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Classes are out at CMS for the summer, but tensions over education policy and administration linger. Superintendent Dr. Crystal Hill was put...

Fewer than 6% of American physicians identify as Black, but census data show roughly 12% of the U.S. population is Black. Some experts say t...

Food has always been a means to connect with others, but recent studies show Americans are spending more time dining alone. Social connectio...

Social prescribing is changing how health care is traditionally thought of by linking patients to community-based activities to address stre...

CMS Superintendent Crystal Hill is placed on leave, facing an investigation into how the district is run. Monroe City Council votes to rever...

On the next Charlotte Talks, a story of the courage and tenacity it sometimes takes to open doors. It’s a story set in 1950, before Martin L...

North Carolina’s outdoor industry continues to grow and contributed nearly $18 billion to the state’s economy in 2024. We explore what’s beh...

The Civil War was the deadliest conflict in American history. Yet more than 160 years later, its legacy is still being written, and one hist...

The Civil War was the deadliest conflict in American history. Yet more than 160 years later, its legacy is still being written, and one hist...

For the first time in nearly 20 years, professional women’s basketball has returned to the Queen City. The head coach of the Charlotte Crown...

Charlotte City Council approves a moratorium on data centers and decides to use a property tax increase to fund raises for some city officia...

Over 12% of North Carolinians were living in poverty in 2024. However, a new report finds a much larger group in North Carolina still strugg...

For more than a century, the Outer Banks has been acclaimed as the birthplace of flight — but what if it was also the birthplace of the wire...

As the city grows, getting around has become increasingly challenging. Efforts to relieve congestion on I-77 recently came to a halt when le...

Black family reunions are often remembered for cookouts, family photos and matching shirts, but the centuries-long tradition runs much deepe...

Charlotte is now accepting applications for mayor. Meanwhile, Mecklenburg County leaders testified before the House Oversight Committee in R...

Millions of bison once roamed North America, from Alaska to North Carolina. After being hunted to near extinction, fewer than 1,000 were lef...

Proposed plans to reduce toxic chemicals in North Carolina’s waterways face pushback from the public because some argue they don’t do enough...

Moshe Gildenman was a civic leader and musician in a small Ukrainian town until — one day in 1942 — Nazis murdered 2,000 Jews in his village...

North Carolina has become a major player in the booming weight-loss drug industry, helping drive the next generation of medications like Oze...