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Democrats have dominated voter registration in North Carolina for decades. Now the GOP has more voters than Democrats.

Mecklenburg state House member Carla Cunningham and Kevin Canty, McFadden's former deputy chief, filed the petition.

The troubled Sycamore Brewing company is shelving plans for a major new taproom in Cotswold Village. The Charlotte Business Journal reports that the 11,000 square-foot beer garden on Randolph Road has had its lease terminated. Sycamore’s co-founder was arrested last month and charged with sex crimes involving a minor, prompting stores, bars and distributors to dump its beer. The brewery is also closing its South End taproom.

Cunningham has held the District 106 seat in Mecklenburg since 2013.

President Trump has railed against renewable energy — especially wind turbines. But for one county in eastern North Carolina, they’re producing some real economic tailwinds.

On the next Charlotte Talks, Russ Ferguson. You may have seen him on TV recently, announcing the arrest of a Mint Hill man who allegedly planned an ISIS-style New Year’s attack. Ferguson is the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. He has been in that position since March of last year, but was only confirmed by the Senate in December. We spent time with him early in his tenure and now we get an update on what he and his office have been focusing on.

CBD, hemp and other marijuana products legally sold in North Carolina are facing a nationwide ban in November 2026 — one that could tank the multi-billion-dollar industry. North Carolina ranks sixth nationally in the production of hemp-derived products. What does this mean for businesses and consumers?

It took help from around the division, but the Carolina Panthers are headed back to the NFL playoffs for the first time in seven years.

CBD, hemp and other marijuana products legally sold in North Carolina are facing a nationwide ban in November 2026 — one that could tank the multi-billion-dollar industry. North Carolina ranks sixth nationally in the production of hemp-derived products. What does this mean for businesses and consumers?

The FBI stops a planned ISIS-inspired New Year's Eve attack in Mint Hill. The Carolina Panthers are back in the NFL playoffs for the first time in seven years. N.C. now has more registered Republicans than Democrats. The State of N.C. now recognizes only two sexes. Author and former Charlotte Observer reporter Jerry Bledsoe has died at age 84.

Charlotte’s FBI office and other law enforcement agencies say they stopped a potential terrorist attack planned for New Year’s Eve by 18-year-old Mint Hill resident Christian Sturdivant.