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On the Charlotte Talks local news roundup, the sexual assault trial in which a former Myers Park high student is suing CMS begins. The Cotswold Chick-fil-A will become drive-through only. And Attorney General Josh Stein get in the governor’s race early. Mike Collins and local journalists cover those stories and more.

After a bumpy 2022, Charlotte Area Transit System drivers vote to strike. The Charlotte mayor and others attend a 2-day summit on housing and jobs. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department presents its 2022 crime statistics. And some believe that Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools may be able to announce the new superintendent by the end of April. Mike Collins and local journalists go through those stories and more.

North Carolina author Jason Mott has had a remarkable amount of success as a writer — with his debut novel "The Returned" adapted into an ABC TV series, and his fourth novel, "Hell of a Book," winning the 2021 National Book Award for fiction. He joins guest host Erik Spanberg for a look at his poetry and novels, and his roots in North Carolina.

Beth Macy joins Charlotte Talks to discuss her new book "Raising Lazarus." It looks at the latest waves of the opioid epidemic and where the effort to hold those accountable stands. Macy also wrote "Dopesick," which was turned into a miniseries on Hulu.

Wells Fargo is fined $3.7 billion for widespread mismanagement of consumer accounts. CATS bus drivers say no, again, to a new contract. And the latest on the search for a missing Cornelius girl. Those stories and more.