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After more than a year of working from home, employees are starting to be summoned back to the office. Are they happy about that? What are companies doing to make the transition easier?

With the conviction of Derek Chauvin last month in the death of George Floyd, some experts suggest we are in a new era of police accountability. But questions linger as police shootings continue — we look at the future of policing and police accountability in North Carolina and beyond.

Guest host Erik Spanberg and our roundtable of reporters look at the week's top stories, including a Charlotte City Council member's apology for comments about the 2040 plan, and new doubts about reaching herd immunity to COVID-19.

Reaching "herd immunity," or a critical mass of vaccinated people, would be considered by many to end the pandemic. But arriving at that number appears to be less and less likely. With a recent decline in vaccination rates in the U.S. and a rise of infections in many places abroad, we look at our journey toward herd immunity — and what might happen if we fall short.

We follow up on the first installment of WFAE’s health care series, “The Price We Pay.” Join us for a deeper dive into the question of why American health outcomes are so poor despite health care’s high prices.

We're talking about the latest on the situation in Afghanistan, the new bipartisan infrastructure bill, learning how the census data will affect North Carolina's redistricting and reviewing President Biden's administration.

On the Local News Roundup: CMS discusses how students should report sexual assaults and harassment. Census Data is released. City Council approves a nondiscrimination ordinance, and the delta variant of COVID-19 continues its rampage as case numbers rise again.

It’s back to the classroom for students and teachers as Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and surrounding districts head back to school. We'll talk about what to expect this school year as the pandemic drags on.

Worry over our planet’s future is causing many of us stress, anxiety and even grief. We talk with mental health professionals and others about how to turn that "climate anxiety" into action.

Charlotte Football Club is set to play its first game next year. We talk about what is happening in the lead-up to Charlotte FC’s debut.

On the Local News Roundup: There's a new mask mandate for all of Mecklenburg County, as well as mask requirements for several area schools just in time for the new school year — and Gov. Roy Cooper urges North Carolinians to get vaccinated.

The U.S. spends twice as much on medical care per person than other wealthy countries, but health outcomes remain poor. We look at what Congress can, and can't, do to improve the nation's healthcare.

On the Local News Roundup: months after being suspended following complaints from students and parents about how allegations of sexual assault have been handled, the principal at Myers Park High School is reassigned. Charlotte City Council takes its first look at what will be a topic of conversation for many months — the Unified Development Ordinance — and the rate of nursing home staff vaccinations are reportedly low.

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles stops in for her monthly visit with Charlotte Talks to catch up on all things Charlotte, including the Unified Development Ordinance, Charlotte redistricting, our new nondiscrimination ordinance and more.

Two major bills, an infrastructure and social policy package, are currently working their way through Congress. What would these “once-in-a-generation" investments mean for North Carolina and the country as a whole?

A Charlotte-based investigative reporter for USA Today sits down with host Mike Collins and others to outline his findings on what he calls America’s broken Section 8 housing system — especially in the Southeast and in Charlotte.

WFAE’s series “The Price We Pay” examines why Americans spend more on medical care than those in other wealthy countries, despite getting worse results. On this episode, we sit down with health policy experts to understand the costs, benefits and sustainability of employer-sponsored health insurance — a system that provides health care for hundreds of millions of Americans and their families.

A geyser of water disrupts service in most of Charlotte. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools begins the work of drawing school board voting districts. And COVID-19 vaccines for kids 5 to 11 are just weeks away. Our roundtable of reporters fills us in on those and other stories on the Local News Roundup.

For many American families, child care is a necessity, as children make up 22% of the U.S. population. But the cost can be prohibitively expensive, forcing some parents to choose between paying for child care or quitting their jobs. We sit down with local and national experts to look at the impact of child care on everything from gender roles to the national economy.

To get into the Halloween spirit, local storytellers share some ghost stories and other sordid tales from Charlotte and North Carolina's history. Plus, meet the host of the hit podcast and TV show “Lore,” which reveals the dark historical tales behind many of our modern-day superstitions.