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Reality Check
NC Reality Check reflects the Charlotte Observer’s commitment to holding those in power to account, shining a light on public issues that affect our local readers and illuminating the stories that sets the Charlotte region apart. Email realitycheck@charlotteobserver.com
Elections
NC Republicans promised to expand voting access. Here’s what the data shows.
Updated August 27, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Education
School bus switch irks Cabarrus parents who learned days before half-mile hike
Updated August 24, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Education
For thousands of Charlotte teens, school starts at 7:15. But does it have to?
Updated August 26, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Local
One year after Iryna Zarutska’s death, riders can feel change on the Blue Line
Updated August 30, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Know Your 704
Flies, ‘foodborne illness risk factors:’ Charlotte-area restaurant earns ‘B’
August 21, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Politics & Government
Steele Creek has waited 4 years for a traffic light. What’s taking so long?
Updated August 21, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Opinion
How do you prove you went to the office? Inside Charlotte’s banking ‘badge wars’
August 19, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Education
‘Wait for children to fail.’ NC parents say schools leave special needs kids behind
Updated August 19, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Education
Why App State took 11 years to act on professor’s sexual misconduct allegations
August 18, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Crime & Courts
Is uptown Charlotte safe? What the numbers — and people who live there — tell us
Updated August 18, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Business
Novant Health secures approval for $324M hospital in the Charlotte region
Updated August 18, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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