Podcast Episodes

Mecklenburg County may rescind its mask mandate: Tuesday, Feb. 15

Episode 9

Wings, nachos, a cold drink, and a big TV to watch the game is what a Super Bowl celebration is made of. 

The Hickory Tavern in Ballantyne is throwing its annual Super Bowl party with an all-you-can-e…

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

Charlotte City Council set to meet to discuss a variety of topics: Monday, Feb. 14

Episode 8

On Monday night, Charlotte City Council is planning to cover a lot of ground from leveraging city-owned land for high-quality affordable housing, to deciding who to give millions of dollars of COVID-…

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

NCDHHS inspection finds Meck Detention Center failed to meet minimum supervision requirements: Friday, Feb. 11

Episode 7

New complaint investigation findings from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services found the Mecklenburg County Detention Center failed to meet minimum supervision requirements.

It c…

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago

Gov. Cooper extends school volunteering policy: Thursday, Feb. 10

Episode 6

Leaders in North Carolina are working to help alleviate the staffing shortages at schools across the state.

Governor Cooper announced Wednesday an extension of the policy, which allows state employees…

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago

CMS considering even bigger retention bonuses for staff members: Tuesday, Feb. 8

Episode 5

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education will meet Tuesday, Feb. 8 to discuss more retention bonuses for employees. 

If approved, bonuses would double to $5,000 for full-time staff members…

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago

Here’s how to get free N95 masks from the government: Thursday, Jan. 20

Episode 511

The Biden administration will begin making 400 million N95 masks available for free to Americans starting next week, now that federal officials are emphasizing their better protection against the omi…

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19 hospitalization record broken in North Carolina: Wednesday, Jan. 19

Episode 510

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported more people were in the hospital for COVID-19 this year than at the same time last year, breaking a record for coronavirus-related …

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago

Black ice makes for dangerous travel in the Carolinas: Tuesday, Jan. 18

Episode 509

The winter storm is gone but we're still dealing with its effects as many roads in the Carolinas are covered by a sheet of ice. Even in areas where the snow melted, black ice is lurking. Richard DeVa…

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago

Winter storm leaves black ice, frigid temps across Carolinas: Monday, Jan. 17

Episode 508

Happy Monday! The Carolinas are hoping to thaw out after a winter storm brought an icy mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain to the Charlotte area this weekend. In fact, we're told the mountains got u…

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago

Winter storm will bring snow, sleet & ice to Charlotte: Friday, Jan. 14

Episode 507

Charlotte is bracing for the biggest winter storm in nearly four years as the Carolinas will be blanketed by snow, ice, sleet and freezing rain this weekend. We start today's show with an update from…

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago