If You Had the Choice, Would You Choose Free House Cleaning Or Gas For A Year
Lower prices may soon be coming to a pump near you. President Joe Biden is set to release millions of barrels of oil from the national reserve to combat high gas prices.
White House Offering More Aid For Winter Heat, Utility Bills
The Biden administration is helping to distribute several billion dollars in aid for winter heating and utility bills.
With Positivity Rate Increasing, Mecklenburg Co. Mask Mandate Will Remain In Place
Mecklenburg County will remain under an indoor mask mandate. It comes as the county's COVID percent positive rate rises above five percent again.
NC Gov. Cooper Says He'll Sign 2-Year Budget Bill Into Law
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper says he'll sign the legislatureβs final two-year budget bill into law once it reaches his desk.
Gov Hopeful Cunningham Would Suspend South Carolina Gas Tax
A Democrat seeking to become South Carolinaβs next governor has a plan to suspend the stateβs gas tax, easing the cost of pumping up as pandemic-related supply shortages drive gas prices nationally to record highs.
City Of Charlotte Renames 3 More Streets Connected To Confederacy
The City of Charlotte announced on Friday that three additional city street names with ties to the Confederacy or slave owners will be renamed.
Biden Bill Would Give Local News Outlets "Shot In The Arm"
President Joe Bidenβs $1.85 trillion social spending bill includes a provision that, if it becomes law, would mark the first time the federal government has offered targeted support to local news organizations.
More Turn To Abortion Pills By Mail, With Legality Uncertain
COVID-19 and state abortion restrictions like a near-ban that took effect in Texas in September have people with unwanted pregnancies increasingly considering getting abortion pills by mail.
Governor Cooper Grants Charlotte Man Pardon Of Innocence After He Spent 26 Years In Prison
Governor Roy Cooper granted a pardon of innocence Friday for a Charlotte man who spent 26 years in prison for a murder he did not commit.
Biden-Xi Set Virtual Summit For Monday To Discuss Tensions
The White House says President Joe Biden and Chinaβs Xi Jinping will hold their much-anticipated virtual summit on Monday evening.
Big Bird Backlash: Vax Lands Even Muppet In Political Flap
In 1972, Big Bird lined up on `Sesame Street' to receive a measles vaccine as part of a campaign to get more youngsters inoculated against the disease.
Debate Over Explicit Memoir Becomes A Focus Of GOP Gov Races
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Wednesday released a letter calling on Superintendent Molly Spearman to perform a systemic review of βinappropriateβ materials in the stateβs schools.
Biden Announces Plan To ID, Treat Vets' Ills From Toxic Air
President Joe Biden is using his first Veterans Day in office to announce an effort to better understand, identify and treat medical conditions suffered by troops deployed to toxic environments.
Charlotte Council Approves New Voting Maps; 16 Precincts Impacted
The Charlotte city council approved new voting maps at its business meeting on Monday. The move likely leading to a legal challenge from several residents in the Hidden Valley neighborhood.
S.C. House To Release Its Redistricting Maps; Senate's Are Out
South Carolina voters should have an idea by the end of this week what both their state Senate and House districts will look like when they go to the polls next year.
Biden Vaccine Mandates Face First Test With Federal Workers
About 4 million federal workers, from FBI agents to Bureau of Prisons guards to U.S. Food and Drug Administration workers, are to be vaccinated by Nov. 22 under the presidentβs executive order aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus. And some resistant workers are digging in, filing lawsuits and protesting what they say is unfair overreach by the White House.
Hidden Valley Residents Sue Charlotte City Council Over Proposed Redistricting Maps
Hidden Valley residents have filed lawsuits against the city of Charlotte. They claim the proposed redistricting maps are unconstitutional and racially biased.Β
11 States File Suit Against Biden's Business Vaccine Mandate
The attorneys general of 11 states have filed a lawsuit challenging a vaccine mandate for employers issued by President Joe Biden's administration.
EXPLAINER: So Much Buzz, But What Is Critical Race Theory?
Critical race theory has become a lightning rod for Republicans and an issue in the Virginia governor's race. But what exactly is it?
Youngkin's Virginia Win Jolts Democrats, Tight Race In NJ
Republican Glenn Youngkin has won Virginiaβs governorβs race, a major political turnabout in a state that had been trending increasingly blue.
