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Print media may be going through some tough times as the result of the digital age but that doesn’t mean people have stopped reading the news. New…

Several years ago, we did a program on Moore Place, an apartment designed and built to house the homeless. It was controversial at the time but a new…

"Tuition Resets." It’s a buzz term in higher education for schools who say they’re responding to students and parents who say they can’t afford college…

The City of Charlotte was awarded a grant from Smart Growth America to host a community dialogue regarding Smart Growth concepts and challenges. Through…

DKMS is thrilled to invite you to the 2nd Annual Queen City Saves Lives at The Music Yard at Southbound this September! Our goal is to raise awareness and inspire the Charlotte community to join the fight against blood cancer and disorders. This special event will feature an evening of live music, mouth-watering food, refreshing drinks, thrilling raffles, and engaging activities—all aimed at supporting a life-saving cause. We hope to bring together individuals, families, and organizations to celebrate and support the strength and courage of those battling these diseases. By attending, you’ll be contributing to our mission of finding matching donors for patients in need. Let’s come together as a community, enjoy a fantastic night out, and make a real difference in the lives of those who need it most!

For the last several Mondays, planned protests have been happening at the North Carolina General Assembly and resulting in hundreds of arrests. These…

1:05 a.m. The State Board of Elections says it may order a recount of the Supreme Court race between Cheri Beasley and Mike Robinson. The margin between…

After South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem's daughter was denied a real estate appraiser's license in the state, an official overseeing that program says she was forced into early retirement.

As Charlotte grows, so too do surrounding towns and cities. Small farming communities or sleepy textile mill towns have transformed into independent,…

Using original illustrations, archival documents and handwritten text, Rachel Marie-Crane Williams memorializes one black woman, and 10 men, who were killed by white residents in Georgia in 1918.

Voters will head to the polls on Sept. 10 to decide who will represent North Carolina's 9th District in Congress. For Charlotte voters, it's also the…

The city of Charlotte held a primary Tuesday for mayor and City Council. Here are the results, including for at-large positions, District 3 and 4, and Mayor Vi Lyles' reelection campaign.

Rat and human lives have long intersected, but there's relatively little research about them. Thanks to advances in genomics and paleoarcheology, a lot more study may be on the horizon.

On this episode of SouthBound we talk with Dolph Ramseur, who grew up on a dirt road in Concord, North Carolina, trying to keep from having to work in the…

Authorities are investigating what caused a freight train hauling crude oil to derail and explode into flames. The rail cars that ruptured were newer tankers designed to be more puncture resistant.

In honor of NPR's 50th birthday, we asked listeners who reached that milestone for some life advice. Hundreds answered.

The state's House impeached Jason Ravnsborg over a 2020 fatal crash in which he initially told authorities he thought he had struck a deer or another large animal.

Over the summer we put a call out to hear your version of the Charlotte Talks theme song. The response was impressive and overwhelming. Thank you for…

What good’s an education if you don’t know how to apply what you’ve learned to the real world? It’s a question being raised by those who say that American…

After years of building McMansions, American home buyers appear to want to downsize, some of them, significantly so. Some are gravitating toward Tiny…