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Charlotte-based filmmaker Resita Cox's “Freedom Hill” looks at the intersection of race, history and climate change in America’s oldest Black town.
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City of Charlotte/CMPDThe latest details on the tragic shooting deaths of four law enforcement officers and the injury of four others in an incident that unfolded Monday in east Charlotte. -
Wikimedia/CommonsWe preview some of the items the legislature will be grappling with in their short session. That includes education funding, immigration, and what to do with a budget surplus.
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LOCAL NEWS
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The Justice Department is expected to propose a new, lower classification for marijuana that would lessen restrictions on the drug. But there's another review process to come. -
A state Senate committee has approved legislation to force sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigration agents. -
Police arrested more than two dozen protesters who refused to leave an encampment. The group call themselves the UNC-Chapel Hill Gaza Solidarity Encampment and are calling for an end to the war in Gaza. -
WFAE's Gwendolyn Glenn talks to sportswriter Mike Kaye about how the Carolina Panthers and players from the Carolinas fared in the 2024 NFL draft. -
“Democrats can point to shiny objects. Those are not going to be things that win elections. It will be one-on-one conversations with friends, neighbors, people we go to church with.” said Jason Simmons, chair of the N.C. GOP. -
A summit held over the weekend in Charlotte focused on supporting and uplifting teachers of color. The event provided an opportunity for educators to exchange ideas, network and learn about different teaching methods.
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This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Pete Candler. He comes from a storied Southern family—one of his ancestors founded Coca-Cola—but Pete has written a new book about the secrets in his family’s history, and in the South’s history as well. -
This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson convenes a panel of three experts on Charlotte for his second SouthBound Live event about the future of the city. This time we’re talking about affordable housing, equity, and what we can learn from the city’s history.
Get behind-the-scenes insight and analysis about what’s happening in local and statewide politics from political reporter Steve Harrison.
- The team behind WFAE’s 'Fractured' series wins 2024 Gracie Award
- WFAE hires Zachary Turner as climate reporter
- 'Landslide' podcast traces the roots of our political divide
- WFAE launches 'NewsWorthy,' a new daily podcast to help you keep up with Charlotte news
- WFAE/La Noticia reporter Kayla Young wins national awards
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