WFAE Local Content
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WFAE, PBS FRONTLINE and Firelight Media present the "Fractured" documentary. The film highlights the two-year investigation and radio broadcast series on the mental health system in North Carolina. A conversation with some of the participants from the film follows the screening.
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Charlotte City Council considers another change to the 2040 plan and moves ahead with plans for a Hornets practice facility. And Pineville approves a controversial substation. Those stories and more.
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During the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn to sunset — and focus on giving. They often break their fast with a community meal that includes an appeal to help those in need. A group in Charlotte that helps resettle refugees decided to make that request in a more compelling way this year.
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A Supreme Court ruling creates confusion about which NC wetlands are actually protected. NC drivers hit the state's electric vehicle registration goal early. Ally Financial names new CEO. Charlotte Shout! festival kicks off in uptown. A Charlotte group that works with refugees takes a slightly different path for Ramadan.
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The Alliance for Women and Media revealed winners of the 49th annual Gracie Awards on Thursday, and two WFAE journalists were honored for a major series published last year.
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It's Sweet 16 time for the NCAA basketball tournament, and four men's teams and three women's teams from the Carolinas are competing. WFAE's Gwendolyn Glenn sat down with Charlotte Observer sportswriter Langston Wertz, Jr. to discuss these ACC teams playing strong in the tournament at a time when the ACC has been called a weak conference.
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In his first visit to Charlotte since securing the Democratic nomination for governor, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein convened a news conference Wednesday to lay out his and other Democrats' efforts to fight the distribution of fentanyl.
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Fake news is a phrase that's enveloped our politics over the last decade. A recent Ipsos poll found most people, regardless of ideology, blame social media, cable news and politicians for its rise. As for what qualifies as fake news, it depends on who you ask. We’ll examine the evolving role fake news and misinformation play in our society, how they're influencing this year's election, and how they impact the future.
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CMPD and DA's office investigate a lab analyst. NC Attorney General visits Charlotte and calls for more resources to fight fentanyl. Davidson Board of Commissioners has a new member. Panthers sign a local favorite. BizWorthy looks at Charlotte's Unified Development Ordinance.
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The plan to build denser housing in single-family neighborhoods as part of Charlotte’s new Unified Development Ordinance may be getting walked back. City staff this week recommended only allowing new triplexes on corner lots rather than anywhere in those neighborhoods. This story, and others, on this week's BizWorthy.
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A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department lab analyst is under investigation after the department found irregularities in a recently conducted “biological analysis.”
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Charlotte Mayor Pro Tem Dante Anderson joined other Charlotte leaders in praising the standards’ public health, environmental, and economic benefits for North Carolina.