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One of the nicest men in baseball, the Minnesota Twins All-Star outfielder Kirby Puckett is being forced to retire because of fading eyesight. Minnesota Public Radio's William Willcoxsin reports.

A coalition of community activists and attorneys held a protest Friday to demand the release of certain inmates and an end to arrests by Charlotte police…

http://66.225.205.104/AT20120126.mp3 Gary Puckett's 1971 pickup truck. For nearly 80 years, Puckett's Farm Equipment has been a staple in north…

http://66.225.205.104/AT20120126.mp3 Gary Puckett's 1971 pickup truck. For nearly 80 years, Puckett's Farm Equipment has been a staple in north…

Mecklenburg County Commissioner Jim Puckett said he believes the health department has a culture problem. He said on WFAE’s Charlotte Talks the delayed…

Mecklenburg County commissioners joined several local town boards Tuesday night in asking the North Carolina Department of Transportation to delay its…

The construction of new schools in Matthews, Mint Hill, Huntersville, and Cornelius would effectively stop under a policy the Charlotte-Mecklenburg…

A Confederate monument and a confrontation at a local ice cream shop in Gastonia brought people out to protest this week. A lot was happening Thursday on…

North Carolina Democrats made a big change: They rejected Bobbie Richardson, 73, as state party chair in favor of 25-year-old Anderson Clayton. Does her record stand up to scrutiny?

Representatives of Carolinas-based organizations focused on police reform said some portions of the Democratic Party platform were necessary and relevant…

Mecklenburg Sheriff Garry McFadden said Friday that Thursday’s confrontation between his deputies and demonstrators outside the jail, which resulted in 43…

This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to North Carolina author Kristy Woodson Harvey, whose 11th novel, “A Happier Life,” comes out next week. They talk about her new book, how she stays inspired, and how her career started with a squash that looked like Elvis.

Monday, April 15, 2019A new approach to bail in Mecklenburg County hopes to reverse a system that overly penalized the poor by keeping them behind bars…

Danquirs Franklin was remembered as a father, a friend, an author, and a man passionate about comics at a candlelight vigil Thursday, attended by family…

Six jail employees have been fired this year after being accused of crimes, and a report from The Charlotte Observer alleges staff violations in the deaths of two inmates. However, commissioners say the incidents prove the sheriff's commitment to accountability.

As we close this chapter on 2020, WFAE wanted to highlight a few of the many powerful voices we have heard from our community this year.