Charlotte Mayor Resigns; Hurricane Prep; Brown Jr. Incompetent

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles has announced she will resign just months after winning reelection in a landslide victory, creating a major shakeup in North Carolina’s largest city. In education news, North Carolina teachers say student discipline issues are now their biggest workplace challenge, according to new survey data. Meanwhile, state officials are urging residents to prepare during Hurricane Preparedness Week, emphasizing the importance of emergency plans and supplies ahead of the 2026 season. In legal developments, attorneys for Brown are seeking a hearing and formal finding of incompetence in the federal case tied to the Iryna Zarutska murder investigation.