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The South Carolina flag is steeped in history and widely considered one of America’s most recognizable. A push to make an "official" version of the design unexpectedly became among the hottest debates of the year after a team of historians suggested imagery for what that flag should look like.

Robert Parris Moses, a civil rights activist who endured beatings and jail while leading Black voter registration drives in the American South during the 1960s and later helped improve minority education in math, has died. He was 86.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is preparing to cope with health and academic challenges when students return Aug. 25. At Tuesday's board meeting officials talked about setbacks from the last disrupted school year and how to encourage vaccination amid a resurgent pandemic.

Anne Springs Close, a conservationist and philanthropist from Fort Mill, died of injuries after she was hit by a falling tree limb. She was 95.

Willie Nelson is 88 years old, but he's still going strong and will be in Charlotte this weekend performing in the Outlaw Music Festival. A Matthews Playhouse performance about the Tulsa massacre of 1921, a book tour by Gabrielle Union, Lysander Piano Trio and an event using food to showcase gentrification are also in this edition of Weekend in Entertainment.

Authorities say a North Carolina man who moved to Chicago was one of the victims of John Wayne Gacy, who was convicted of killing 33 young men and boys in the 1970s. Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said at a news conference Monday that Francis Wayne Alexander would have been 21 or 22 years old when Gacy killed him sometime between early 1976 and early 1977.

In a year that opened with two school shootings, North Carolina officials and national anti-violence experts spoke to a safe schools task force about reducing gun violence.

New census figures released today are shedding light on the latest trends in growth around our region. WFAE's Marshall Terry and The Ledger's Tony Mecia discuss this local business news, and more, on this week's BizWorthy.

Some North Carolina legislators introduced a bill recently to adopt a state hip-hop song. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his "On My Mind" commentary, suggests some other good choices to update the state’s musical playlist.

This Tuesday, marks 250 years since citizens of Mecklenburg County say they became the first American colonists to declare independence from Great Britain. Not everyone believes the story, but that's not stopping the county from celebrating.

Candidates including John McCain, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Donald Trump have all visited the restaurant in the heart of South Carolina's conservative Upstate.

The South Carolina Senate has passed a bill that would outlaw almost all abortions in the state. The 30-13 vote Thursday overcomes years of hurdles thanks to Republican winning new seats in last year’s elections.

Charlotte’s new Major League Soccer team is a hometown hit. Charlotte FC’s first home game broke a MLS attendance record. In other big Carolina sports news, Duke’s Coach K had a disappointing loss in his last home game — against arch-rival UNC, no less.

The Carolina Panthers lose in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs against the Los Angeles Rams.

The renowned trees along Washington, D.C's Tidal Basin were sent as a gift from Japan in 1912. Some of the original trees are still there.

Pro-Palestinian student protesters have occupied a campus building. Electric vehicles are the newest front of competition between the U.S. and China.

The Jones Act restricts which ships can carry goods between U.S. ports. Experts say temporarily lifting the act will do little to affect gas prices.

In this charming TV series, Kevin Kline plays a Shakespearean actor who retreats to his small hometown after a crisis, and gets engaged in an effort to save the local theater.

This season of Love Island USA is making some viewers feel exasperated. Is it a reflection of today's dating scene?

Parents and community volunteers have been seen standing at street corners near schools keeping watch for immigration enforcement while trying to offer a friendly face to students at drop off and dismissal.