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The Sondheim musical-thriller "Sweeney Todd," blends suspense, dark humor and rich storytelling. It's onstage this weekend at Queens University.

A new report shows that the number of charter schools operating statewide in 2024 dropped for the first time in 15 years, but charter school enrollment continued to rise.

Krista Bokhari wants to finish the last six months of Tariq Bokhari's term. He resigned last month to take a high-level job with the Federal Transit Administration.

The sun’s been working overtime this past week. Now, the city of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County are looking to put that free labor to use. Solar energy can reduce energy bills, but high upfront costs can deter the folks who stand to benefit the most from saving money.

South Carolina isn't a presidential battleground state like its neighbor to the north, but there are still local issues and referenda up for votes, including a statewide referendum on whether voting should be constitutionally restricted to citizens and hundreds of millions of dollars in bond spending.

State regulators accepted Duke Energy’s plan to reduce carbon pollution and meet growing energy demand. But a controversial decision to approve Duke’s request to delay compliance with a key carbon pollution target has drawn criticism from environmental groups.

President Biden’s pardon of his son absolves Hunter Biden of crimes both committed and not yet discovered. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his "On My Mind" commentary, says it’s a sad coda to the Biden legacy.

The Charlotte Office of Sustainability updated the public on new city energy and climate projects during a public meeting at the Innovation Barn. The city is also collecting community feedback on its carbon pollution reduction goals.

An attorney for North Carolina State Controller Linda Combs last week wrote to the Court of Appeals and said that complying with a judge's order to allocate $1.75 billion to address education inequities would force her to violate the state constitution and other laws.

Small earthquakes are still shaking the ground near South Carolina’s capital city. The U.S. Geological Survey says a 1.7-magnitude earthquake happened early Tuesday just east of Elgin. A slightly larger quake occurred eight hours later just a few miles away.

COVID-19 absences among staff have delayed new student enrollment and forced Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to delay its 2022 magnet lottery.

Charlotte Area Transit System's proposed Silver Line light rail corridor could extend from Union County to Gaston County, under a new alignment being unveiled this week.

About 13,300 middle and high school students are returning to Charlotte-Mecklenburg classrooms Monday for the first time since the pandemic closed schools in March. They join more than 44,250 students who returned when elementary and K-8 schools reopened last week.

Attorney Greg Harris tells The Associated Press that he and former acting U.S. Attorney Johnny Gasser have been added to the team that will craft a defense for Trump’s unprecedented second impeachment trial, set for the week of Feb. 8.

Former President Trump held a rally in Johnston County, North Carolina, for Ted Budd and other Republican candidates he has endorsed. The Republican primary for U.S. Senate is testing how far the former president's influence goes.

A South Carolina prisoner scheduled for execution later this month has chosen to die by firing squad rather than in the electric chair.

A federal judge has refused to allow a second group of voters seeking to challenge the candidacy of North Carolina's U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn through a section of the Constitution addressing insurrection from opposing him in court.

The legislative board that screens University of South Carolina trustees is refusing to send chair C. Dorn Smith as well as trustees Thad Westbrook, C. Edward Floyd, John von Lehe and Charles Williams to a May 4 election by the General Assembly.

Senate leader Phil Berger is calling for a second recount in his close Republican primary race with Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page. A machine recount wrapped up Thursday without changing Page's 23-vote lead. But state law allows Berger to seek a hand-to-eye recount of randomly selected ballots, a process that would likely begin next week.

The high court preserved a key provision in Obama's signature health care law. Chief Justice John Roberts' written opinion seems to shut the door on further legal challenges to the law.