Stories or packages of stories for which I’ve been the primary editor.
In some of Charlotte’s most affluent neighborhoods, income emerges as school fault line
South Charlotte contains the city’s most affluent neighborhoods, the “wedge” in the city’s crescent and wedge pattern. Ensuring CMS maintains socioeconomic diversity in those high schools is the latest flashpoint in parents’ fight for where their kids go to school.
NC jail inmate says headache became brain injury. His lawsuit isn’t the only one
Rowan County inmate David Ryan Wood begged for help. Medical staff wouldn’t see him, even after a weeklong headache, he wrote in a grievance on Aug. 1, 2021. If a nurse was available 24/7, why hadn’t he seen her? It was typical, according to a federal lawsuit filed on Wood’s behalf. Read more here about his and other lawsuits.
CATS fired an employee for 2022 train derailment. He says there were warning signs
As much of our competition in Charlotte focused on incremental, turn-of-the-screw-type reporting, we followed a tip to break exclusive news behind a passenger train derailment. Read more here.
Battleground districts near Charlotte and Raleigh could decide abortion’s future in NC
How the state’s battleground district elections could shake out, whether Republicans will win a veto-proof majority and how might abortion access change in NC. Read more here.
Proud to say that one of our picks ended up being the state’s closest legislative race and, in fact, was decisive in whether Republicans had a supermajority. Read more on that here.
Bullet fired into congressional candidate’s home
First story: A bullet was fired into home of NC congressional candidate’s parents, police say. Read more here.
Second story: Without evidence, NC candidate says opponent’s actions led to shooting at parents’ home. Read more here.
Video shows Pierce threatening police, planning to call in political favors during drunk driving arrest
My work on this story included petitioning a court to release body camera video of the arrest, doing basic video editing to get the video online and editing this story.