Charlotte City Council

What did voters say in this off-year election where some key local races and the transit referendum were on the ballot? What will those decisions mean for the area’s future? Republican spending in local races was up. Did it make a difference? We look at the outcome of the election and talk with former North Carolina governor and former Charlotte mayor, Pat McCrory, about a host of issues.

Kimberly Owens made history Tuesday, becoming the first Democrat to win the Charlotte City Council District 6 seat.

Charlotte Democratic Mayor Vi Lyles easily won reelection Tuesday, getting 70% of the vote over Republican Terrie Donovan’s 25.8% with nearly all votes reported.

A recent Yale opinion poll showed that not only are Mecklenburg residents worried about climate change, but the majority also believe that local elected officials should do more to address global warming. But do Charlotte’s candidates believe they can make a difference when it comes to the environment and climate change?

In 2014, 61% of Mecklenburg voters rejected a plan to increase the sales tax by a quarter of a penny, from 7.25% to 7.5%. Most of the money would have gone to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

Residents of a mobile home park off Prosperity Church Road in northeast Charlotte could soon have to move, as a developer plans to buy the land and build apartments and stores.

Interim City Attorney Anthony Fox signed a contract extension this summer that pays $28,000 a month for November and December. He will receive that money even if he isn't working.

There's another gerrymander as North Carolina lawmakers say they’ll redraw districts to allow for one more Republican; an outside investigation clears Charlotte City Council of accusations of unethical, immoral or illegal conduct the CEO of LendingTree dies unexpectedly; and the Panthers have a chance at a winning record.

The Charlotte City Council hired the law firm Cranfill Sumner to investigate City Council member Victoria Watlington's comments made in an email.

North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis pushes back on Attorney General Pam Bondi, telling her he’s struggling to make sense of National Guard Deployments. Charlotte hires a new city attorney. Charlotte City Council’s Transportation and Planning Committee opts not to advance part of the process for forming a new transit authority. And a big proposal from Tepper Sports.