News

Lake Norman Chamber Considers A Position On School Bond Package

By • 23 hours ago

On Monday, Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce members will decided whether to take a position on the nearly $1 billion bond plan for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Opposition to the November bond referendum is strong in the northern part of the county where many residents think they are being slighted.

Hotel Controversy Hits Davidson

By • Sep 22, 2017
Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce

Some residents in Davidson have taken to social media to express opposition to a four-story hotel being built on Griffith Street, near I-77. They say the project is too close to two schools and predict it will attract crime and pose a threat to school children and nearby residents.

22 Charged In Concord Heroin Operation

By • Sep 21, 2017
Drug Enforcement Agency

A several-months-long investigation of a heroin ring in Concord resulted in warrants being issued for 22 people Wednesday. According to Concord police, 17 people have been arrested and five are still at large, as of this afternoon. 

Review Says CMPD 'Acted Appropriately' In Protests, But Needs Improvement

By • Sep 21, 2017
Police in riot gear march down Trade Street toward the Omni Hotel during protests Sept. 21, 2016, after the killing of Keith Lamont Scott.
David Boraks / WFAE

CMPD and the City of Charlotte say they're studying a consultant's recommendations for changes in police training, transparency and other policies. Those came in a report from The Police Foundation of Washington, D.C., hired by the city after demonstrations following the fatal police shooting of a black man last year. 

CMPD Arrest Man In Charlotte's 66th Homicide Of The Year

By • Sep 21, 2017

Police have arrested and charged a man with a homicide that happened Wednesday night in northeast Charlotte. 

WFAE Forum: Debating Police Shootings And Inequality A Year After Keith Scott

By • Sep 21, 2017
All the panelists joined a Q&A in the second hour of the forum "Unrest in the Queen City: One Year Later" at Spirit Square.
Erin Keever / WFAE

A year after the killing of Keith Scott, Charlotte is still debating both police shootings and the social and economic inequality that led to a week of protests. Just how well CMPD and the city are doing was the question Wednesday night during a two-hour Charlotte Talks Public Conversation at Spirit Square in uptown Charlotte.

Duke To Spend $30M For Battery Storage Systems In Western NC

By • Sep 21, 2017
Duke already has installed large battery systems elsewhere, like this one at a wind farm in Texas.
Duke Energy

Duke Energy plans to install its first two large-scale battery storage units in 2019 in western North Carolina.  A nine-megawatt battery system will be installed in Asheville and a four-megawatt system is planned in Hot Springs, in Madison County.

Family, Friends, Neighbors Remember Keith Scott And Justin Carr At Candlelight Vigil

By • Sep 20, 2017
Nick de la Canal / WFAE

A candlelight vigil was held Wednesday night to mark one year since the police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott, which ignited days of volatile protests in Charlotte and exposed deep divisions between minorities and the city's police force.

Scott's Widow Revisits The Scene Of The Shooting One Year Later

By • Sep 20, 2017
Nick de la Canal / WFAE

The widow of Keith Lamont Scott, who was fatally shot one year ago, revisited the site of the shooting Wednesday. Rakeyia Scott was accompanied to the north Charlotte apartment complex on Lexington Circle by an attorney and family members, including Scott's children and four-month-old grandchild.

Standing several feet away from where her husband was shot last year, Scott told reporters that the past year had been a year of grieving.

Report: N.C. Would Lose Federal Dollars Under Graham-Cassidy Health Care Bill

By • Sep 20, 2017

Under the newest health care bill which could come to a vote next week, some states including North Carolina stand to lose a lot of federal dollars. That’s according to one of the leading health care consulting groups. It attributes the loss to spending limits on Medicaid and changes in federal subsidies for people buying coverage on the health insurance exchanges.

Pages