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Americans with a bachelor’s degree are doing OK, but people without one are getting sicker. Why? We talk with a couple of experts and a medical professional to learn why and how having a higher education can greatly impact your quality of life.

Charlotte Talks host Mike Collins puts Rock Hill and Fort Mill in the spotlight as we continue our series where we talk to the mayors of towns surrounding Charlotte about the challenges they’re facing and what they have to offer.

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations spike in the Charlotte area as health officials beg people to get vaccinated. And after a year of online education for many, state test scores look bad. We'll talk about those stories and more on the Local News Roundup.

It's time to redraw the political districts mandated by new census data. It involves a new congressional district for North Carolina, but, if past is prologue, it will also involve politics.

On the Local News Roundup: It was back to school this week for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, and we go over how it went. COVID-19 continues its rampage as cases rise. Mask mandates go into effect around the region, and a new study gives Charlotte’s transit plan high marks.

Like many cities, Charlotte is divided along racial and socioeconomic lines. Those divisions developed over time, but not necessarily in the time period you might think.

We dig into the intersection of race, class, and food and the contribution of African Americans to what we think of as “American food."

The mayors of Concord, Kannapolis and Salisbury are up next in our series of visits with mayors from towns surrounding Charlotte. We find out how they’re handling the growing pains we’re all feeling and how they fared during the pandemic.

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, we recap area schools' different masking and vaccination policies. And, Charlotte City Council takes the first look at a new nondiscrimination ordinance. These topics and more with Mike Collins and local journalists on the Local News Roundup.

Many of us had started to believe we might be in the clear for the coronavirus. But every day in the last two weeks, the news has gotten worse about the spread of the delta variant of COVID-19. So, how can we get this back under control?

We take a look at Charlotte's white-hot real estate market and the many factors that continue to drive up demand, reducing the city’s housing inventory to a historic low.

In the Local News Roundup: The police shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City was declared “justified.” And the Hornets' lackluster play-in performance would have been helped by borrowing the fireworks on display at City Council.

We check in on the Charlotte-area restaurant scene to understand how the industry made it through the pandemic and the issues that restaurants are facing now that things are opening back up.

Extreme speeding is on the rise in North Carolina but, evidently, fines for that speeding are not. The Charlotte Observer's recent investigation "Death in the Fast Lane" looked at how 92% of drivers caught speeding got breaks in court.

A closer look at the Nikole Hannah-Jones story that has rocked UNC Chapel Hill, and the decade of political muscle-flexing that has shaped decision-making in the University of North Carolina system.

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.

People are quitting their jobs in droves during the pandemic and reconsidering their priorities. Why is this happening? And is quitting smart?

On Monday, the Charlotte City Council is scheduled to vote on a new nondiscrimination ordinance. It would provide legal protection for the LGBTQ community and people who wear natural, textured hairstyles. This has been a long-awaited step after five years without local LGBTQ protections after North Carolina's House Bill 2 prevented it. We take a deeper look to see how the new ordinance could affect Charlotte.

Mayor Vi Lyles follows up the new LGBTQ protections ordinance after it was approved Monday night, as well as her recent comments about mask mandates and the Alternatives to Violence interrupter program.

As theaters reopen for live performances, what can you expect as an audience member? We hear about local plans.