A Look At I-485's Past, Future Development
If you're trying to get a head start on the Labor Day weekend, you know by now that just getting home - or getting out of town - can be a challenge. I-485 isn't much fun at rush hour, especially on the southern end. It's been 22 years since construction began on the 67-mile outerbelt. And I-485 planners did not envision the road as it is today.
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CHA Tries To Evict Resident Commissioner
A resident member of the Charlotte Housing Authority is facing eviction. Lucille Puckett has served on the CHA commission since last December. CHA spokeswoman Deborah Clark says the agency began eviction proceedings against Puckett because she met with someone at her home in Dillehay Courts who was banned from CHA properties.
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Philanthropists And Businesses Unite To Help CMS
Charlotte philanthropists, business and community leaders will soon begin studying how to best help Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools with contributions. They're forming a committee called the CMS Investment Group to come up with a model to boost the graduation rate and narrow the achievement gap between white and minority students.
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Evacuations Underway In Advance Of Earl
Mandatory evacuations are now underway off Ocracoke and Hatteras Islands as Hurricane Earl makes its way toward the North Carolina coast. The National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane warning this morning for the Outer Banks. Hurricane warnings are issued when tropical-force winds are expected within 36 hours. Emergency officials have said coastal residents from North Carolina to Maine should be prepared to evacuate.
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PGA Championship Will Come To Quail Hollow
Quail Hollow in south Charlotte long known as a stop on the PGA tour has an even bigger tournament coming to it. That's the PGA Championship. WFAE's Lisa Miller has more:
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Quail Hollow: A Course Made For The PGA Championship
Quail Hollow in south Charlotte will host the PGA Championship in 2017. It's an honor the club has been working toward for the past thirteen years. In 1997, Quail Hollow chose to redesign the course so that it could challenge the world's top pros and accommodate the crowds a major tournament could bring. WFAE's Lisa Miller has more:
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Financial Crisis Panel To Scrutinize Wachovia
A panel investigating the cause of the financial crisis turns its attention on Wachovia today. Former CEO Bob Steel has been summoned to appear before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission in Washington. WFAE's Julie Rose reports:
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Belk Foundation Puts Focus On Education
Recently, the Belk Foundation announced it will focus solely on education initiatives. Foundation chair Katie Belk Morris spoke to WFAE's Scott Graf to explain why.
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Charlotte Muslims Reach Out To Community
Consider for a moment all of the high profile news stories in just the last ten months related to the Muslim community. The shootings at Fort Hood. The Christmas Day attempt to blow up a plane. Charlotte Congresswoman Sue Myrick wrote the foreword to a controversial new book called "Muslim Mafia." Meanwhile a young Muslim man living in Charlotte started a blog promoting terrorism. And now, a very divisive debate rages about the proposed Islamic center and mosque in lower Manhattan. WFAE's Julie Rose found all of those incidents seem to have brought Charlotte's Muslim community to a crossroads
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Matthews And Davidson Libraries To Open On Mondays
Library branches in Davidson and Matthews will soon be open an extra day a week thanks to volunteers. WFAE's Lisa Miller has more
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Restaurants Can Welcome Pets To Patio
Dogs and cats have long been banished from restaurants in North Carolina. But the state rules are changing and beginning this week restaurants will have the option of allowing pets in outdoor dining areas, provided they're on a leash. WFAE's Lisa Miller has more:
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Nuclear Fuel Facility In SC Moves Ahead
Nuclear regulators gave key approval to a facility under construction on South Carolina that will convert left-over plutonium from the country's nuclear weapons program into fuel for power plants. WFAE's Julie Rose reports on what comes next:
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City, County Create First Committee to Coordinate Homeless Response
Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx today announced the formation of a new community advisory group that will bridge the divide between the city's responsibility for building affordable housing and the county's role in providing social service support to those in need.
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Davidson President Tom Ross To Head UNC System
The President of Davidson College Tom Ross will soon head the University of North Carolina system. WFAE's Lisa Miller has more:
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