Mecklenburg County

North Carolina's constitution still includes outdated language from a literacy test used to disenfranchise Black voters. Rep. Terry Brown, D-Mecklenburg, is leading a bipartisan group of lawmakers calling for a constitutional amendment.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools unveiled plans Thursday to help link teachers to affordable housing. Administrators say the effort will help recruit and retain teachers amid statewide shortages.

North Carolina's charter school enrollment is booming, but nine of 12 schools approved to open this August have postponed because of trouble finding buildings and recruiting students.

The ACC’s claim was filed in Mecklenburg County, the same court where it preemptively sued Florida State in December. FSU was the first school to try to sue its way out of the conference.

Mecklenburg Commissioner Pat Cotham is up for reelection this year. It's the first time a Cotham has been on the ballot since Pat Cotham's daughter, Tricia Cotham, left the Democratic Party for the Republican Party.

New redistricting lines for the state legislature will mean few swing districts in November’s general election — most districts strongly favor either Democrats or Republicans. In some of those districts, the action will be taking place in the March primary.

The father of Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley has died in an explosion that destroyed the NFL player’s home and left another person injured. First responders who were called to the house around midnight found one victim alive leaving the collapsed structure.

Republicans state lawmakers have overridden Democratic Governor Roy Cooper's veto of the 'Parents Bill of Rights.' The bill would bar instruction on gender identity, sexuality or sexuality in elementary schools and would require schools to notify a parent if their child changes their name or pronouns.

The state Senate on Tuesday approved a ban on hormone therapy, puberty blockers and surgeries that is more stringent than what the House recently passed.

The system developed and being implemented by Tyler Technologies is being blamed for wrongful arrests and unlawful detentions.