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Former Marine and UNC Charlotte student Rob Bates has served on two active duty tours in Afghanistan. This past December he went back, not as a soldier,…

A few weeks ago, Charlotte City Council voted unanimously to give developers a “density bonus” for building workforce housing in affluent parts of the…

In 2012 more than 35,000 domestic violence calls were reported to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. And since 2002 more than 745 domestic…

Is Mayor Foxx headed to Washington as the new Secretary of Transportation? His nomination may mean new leadership for the city. Who might fill his…

When one thinks about coyotes they might imagine the boisterous and rowdy Wile E. coyote playing pranks on that darn roadrunner. But coyotes don’t just…

The Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation works to protect the Catawba-Wateree River Basin's lakes, streams and rivers. The Foundation says that 1.7 million…

When we last spoke with August Turak, he'd just written his thoughts about concepts he learned from visits with Trappist Monks in South Carolina in a…

Many experts predict that China will rise to supremacy across the globe and that it'll become the world's greatest power. Our guest today thinks this is…

Back in the 1950’s the Cold War brought with it elementary school air raid drills, gas masks in many homes, and the rise of a bunker mentality. Recent…

Grammy award-winning jazz and classical musician WyntonMarsalis is internationally known for his trumpet playing and jazz style. He's from a family of…

Southern author Cassandra King has been spinning stories about women in the South for over a decade. Her latest novel, Moonrise, was inspired by Daphne du…

"Tuition Resets." It’s a buzz term in higher education for schools who say they’re responding to students and parents who say they can’t afford college…

There are just a few shopping days left until Christmas, and many people are still on the hunt for that perfect gift for a special loved one. In today’s…

Part One: Russian Ambassador to the US. The Russian Ambassador to the United States was in town last week on behalf of the World Affairs Council. It was…

Joe Delamielleure is a tough guy. Delamielleure spent years in the trenches of the National Football League as an offensive lineman butting heads with…

Debby Irving grew up thinking of herself as someone who didn’t see color. She believed she didn’t have a racist bone in her body but, despite her best…

The popularity of yoga seems to be exploding. An exercise for the body, the mind and, some say, the soul –there were only a few places to practice yoga in…

We haven’t had the chance to sit down with Duke Energy since that unfortunate coal ash spill – where more than 30,000 cubic yards of coal ash were dumped…

Wednesday, August 17, 2014 Opiate use is up nationwide along with opiate overdoses. However, there is another drug that can literally bring those who have…

Thursday, October 30, 20142014 marks the centennial of the opening of one of the seven wonders of the modern world: The Panama Canal. It remains one of…