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Friday, June 28, 2019On the local news roundup, a decision on gerrymandering from the Supreme Court, the city passes a new noise ordinance, county…

Monday, July 8, 2019African Americans will be a key voting bloc in picking the 2020 Democratic nominee. What are the candidates doing to court their…

Friday, March 17, 2017Roy Cooper delivers his State of the State Address and calls for an HB2 repeal. The GOP responds by blaming the governor for the…

Friday, March 24, 2017Another HB2 repeal proposal comes to the legislature from a candidate for Charlotte mayor as the controversial law turns one-year…

Friday, April 7 2017The NCAA ends its boycott of North Carolina after last week's repeal of HB2. Charlotte's homicide figures continue to rise, now to 27…

Monday, April 10, 2017This year marks the 20th anniversary of one of the biggest robberies in U.S. history: the $17 million "hillbilly heist" at a…

Wednesday, May 3, 2017Our state is second in the nation for installed solar capacity but Duke Energy is pushing for rule changes that advocates say could…

Tuesday, May 9, 2017Popular support for the medical use of marijuana has never been higher, but the Trump administration may have a contrary opinion.…

Wednesday, May 10, 2017The school board hears from Charlotte-Mecklenburg parents about the new student assignment plan. Then, we hear about the city's…

Thursday, May 11 2017Walgreens executive Steve Pemberton has a personal success story of facing seemingly insurmountable odds in the foster care system.…

Tuesday, May 16, 2017The portrayal of teen suicide in the Netflix show “13 Reasons Why” has raised fears it may lead to copycats. Does it cross the line?…

Monday, May 22, 2017Since the firing of James Comey, the words “Watergate” and “Nixonian” have been bandied about. Do these comparisons hold up to…

Wednesday, May 24, 2017On Wednesday night, the CMS School Board will vote on the immensely complex student assignment plan. Prior to that vote, we hear…

Tuesday, May 30, 2017Charlotte has the worst traffic congestion in the state and with 44 people per day moving to town - traffic just keeps getting worse.…

Thursday, June 22, 2017As more drones take flight, more problems arise. Mike Collins looks at drone regulations and confusion among some users about the…

This week in local news, our homicide rate rises to 46 after multiple murders in one night this week. The mayor’s race gains candidates at a forum on…

Tuesday, July 4, 2017On this Independence Day, we revisit a 2014 conversation with NPR's Cokie Roberts, one of public radio's founding mothers, about the…

Wednesday, July 5, 2017North Carolina lawmakers have headed home for the summer, leaving behind a legislative session dominated by vetoes and court…

Tuesday, July 18, 2017The acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, started a national conversation about race and racism that…

Thursday, July 20, 2017If Major League Soccer comes to Charlotte, will parks suffer? Mike Collins talks with parks advocates about their concerns, and…