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California's Democratic Governor Gavin Newson is touring right-leaning counties in South Carolina on Tuesday and Wednesday, part of an effort to reach out to voters ahead of the 2028 presidential election.

The Charlotte Area Transit System has shut down the North Mecklenburg Village Rider and the Davidson Shuttle as it transitions those areas to CATS Micro, the on-demand public shared ride service. CATS is offering a second round of free rides on Micro through July 13. This is the first of 19 total microtransit zones planned for the county.

Central Piedmont Community College has received a $474,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to expand its Artificial Intelligence (AI) associate degree program, a step the college says will help meet Charlotte's growing demand for AI-skilled workers. CPCC says AI roles are growing in Charlotte at twice the national average.

Gov. Josh Stein is scheduled to visit Alamance County on Tuesday morning to survey damage from Tropical Storm Chantal. The storm, which made landfall Sunday in South Carolina as a tropical storm, brought heavy rain to central North Carolina, with areas in Alamance, Orange, Durham and Chatham counties seeing the most precipitation.

Mosquito-eating bats eat nearly their entire body weight in insects every night, but bats are under threat of extinction. We look at efforts to reverse the trend.

CMPD arrests 15, seizes 10 guns on July 4. Johnson C. Smith University placed on probation by its accrediting agency. Monroe Mayor Robert Burns faces a no-confidence vote. CATS begins transitioning to CATS Micro in North Mecklenburg County. The rise and fall of Tiawana Brown.

A state investigation. Ethics complaints. And a sudden resignation. Greensboro City Council has a lot on its plate ahead of Tuesday's meeting.

In North Carolina, Trump's "big, beautiful bill" is likely to have a big impact on everything from Medicaid expansion and food stamps to the 2026 Senate election and state politics. NC Newsroom's Adam Wagner joined WFAE's Marshall Terry to discuss.

Charlotte's Johnson C. Smith University has been placed on probation by its accrediting agency, citing concerns over the school’s financial oversight.

In his first sit-down interview as Mecklenburg County manager, Michael Bryant joins WFAE to discuss the challenges ahead, including threats to federal funding, the upcoming sales tax referendum for transit and the long-stalled Brooklyn Village redevelopment.

Tiawana Brown became the first formerly incarcerated person to the elected to the Charlotte City Council in 2023. But her hard-won redemption story may be upended. She and her two adult daughters were indicted in May for wire fraud and wire fraud conspiracy, related to COVID-era relief loans they obtained.

Candidate filing for Charlotte City Council begins Monday. All 11 council seats, the Charlotte mayor’s seat, and six Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board seats will be on the ballot. The mayor has not yet announced whether she will seek reelection, and one council member is under federal indictment but says she plans to run. We look at what to expect during the short campaign filing window.