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The reopening of movie theaters and arrival of summer blockbusters are two more signs of a return to normalcy. Two Charlotte movie reviewers share their upcoming must-sees on the big and small screens.

Tensions on City Council remain high over the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, while the disagreement over funding between Mecklenburg County commissioners and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools goes to mediation. Panthers owner David Tepper blows the top off any future stadium. And Gov. Roy Cooper offers more COVID-19 vaccine incentives.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings reflects on his first year on the job – one marked by demands for change in police departments nationwide. We'll take a look at where those efforts stand.

All signs are pointing to economic recovery following the coronavirus pandemic. But those same signs are telling us that recovery is likely to be bumpy. Two economists share their thoughts on what to expect.

Travel is picking up as the coronavirus pandemic recedes, but what will post-COVID travel look like? How will people approach this reacquired freedom, and what is the future of business travel?

The social movement that followed the death of George Floyd last year was global. We were told we were witnessing an inflection point. But has anything really changed?

The U.S. military is weeks away from issuing a long-awaited report on UFOs. UNC Wilmington professor Diana Pasulka explores why we're so fascinated by UFOs and how we try to explain the unexplainable.

Mayor Vi Lyles follows up on what happens next with the Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan since it was passed by City Council. We'll also talk about an entertainment district in the uptown area and transit.

After the experience of the past 16 months, our wires are fried. But medical experts have a narrow interpretation of what it means to be burned out. Dr. Lucy McBride says it's past time to redefine burnout.

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

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are increasing as the delta variant spreads throughout the United States. What does it mean for the pandemic?

A retired U.S. Army brigadier general with a Southern upbringing came to see the heroes of the Confederacy as treasonous. He shares his thoughts on busting the myths of the "lost cause."

On the Local News Roundup: the dispute between Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and the Mecklenburg County Commission has been settled. Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones turns down UNC Chapel Hill’s offer of tenure. And the delta variant becomes dominant.

Shopping habits are changing and that means retailers and shopping malls are going out of business with the loss of thousands of jobs. But what does this mean for Charlotte shoppers?

In the latest installment of WFAE’s health care series The Price We Pay, we take a look at medication costs. Americans spend twice as much on medical care as people in other wealthy countries, and one of the reasons is the high prices of our prescription drugs. We pay, on average, 2 1/2 times for the same medicines. Why? Mike Collins and a panel of experts discuss.

Health care workers on the frontlines of the pandemic are burned out. With patient counts near record levels, what has been and what is likely to be the impact? Health care workers from Charlotte area hospitals share their thoughts.

On the night of Sept 7, a sleeping 3-year-old boy was shot and killed after 150 rounds of bullets were shot into his home, police said. Two days earlier, a 16-year-old also lost his life to gun violence; a 14-year-old was arrested for that homicide. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police suspect these cases are connected and have ties to area high schools. Local activists and violence experts join us to discuss how teens are getting guns, and what can be done to prevent the deadly violence.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board voted this week to maintain a mask mandate in schools, while Lincoln County's school board voted to make masks optional. Union County Public Schools stopped contact tracing and quarantines, but state health officials told the school board there to follow COVID-19 requirements or face possible legal action. Mecklenburg County employees are suspended for noncompliance of COVID testing rules and fear is high at three area schools connected to recent shootings.

The city of Charlotte approves new redistricting maps but leaves Hidden Valley residents upset. There's turmoil in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools surrounding guns and violence and many in the community are blaming superintendent Earnest Winson. Questions we raised last week about Atrium Health’s request for money are also raised at the county commission meeting. And Cam Newton is headed back to Charlotte and the Carolina Panthers.

Americans are more likely to be struck by lightning than to commit voter fraud. But one instance of fraud in a 2018 North Carolina election continues to reverberate nationwide. We discuss a new book about the 2018 race for the 9th Congressional District authored by two Charlotte-area reporters.