Elvis Menayese

A ceremony in uptown Charlotte on Friday marked a Juneteenth celebration with the opening of a newly renovated space aimed at fostering entrepreneurship and creativity.

Hundreds of people gathered at Matthews Social House for a World Cup watch party, filling the downtown venue with color, music and celebrations of traditional dances — one of the World Cup events drawing fans from different nations across Charlotte during the global competition.

To prepare for their first World Cup since 1998, Scotland has turned to Charlotte FC facilities. The local team's facilities have been decorated with the Scotland badge and colors.

A film festival coming to Charlotte this week provides opportunities for high school girls to display their creative sides.

Black residents in Mecklenburg County continue to be disproportionately affected by HIV, despite advances in treating the disease. In 2024, Black residents accounted for about 60% of new cases. In part one of a two-part series, WFAE explores some of the reasons behind the disparities and the challenges faced by those living with HIV.

Over the past few years, HIV cases have disproportionately affected Black residents, who accounted for twice as many new cases as their share of the population.

Charlotte will host its first Major League Soccer All-Star Game after the World Cup this month, a milestone that supporters say reflects the city's growing reputation as a soccer destination.

For people living with vision loss, a smartphone or computer can be a gateway to independence — or a source of frustration. A program offered at Lions Services in east Charlotte aims to make sure it's the former.

Lions Services is expanding its Charlotte-based program designed to help people who are visually impaired learn how to use technology and better navigate daily life.

Demolition is underway on a historic west Charlotte building that served as a gathering place for African Americans for decades beginning in the 1940s.