Charlotte at Six

As fair season gets rolling, Mark Garrison gets you informed about all the best eats at this year’s North Carolina State Fair!

Many different things draw people to the local fair: rides, games, live music and especially food. Mark Garrison met with one newcomer to the fair food game who is watering mouths with delicious dishes at the North Carolina State Fair this year.

Today Mecklenburg Co. Sheriff Garry McFadden announced that his office will no longer be pulling drivers over for minor violations. Tonight on Charlotte at Six Mark Garrison details the reasoning Sheriff McFadden gave for the change as well as why CMPD isn’t expecting to follow suit.

As Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Florida today, people in and out of the state find themselves stuck. Mark Garrison talks with Floridians camping out at Charlotte Motor Speedway to avoid the storm as well as his own son, who is hunkering down with his family at a shut-down Disney World.  

There have been 84 murders in Charlotte this year at the time of this post. On this National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims, CMPD had a special ceremony. Mark Garrison talks with a grieving mom about how she thinks the problem should be addressed.

Ever heard of a ghost sign? Mark Garrison hadn’t either! So he caught up with a couple of Charlotteans whose passion is chasing down these windows into the past that display the history of American business.

Cabarrus Country School Board is trying to come up with a policy to give parents input over books their kids are exposed to. Mark Garrison speaks with school board member Laura Blackwell about where the controversy stands today.

On Tuesday protestors will ask the EPA to investigate Duke’s handling of coal ash and all the cancer cases on Lake Norman.

Mark Garrison reports on a Huntersville boy who was attacked by a bull shark in the Florida Keys — but never lost his faith and even began singing worship songs as he awaited treatment.

Police Chief Johnny Jennings tells City Council that his department couldn’t handle all of the calls from media — but we want to know why that means CMPD is now refusing to cooperate with reporters.