The war in the Middle East is playing a role in Davie County’s decision to stop fluoridating its water. Officials say they’re concerned in part about the availability of water-treatment chemicals from an Israeli manufacturer.

Deborah Ross and Valerie Foushee are among the sponsors of federal legislation to boost funding for foreign language programs nationally.

Officials are predicting it will be the most historic series in the track’s 80-year history.

As higher gas prices are pushing riders elsewhere onto buses and trains, Charlotte's ridership continues to stagnate.

The Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority Board voted Wednesday night to move forward with 10 stations on the proposed Red Line commuter rail project to Lake Norman.

Charlotte Douglas International Airport unveiled Wednesday the proposed route for a people mover to connect passengers from a light rail station on Wilkinson Boulevard to the terminal.

In a national lawsuit, parents claimed taking acetaminophen during pregnancy caused their children to develop autism or ADHD. A higher appeals court recently issued a major ruling on how strictly trial judges must vet medical experts and scientific data before a jury is allowed to hear it. Now, federal lawyers have formally flagged that case for the Camp Lejeune judges, hoping to tighten restrictions on what science is allowed at trial.

Remember the Unified Development Ordinance, or UDO? That’s the comprehensive plan that Charlotte leaders adopted three years ago to guide growth. One contentious new rule allows duplexes, triplexes and quadplexes in more places than before. The Charlotte Ledger has an update on just how many of them have been built since City Council adopted the ordinance. The Charlotte Ledger’s Ashley Fahey joined Marshall Terry for our segment, BizWorthy.