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In 2019, the results of the 2018 9th District congressional race were voided due to voting fraud — a local scandal that made national headlines. This month, a new audio series from the makers of the acclaimed “Serial” podcast release “The Improvement Association,” an investigation into the race. We sit down with the project’s lead reporter to understand why the lessons from Bladen County are still reverberating across the nation.

Grocery store workers were recognized as essential front-line workers when the pandemic hit, but there have long been risks in the grocery business. Benjamin Lore's book "The Secret Life of Groceries" explores the unseen side of the food supply chain.This program originally aired Oct. 15, 2020

Baseball is back in Charlotte this week. After a year away due to COVID-19, guest host Erik Spanberg will catch up with leaders from the Charlotte Knights, the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers and the Gastonia Honey Hunters on the return of baseball.

Politicians and corporate America have been at odds recently, particularly over Republican-backed voting restrictions in Georgia and elsewhere. But it's hardly a new conflict. We take a look at corporate activism and its impact.

As oceans rise and storms intensify, coastlines worldwide are feeling the creeping impact of climate change. But North Carolina’s Outer Banks are particularly vulnerable, and local leaders are proposing drastic measures to save their beaches.

The homicides of two transgender women in Charlotte and moves in state legislatures around the country viewed as anti-trans have increased the pressures faced by that community. We take a closer look.

Charlotte is allocating nearly $6 million to house 75 former "Tent City" residents for a year. We will learn how the money will be used and what more needs to be done to help combat homelessness in Charlotte.

Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts in the death of George Floyd. Police officers are rarely convicted for their involvement in deadly encounters with civilians. We get local reaction to the verdict.

This week marks 50 years since the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in the Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education case that required an end to school segregation in the area. We take a look back at the aftermath of that decision and its reversal.

A guilty verdict in Minnesota reverberates in Charlotte. North Carolina's COVID-19 mandates on gatherings could be on the way out, while fewer people in the Charlotte area getting a COVID vaccine. And a compromise is floated for Charlotte's 2040 Plan. Guest host Erik Spanberg and our roundtable of reporters look at those stories and more.

A recent report found there have been nearly 3,800 instances of discrimination against Asians in the past year. In the wake of the massage parlor shootings in Atlanta last week, we speak with a North Carolina state senator about his plan to file the Hate Crimes Prevention Act as we look at the rise of Asian American hate crimes across the nation.

We're sitting down with Charlotte-area faith leaders to discuss how they have been doing amid the pandemic. We ask about their plans for the future, and how they've kept their congregation's faiths high while social distancing.

Gov. Cooper announced a dimmer switch approach to reopening, but the lights are getting brighter. In Charlotte, opposition is mounting to the city's 2040 plan, so the mayor postpones a City Council vote. We'll talk about those stories and more on the Local News Roundup.

We get reaction to the Charlotte City Council’s proposal to directly fund the arts and establish an organization to carry out that plan. We'll hear from four potential recipients to talk about that and the state of the arts in Charlotte.

Spring is here, and considering the increased interest in gardening during the pandemic, we meet with experts to answer your questions.

Most people agree, our collective civics education is somewhat lacking. Ed Hagenstein is working to remedy that. We learn some of the most important terms in politics today.

More people are becoming eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, but do you have the persistence and finesse it sometimes takes to get an appointment for the shot? Local reaction to the killings this week in Atlanta. The legislature attempts to limit the governor's emergency powers, and local arrests in the riot at the Capitol.

Throughout most of the year, uptown Charlotte was a ghost town. We're going to ask a few experts if our center city will ever return to how it was before the pandemic? And how did businesses fare throughout this whole ordeal?

In the past week, there has been "discussions" about a North Carolina "vaccine passport" by Gov. Roy Cooper, and an extension for the statewide eviction moratorium. More people are eligible for the vaccine, and Robinhood is coming to Charlotte. Guest host Erik Spanberg has those stories and more on the Local News Roundup.

Charlotte's real estate market is as hot as a firecracker. Inventory is low. Demand is high and so are prices — and there’s no end in sight.