Charlotte City Council

Residents of a mobile home park off Prosperity Church Road in northeast Charlotte could soon have to move, as a developer plans to buy the land and build apartments and stores.

Interim City Attorney Anthony Fox signed a contract extension this summer that pays $28,000 a month for November and December. He will receive that money even if he isn't working.

There's another gerrymander as North Carolina lawmakers say they’ll redraw districts to allow for one more Republican; an outside investigation clears Charlotte City Council of accusations of unethical, immoral or illegal conduct the CEO of LendingTree dies unexpectedly; and the Panthers have a chance at a winning record.

The Charlotte City Council hired the law firm Cranfill Sumner to investigate City Council member Victoria Watlington's comments made in an email.

North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis pushes back on Attorney General Pam Bondi, telling her he’s struggling to make sense of National Guard Deployments. Charlotte hires a new city attorney. Charlotte City Council’s Transportation and Planning Committee opts not to advance part of the process for forming a new transit authority. And a big proposal from Tepper Sports.

The city of Charlotte is keeping an eye on budget talks in Washington, D.C. about federal housing vouchers. Director of Housing & Neighborhood Services Rebecca Hefner told City Council on Monday that earlier threats from the Trump administration this year to cancel housing vouchers haven’t come to pass, but Charlotte can’t get complacent.

Queens and Elon universities announce plans to merge, Mecklenburg County Commissioners approve agreements to create a new MTC if voters approve a transit tax, Congress plans to hold a hearing on crime here in Charlotte following the murder of a Ukrainian refugee on the Blue Line, and Charlotte FC aims to make history this weekend.

Charlotte City Council member Marjorie Molina conceded her loss in the District 5 Democratic primary to challenger J.D. Mazuera Arias, after a recount this week confirmed he beat her by 34 votes. In a video posted Thursday, she thanked her supporters and said the outcome is clear.

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles on Tuesday easily won the Democratic primary, getting 71% of the vote against four opponents. That’s a rout. But the results also showed some softening of support compared to her three previous primaries, when she got 85%, 84% and 87%.