Charlotte's Job and Career Readiness Training program aims to train 1,500 youths in essential workplace skills, with sessions in local schools from Oct 7-28.

Union County promotes Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, educating the community on the hazards of lead, especially to children and pregnant women, and advising prevention and testing.

A screening of "Repairing the World," a film about the Tree of Life synagogue attack, was held by the U.S. Attorney's Office in North Carolina as part of "United Against Hate" Week.

The South Carolina AG's Office found no criminal wrongdoing by Tepper Sports in the failed Rock Hill Panthers practice facility project involving taxpayer money.

The U.S. Attorney's Office educated the public on voting rights and how to report election crimes at a forum with election boards at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Charlotte.

Mecklenburg County leaders approved a sales tax increase to fund transportation projects like the Red Line commuter train, now pending state legislative approval and a 2025 public referendum.

NC military and overseas voters will receive absentee ballots starting September 20, aligning with UOCAVA laws for the 2024 election. Delays removed the We The People party from ballots, affecting the wider absentee ballot mail-out schedule.

The NC State Board of Elections appealed to the Supreme Court against an order to remove Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from ballots, citing major logistical and cost issues.

Donald Trump addresses the FOP in Charlotte, reinforcing his law-and-order stance, amid scrutiny over his support for January 6 rioters and previous police endorsements.

Charlotte City Council voted to buy disused railroad tracks from Norfolk Southern for $91 million, advancing the Red Line commuter project & pushing for a transit sales tax hike.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suing the North Carolina Board of Elections to remove his name from the 2024 ballot, claiming it violates election law and his free speech rights.

North Carolina's "Booze It & Lose It" campaign has started, increasing patrols to deter impaired driving through September 8, with a focus on public safety during Labor Day celebrations.

Hopewell High School's Principal Pratt is suspended without explanation just days before school starts, with Mike Turner filling in temporarily. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools remain silent on the suspension's reasons.