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Friday, August 30th, 2019Dan Bishop and Dan McCready had their only debate this week, with the special 9th district election just 2 weeks away. RNC…

Monday, January 29, 2018CATS CEO John Lewis shares his "big-idea" plans for the future. Rail to Matthews, Lake Norman and the Airport. Why we need it and…

Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination in 2016 with an ominous promise: “I alone can fix it.” As the 2020…

Friday, July 6, 2018The Queen City is named after Queen Charlotte, wife of England’s King George III. But who was she and why do we have her name? Queen…

The 2040 plan passes — but narrowly, as expected. The first winner is drawn in the million-dollar COVID-19 vaccination lottery. And new numbers show that at-risk students aren’t showing up for summer school at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

Republicans in South Carolina tried to pass a bill banning abortions in the state but failed. A day later, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham proposed federal legislation to ban abortion after 15 weeks. But according to the latest Winthrop Poll, 75% of residents in 11 southern states including the Palmetto State believe a woman should be able to get a legal abortion. We talk about that poll and abortion politics.

Union County wants school to start early in 2023 and the North Carolina House also looks at changing the calendar. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board has its first meeting. And a North Carolina voter fraud investigation turns its attention to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. Those stories and more with Mike Collins and local journalists on the Charlotte Talks local news roundup.

When professional soccer was announced as coming to Charlotte, the question was raised, is Charlotte a soccer city? We now know the answer: yes! As we enter the second half of the Charlotte FC season, some big games are on the schedule. It’s been an uneven season as far as wins, so we take a look at where the team is headed.

Joe Posnanski has set out to chronicle special moments in baseball history. His book, “Why We Love Baseball,” details instances such as Babe Ruth's called shot and the Japanese pitcher who went to extreme lengths to achieve a strikeout record. Posnanski joins guest host Erik Spanberg to discuss those moments and more.

Meals for one should not be a sad or boring affair, says Michelin-starred chef Anita Lo. In her new cookbook, Lo goes beyond bitter greens, blue cheese and monkfish to serve up fun meals for one.

Governor Roy Cooper introduced legislation Tuesday that would not only repeal House Bill 2 in its entirety, but would enact stricter penalties for certain…

One HB 2 related boycott has come to an end. The NCAA announced Tuesday North Carolina can again host championship events. However, the league wrote the…

Athletic conferences don't make much sense anymore. Commentator Frank Deford remarks on how the Big East conference is no longer as big or as east as it used to be.

The platform will include games from the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, WNBA, NASCAR and college sports, including the men's and women's NCAA Tournament, as well as golf, tennis and the FIFA World Cup.

Animal Care and Control on Byrum Drive is running its end-of-year “Season of Second Chances” campaign to help fund medical care for injured or sick shelter animals.

Duke is promoting Nina King to become the school's next athletics director. King will become only the third Black woman working as an athletics director in the Power Five conferences and is the first woman to serve as Duke's athletics director.

A Charlotte Area Transit System bus driver was hospitalized this week after being attacked on the job, police said. This comes just two months after another driver, Ethan Rivera, was shot and killed in what police described as a road rage incident on the job.

The order from the court on Wednesday keeps Trump's prosecution in the Jan. 6 case on hold.

Resident chef Kathy Gunst shares her favorite Passover foods and recipes, from charoset to pavlova to chicken soup.

Charlotte officials are on the hook to raise nearly $37 million for the Democratic National Convention, but so far haven't said how much they've…