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The Charlotte Hornets opened their seven-game homestand Tuesday night with a decisive win over the Miami Heat. Charlotte pulled away in the fourth quarter behind LaMelo Ball’s 30-point, 13-assist performance.

Social media posts suggest an increase in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement traffic stops over the past few weeks in the Charlotte region.

Elections officials start recounting ballots in the N.C. Senate race between Phil Berger and Sam Page. Bank of America reaches a settlement with a victim of Jeffrey Epstein. UNC Charlotte fires men's basketball coach Aaron Fearne. Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper donates $250,000 to UNC Charlotte to support women's athletics.

The Royals will play their first-ever Division I NCAA Tournament game when they take on No. 2 seed Purdue in the first round. To talk more about how Queens got to this big moment, the school’s Director of Athletics, Cherie Swarthout, joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry.

The Charlotte International Dance Film Festival will take place this weekend and spotlight different cultures, experiences and dance traditions. The two-day event aims to convene dancers, producers and community members to experience a range of stories through the arts.

With the North Carolina primary over and done, get ready for the campaign leading to November. Get ready for a blizzard of advertising, particularly in the race for U.S. Senate. It is likely to be the most expensive Senate race in the country, with about half a billion dollars expected to be spent. In a world where people are entrenched in their ideologies, how do you convincingly use that money?

After the threat of severe weather closed Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools on Monday, the district says it still doesn’t plan to use any make-up days or reschedule missed instructional time.

Math I was the focus of last week’s CMS school board meeting, giving us the latest look at progress toward the goal.

Middle and high school basketball players from North and South Carolina recently gathered at the historic Second Ward High School Gymnasium in uptown Charlotte for a showcase that blended competition and education.

UNC Charlotte has parted ways with men’s basketball coach Aaron Fearne, marking the first major decision by new Charlotte 49ers Athletic Director Kevin White.

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein is in western North Carolina this week for a visit focused on rural issues. On Monday, he held a roundtable in the town of Marion with more than a dozen local business, government and nonprofit leaders. Several participants said housing remains a crucial challenge in their communities.

Queens University’s men’s basketball team will face the Purdue Boilermakers on Friday in the Royals’ first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament.