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A "living museum" will take to the skies out of Concord Regional Airport this weekend. The World War Two-era B-17 named "Liberty Belle" is in the region for tours on the ground and in the air.
WFAE's Simone Orendain took a media tour on the so-called "Flying Fortress."

A "living museum" will take to the skies out of Concord Regional Airport this weekend. The World War Two-era B-17 named "Liberty Belle" is in the region for tours on the ground and in the air.
WFAE's Simone Orendain took a media tour on the so-called "Flying Fortress."

A new book highlights the role soccer played in the lives of young Hispanic immigrants trying to fit-in, in one North Carolina town in the 1990s. The book "A Home on the Field" chronicles the development of the Siler City Jets high school soccer team, and its road to the state championship two years ago. WFAE's Scott Graf had a chance to speak with the book's author, journalist Paul Cuadros.

A national conference designed to help businesses prepare for a pandemic will be held today in the Catawba County city of Conover. International pandemic expert Dr. Michael Osterholm will lead the event. WFAE's Mark Rumsey asked him to define pandemic.

Events in the Charlotte region marked the fifth anniversary of the September 11th attacks. WFAE's Simone Orendain, Craig Fahle and News Intern Janelle Lilley attended commemorations at Queens University and Frazier Park in Charlotte and produced this tribute.

A national conference designed to help businesses prepare for a pandemic will be held today in the Catawba County city of Conover. International pandemic expert Dr. Michael Osterholm will lead the event. WFAE's Mark Rumsey asked him to define pandemic.

Events in the Charlotte region marked the fifth anniversary of the September 11th attacks. WFAE's Simone Orendain, Craig Fahle and News Intern Janelle Lilley attended commemorations at Queens University and Frazier Park in Charlotte and produced this tribute.

With events commemorating the fifth anniversary of the 9-11 tragedy underway nationwide, we thought it important to talk with our local firefighters. WFAE's Craig Fahle spoke with Captain Robert Brisley of the Charlotte Fire Department. He asked about the significance of this day to them.

WFAE commentator Gus Succop wonders: What happens when the next major news story comes along ... pretty often? He's taken a closer look at the news lately and shares these thoughts: