WFAE's, Charlotte Public Radio, Steve Harrison returned to the program to talk about news in the Queen City. This included lower tax assessments for Mecklenburg County golf courses - than for residences. As well as ongoing safety issues for CATS (Charlotte Area Transit System).

Asheville Watchdog veteran reporter, John Boyle discussed his contributions to a series of reports about Downtown Asheville. From drugs to the homeless population and in particular a decrease on the streets by police officers. This is causing concerns for some business owners. At the same time, Asheville Police need more employees

Reporter Kyle Perrotti of Smoky Mountain News joined WNCW after two weeks of court in Macon County, N.C., led to a mistrial in what's known as the Knibbs case. The 2018 case involved a Macon County Deputy who shot Michael Scott Knibbs, who later passed away. Knibbs' family and their attorneys said the shooting was unnecessary. Kyle describes the trial as complicated.

Scott Morgan with South Carolina Public Radio went over his podcast series called "Indebted". South Carolina has the highest share of counties and residents of any state in the nation, in which citizens have debt to be collected. Scott discussed the types of debt that leads to the problem, including medical and student loan

Joining a national trend, the city of Durham, N.C. has been dispatching mental health teams and not police to some 911 calls — with WUNC Reporter Jay Price.

WFAE Public Radio's Steve Harrison, Politics Reporter, returned to More to the Story to discuss some of the hot topics from Charlotte. That included CATS (Charlotte Area Transit System) avoiding a strike by its employees to changes with the Wells Fargo building, located downtown. Steve also talked about Mecklenburg County's property tax revaluation and what to expect

Shelby Harris, representing Carolina Public Press, talked about the latest news and notes on ARPA - The American Rescue Act. Its purpose is to effectively support, especially underserved and rural communities. Just how have different cities and counties spent ARPA funds that were provided from the events caused by Covid-19?

Smoky Mountain News Reporter Holly Kays went over her story, "Marked Absent, From Kindergarten Through College - Men Struggle In School". Across the state and Western North Carolina, Holly talked about evidence showing a significant gap between the academic success of males compared to that of females. The question remains, how far will educational leaders and institutions, as well as political leaders, go to adjust the problem?

WUNC Political Reporter and Capital Bureau Chief, Jeff Tiberii, joined WNCW for a conversation about the North Carolina General Assembly coming back into session to start a new year. As House and Senate members joined back together, Jeff said issues like education, voting maps, abortion, and Medicaid expansion would be some of the biggest things they debate. Another hot-button topic is no doubt Gov. Roy Cooper's current veto power.

It's rare to get to speak with a member of the news media coming off of a trip to war-torn Ukraine, but that's exactly what happened when WNCW sat down with Cory Vaillancourt of Smoky Mountain News. Cory was able to travel to parts of Ukraine before the holidays. The country has been invaded and attacked by Russia for almost one year. The sights and sounds of what Cory experienced make you feel fortunate to be in America.