Scholarships unless the General Assembly approves more money.

http://66.225.205.104/CT20120808.mp3Entering Middle School It's no secret that something changes when kids enter Middle School. Developmentally,…

The recent shootings of two more African-American men by police combined with the shootings of police by an African-American man in Dallas have put the…

Thursday, November 6, 2014Twenty-nine-year-old Brittany Maynard put a young face on the right-to-die movement. Diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer, she…

Tuesday, October 20In this society of economic haves and have nots there is another divide that is worrisome: the digital divide. High speed access to the…

Harriet Brown's daughter was diagnosed with anorexia at age 14 and nearly died because of it. At 4-foot-11 and weighing 71 pounds, she saw herself as fat.…