Charlotte Talks With Mike Collins

We sit down with tribal members and advocates for Native Americans to discuss how the American Indian community has fared during the coronavirus pandemic.

The city of Charlotte approves new redistricting maps but leaves Hidden Valley residents upset. There's turmoil in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools surrounding guns and violence and many in the community are blaming superintendent Earnest Winson. Questions we raised last week about Atrium Health’s request for money are also raised at the county commission meeting. And Cam Newton is headed back to Charlotte and the Carolina Panthers.

The city of Charlotte approves new redistricting maps but leaves Hidden Valley residents upset. There's turmoil in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools surrounding guns and violence and many in the community are blaming superintendent Earnest Winson. Questions we raised last week about Atrium Health’s request for money are also raised at the county commission meeting. And Cam Newton is headed back to Charlotte and the Carolina Panthers.

WFAE’s series, “The Price We Pay,” analyzes why Americans spend excessively on health care while still getting lackluster results. For the final episode of the series, we look at how new technologies aim to improve care and reduce costs across the board.

Gayle Jessup White grew up hearing the lore that her family descended from our country’s third president, Thomas Jefferson, and from enslaved families. She's worked to uncover her family’s legacy and shares the story.

Have you developed some unexplainable bad habits during the pandemic like procrastination, stress-eating, even endless scrolling on the Internet? One neuroscientist said it could be connected to anxiety and he tells us how to break the cycle.

The National Rifle Association is perhaps the most powerful gun rights organization in the country. But it now faces a lawsuit that could dissolve the group altogether. We speak with an investigative reporter to learn about the slow decline of the NRA and what the future of gun rights in America might look like without it.

On the Local News Roundup: Mike Collins recaps the lesser-known Mecklenburg County races from this week’s election day. Mask mandates get a second look in Mecklenburg. Vaccines for kids 5 to 11 have been approved and are on their way. And guns found at Huntersville's Hopewell High School prompts discussion among CMS leaders about security.

How the city of Charlotte became the city it is today and the impact our history still has on contemporary residents.

How the city of Charlotte became the city it is today and the impact our history still has on contemporary residents.