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Thursday, October 9, 2014Rick Najera calls himself "almost white,” which is his way of saying he’s Latino. As a performer, he noticed that Hispanics are…

Wednesday, October 22, 2014NPR’s Michel Martin brings her new series of live programs, NPR Presents, to Charlotte next week and joins us in advance to…

Wednesday, November 19th, 2014 Coal ash is controversial and so is the North Carolina Coal Ash Commission. That body was sworn in last Friday, and in…

9:00, Tuesday, December 23, 2014Think you know everything about Charlotte? Well, no matter how long you’ve lived here, you may have some things to learn.…

9:00, Monday, January 12, 20153D printing is coming into its own as manufacturers and individuals find more uses for it. NASA astronauts have printed out…

9:00, Wednesday, February 18, 2015After years of war, military veterans are returning home in need of myriad services. North Carolina is home to 800,000…

The world has always had “flashpoints,” hot spots where clashes over politics boil over. These conflicts can be momentary or can lead to war that…

While working as a transit advocate in Washington, D.C., author Ben Ross wondered why almost every new development or transit line was resisted by both…

Again this year, the legislative session has been a busy one with lawmakers tackling sales tax redistribution, religious freedom proposals, economic…

This week, former General David Petraeus comes to Charlotte to be sentenced for his role in making classified information available to his biographer. His…

Middle East conflicts, the rise of ISIS and the wooing by the Islamic State of young people in the U.S. and around the world is certainly cause for…

The two biggest NASCAR races of the year take place in May at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Fans from all over the country are here to see some of the best…

People have been getting tattoos almost from the beginning of time. But until recently, they were the province of a small subset of the population. Today,…

Drones have moved from combat zones into the civilian arena and in North Carolina, our skies are so filled with them that Governor McCrory signed new…

Block By Block: WFAE's series about Charlotte area neighborhoodsThey say two things are certain in life: death and taxes. Let’s add a third: growth. And…

Summer is synonymous with big Hollywood movies. This year, more of them are headed to a theater near you, films like Mad Max, Ant-Man, the first…

View image | gettyimages.comSociety and medicine have changed substantially in the last 50 years. Fifty years ago, doctors smoked, sometimes while…

At the turn of the Twentieth Century, there were over 7 thousand seed varieties available to farmers and gardeners. Today, 94 percent of those seeds are…

North Carolina MiscellanyCharlotte has come a long way since George Washington called it a “Trifling Place.” So has the state of North Carolina. The…

Kathy Reichs is famous internationally, not just for her crime novels featuring Temperance Brennan - a fictional character, but who is a forensic…