Many COVID-19 cases can be mild, but for some, the symptoms never fully disappear. As more Americans are battling "long COVID," we sit down with an author to discuss her new book and how "long COVID" plays into America's complex relationship with chronic illness.

Mecklenburg County joins other jurisdictions in changing mask requirements. The first draft in a redraw for maps for North Carolina congressional districts is released. And the newly appointed head of the Mayor’s Racial Equity Initiative steps down but controversy continues.

Mecklenburg County Health Director Raynard Washington joins the program to discuss his masking decision, and we explore what has been described as confusing CDC guidance on COVID-19.

Mecklenburg County Health Director Raynard Washington joins the program to discuss his masking decision, and we explore what has been described as confusing CDC guidance on COVID-19.

As the omicron variant has become the dominant strain of COVID-19 worldwide, some experts suggest we are reaching the endemic stage of the virus. We discuss endemicity and how the U.S. might learn to manage, rather than eliminate, COVID-19.

Since the pandemic began, theaters nationwide have struggled to stay afloat. We speak with local and national experts about the ongoing impact of the pandemic on the arts industry and how they have adapted in Charlotte and throughout the country.

COVID-19 continues to be a big story at the beginning of 2022. The new year also brings new a gerrymandering case to court. We also remember the attack on the U.S. Capitol one year ago this week.

Tens of millions of infections and hundreds of thousands of deaths from COVID-19 have ravaged the U.S. Why was the nation so unprepared for a pandemic? And what must be done to prevent catastrophe should another pandemic arise?

On the local news roundup, Jeff Jackson ends his campaign for U.S. Senate. Fear and frustration at the CMS school board meeting over guns in schools. Exotic animals are banned in Charlotte, and the Omicron variant reaches North Carolina. Those stories and more.

Tens of millions of infections and hundreds of thousands of deaths from COVID-19 have ravaged the U.S. Why was the nation so unprepared for a pandemic? And what must be done to prevent catastrophe should another pandemic arise?