Gwendolyn Glenn
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Duke beats UNC and a second NC State student sues alleging sexual abuse
North Carolina falls to Duke in the Blue Devils’ first rivalry game under Jon Scheyer. Steve Wilks interviews with the San Francisco 49ers. And a second former NC State student athlete files a lawsuit against the school, alleging sexual abuse from the school’s former director of sports medicine. → Read More
Upcoming exhibition at The Mint Museum to showcase Picasso landscapes
The Mint Museum’s upcoming exhibition “Picasso Landscapes: Out of Bounds” will feature more than 40 paintings by the Spanish artist, as well as historical materials. → Read More
What’s next for the Panthers and interim coach Steve Wilks?
The Carolina Panthers triumph over the New Orleans Saints with a last-second field goal. Former UNC quarterback Sam Howell showed out with the Washington Commanders in a beatdown over the Dallas Cowboys. Charlotte FC’s Christian Fuchs is retiring from the pitch, but staying on as an assistant coach. And Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest on the field sparks conversations about safety… → Read More
Few answers in Moore County more than a week after substation attacks
Ten days after two electrical substations in central North Carolina were knocked out by gunfire, there are still more questions than answers about the incident. The outage left about 45,000 customers without power, some for as long as five days → Read More
Panthers could go to the playoffs, and basketball loses a local legend
The Carolina Panthers won their first away game in more than a year on Sunday when they beat the Seattle Seahawks, 30-24. And NBA champion and former Charlotte Bobcats head coach Paul Silas passed away this weekend at 79. → Read More
SC power plant under more federal scrutiny after backup generator failure in January
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is scrutinizing the V.C. Summer Power Plant in South Carolina more closely after it determined problems with a backup generator had not been properly identified and repaired by plant officials. → Read More
Panthers QB woes continue, 49ers land new football coach and the grass vs. turf debate
The Panthers' offense was nowhere to be found with Baker Mayfield back as starting quarterback. UNC Charlotte finds a new football coach in Michigan’s Biff Poggi. And the NFL Players Association is asking clubs to replace artificial turf with natural grass. → Read More
Baker Mayfield to start next game; Tepper's real estate company settles Rock Hill suit
With PJ Walker injured, Baker Mayfield gets another shot Sunday. The Charlotte Hornets continue their losing skid. And a David Tepper real estate company settles a lawsuit with the city of Rock Hill, pending court approval. → Read More
After 40 years in business, Anntony's Caribbean Café to close last location
WFAE's Gwendolyn Glenn pays owner Tony Martin a visit to look back on his life and career. → Read More
What to know about the new COVID-19 boosters as we head into the winter months
Dr. Susan Kansagra, director of the North Carolina Division of Public Health, joins Gwendolyn Glenn for a coronavirus update. → Read More
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools names its Principal of the Year
Danielle Belton, principal at Paw Creek Elementary, is the 2022-2023 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Principal of the Year. → Read More
Atrium Health's Violence Intervention program aims to curb youth violence
The program begins in an unexpected place — the emergency room. → Read More
North Carolina's Nicholas Sparks talks his new book 'Dreamland'
"Dreamland" is longtime New Bern resident Nicholas Spark's twenty-third novel. → Read More
HBCU football programs garnering more attention, talent
Football programs at historically Black colleges and universities are enjoying more media attention these days. It's still not a lot compared to majority colleges and universities, but it’s increasing. Media deals are being secured, and some HBCUs are attracting top-notch coaches and players. → Read More
Historic Brattonsville event honors the lives of those enslaved on the former plantation
This year's event will put the descendants of those enslaved on the plantation in conversation with the descendants of the white plantation owners for the first time. → Read More
Battle of the QBs for Panthers and Tar Heels, national cornhole championship in Rock Hill, and more
With training camp for the Carolina Panthers starting last week, all eyes are on quarterbacks Sam Darnold and Baker Mayfield. And in Chapel Hill, a former Myers Park star could be the starting quarterback for the Tar Heels this season. A look at those stories and more, this week in Time Out for Sports. → Read More
The country's new poet laureate has NC connections
This week, award-winning poet Ada Limón was named the nation’s 24th poet laureate by the Library of Congress. Limón, a Latina of Mexican-American descent lives in Lexington, Kentucky and teaches at Queens University in Charlotte in the school’s Masters of Fine Arts Latin America program. → Read More
Invasive spotted lanternfly found in North Carolina for the first time
The insects are known to feed on over 100 species of plants, including agricultural, ornamental and native species. → Read More
The Panthers have a new offensive coordinator
In this week’s Time Out for Sports: The Carolina Panthers hire Ben McAdoo as offensive coordinator, Johnson C. Smith hires Maurice Flowers as football coach and several Charlotte-area athletes are inducted into sports halls of fame. → Read More
After Panthers fall to Buffalo, speculation turns to next season's Carolina quarterbacks
The Panthers are in a rut after yet another loss, this time to the Buffalo Bills. Off the field, COVID-19 is making its presence felt yet again with the new omicron variant. And South Carolina State University won the Cricket Celebration Bowl. → Read More