Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles is stepping down from office, marking the end of a historic political era in one of the nation's largest and fastest-growing cities. The five-term Democratic ...

The mayor told the City Council she won't leave until they've selected her replacement. She previously announced she would ...

Elected officials, former political leaders and community figures weighed in Thursday after Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles announced plans to step down this summer, ending a nearly decade-long tenure ...

Charlotte leaders are preparing for a high-stakes political transition as the City Council begins the process of selecting an interim mayor to replace Vi Lyles when she leaves office on June 30.

Current and past elected officials who want the job include Charlotte City Council member James Mitchell, former Mayor ...

Mayor Vi Lyles is not leaving City Hall just yet. In an email to city council on Wednesday, Mayor Lyles says she won’t leave until a successor is picked. Lyles wrote, in part, “I previously ...

The North Carolina NAACP defended a local branch president who called White candidates seeking Charlotte's interim mayor position "seriously disturbing." ...

Charlotte leaders are beginning the process of finding an interim mayor ahead of Mayor Lyles’ resignation. Lyles, who is set to resign at the end of June, announced plans to step down this month, ...

Charlotte City Council is weighing a rule change that could shake up how business gets done at City Hall, just as Mayor Vi ...

Charlotte City Council member James Mitchell is pushing for his colleagues to name him interim mayor to finish the last 17 months of Vi Lyles’ term. Lyles announced earlier this month that she’s ...