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Friday, Nov. 6, 2020. The latest on a surprising and lingering election. No violence was reported at election locations but there was one arrest. Charlotte’s three bond referenda coast to victory and we get a COVID-19 update.

Was it pollsters who whiffed, or the media who built up expectations ahead of Election Day?

Mayor Vi Lyles shares her thoughts on recent Charlotte City Council decisions, including Eastland Mall redevelopment, the reopening of South Tryon at the Black Lives Matter mural, and much more.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board has approved plans to allow in-person classes starting Monday, Feb. 15. We sit down with parents, a teacher and a CMS board member to discuss.

On the February installment of "Mike and the Mayor," Vi Lyles discusses the latest on the proposed transportation sales tax increase, work on a nondiscrimination ordinance and the pushback City Council has received over the Greg Phipps appointment.

While the coronavirus pandemic has devastated America, its impact has been disproportionate. Black Americans are almost three times as likely to die from COVID-19 as white Americans. Nonetheless, polls show many Black Americans are hesitant to take a vaccine. We look at why so many Americans are skeptical and what is being done to rebuild that trust.

America’s tug of war over what’s true is as old as the republic itself — and shows no signs of letting up. Historian and author Sophia Rosenfeld looks at the relationship between democracy and truth.

We’ve invited several independent bookstore owners in the Charlotte area to fill us in on some books you might consider adding to your summer reading list.

We use WFAE’s 40th anniversary to reminisce about the most impactful events, ideas and people who have shaped Charlotte since we signed on in 1981.

To kick off this summer's series of conversations with town mayors from around the region, we sit down with the mayors of Huntersville, Cornelius and Davidson to talk about growth, the way they work together and about how the pandemic impacted their towns.

Critical race theory is something that has come up in different conversations surrounding education and politics, but what exactly does it mean in practice?

The Mecklenburg County Park And Recreation director gives an update on everything from funding to Latta Plantation and the controversy around a planned Juneteenth event that led to the historic site losing its funding and then being closed indefinitely.

The Brood X cicadas are coming out in swarms across the U.S. for the first time in 17 years.

Successful Charlotte author and most well-known forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs stops by for a visit.

This week on “Charlotte Talks,” we’re going to continue to take a deeper look at WFAE’s health care series The Price We Pay and ask these questions: Why do we spend so much on care, and could hospital price transparency help with these costs?

Why we don’t seem to share any common ground when it comes to agreeing on the causes of the Civil War or the meaning or fate of Confederate monuments.

The Center for Public Integrity recently found that Black students and students with disabilities are more likely to be referred to law enforcement.

Can religion and science coexist? Former Gov. James Martin thinks so. His book "Revelation Through Science," which looks at the relationship between religion and science, has recently been revised. He talks about how faith and science can support one another and how religion and politics have affected science research.

Most people agree that 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.

On the Local News Roundup: COVID-19 cases rise along with clusters in area schools. Union County sticks with its optional mask policy and a 3-year-old is a victim of gun violence in Charlotte.