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Brothers Ryan Stamey and Anthony Brummett — better known as Robyn O'Ladies and Charlotte Douglas — have turned a raunchy Christmas drag show into a beloved holiday hit.

On the local news roundup Democrats close in on even more congressional upsets in North Carolina, a Union County lawmaker plans to introduce legislation to break up Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools as the board says it will take a look at how it's been operating, and the Carolina Panthers are on a losing streak, but stay near the top of the division

Natural gas plant zoning narrowly wins approval in Davidson County as opponents raise concerns about land use, emissions, data centers.

Charlotte Douglas International Airport is adding Alaska Airlines as its ninth domestic airline.Starting June 10, 2027, the carrier will offer daily nonstop flights between Charlotte and Seattle aboard a Boeing 737.

The McColl Center marks 100 years of its uptown building this Saturday. The celebration will feature "The Heart Series" by Colombian artist Edwin Gil.

Former South Carolina Governor David Beasley has had a storied political career on both local and international stages. In August, he launched Breaking Bread Together, a national movement designed to bridge cultural, religious, and political divides in America. We sit down with Beasley to discuss civility in politics.

Former South Carolina Governor David Beasley has had a storied political career on both local and international stages. In August, he launched Breaking Bread Together, a national movement designed to bridge cultural, religious, and political divides in America. We sit down with Beasley to discuss civility in politics.

Gov. Josh Stein will pardon two turkeys Thursday during the state's annual Thanksgiving event with the North Carolina Poultry Federation and Butterball.The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Executive Mansion in Raleigh.North Carolina produced 1.1 billion pounds of turkey last year, the most by weight of any state in the country.Minnesota leads the nation in the number of individual turkeys produced, with more than 33 million in 2025. North Carolina ranked second with 28 million turkeys.

Some Charlotte residents are turning to the courts to try and restrict the building of duplexes and triplexes in their neighborhoods. Under the city’s new development rules, those multifamily units are allowed to be built in areas previously zoned only for single-family homes. City leaders adopted the new rules three years ago to guide Charlotte’s growth and encourage more density. For more, we turn to Ashley Fahey of The Charlotte Ledger for our segment, BizWorthy.

A law that eliminated North Carolina’s interim climate target accounted for 17% of Duke Energy earnings per share increase in 2026, according to Duke’s most recent earnings report. But Duke says the difference comes from a different part of the law — and that the effect on earnings will be “neutral” in the long run.

A Veterans Day ceremony in Mount Pleasant on Wednesday honored local military veterans and highlighted their sacrifices.

A Union County lawmaker plans to introduce a bill that would break up the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools system, according to one CMS school board member who confirmed the news.