"Serving as Charlotte's mayor has been the honor of my life," Lyles said. She easily won a fifth term in November.

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 Mayor Vi Lyles, a five-term Democrat, announces her resignation effective June 30, saying she plans to spend time with her grandchildren.

The five-term Democratic mayor of Charlotte plans to step down in June after almost a decade in office.

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles will step down at the end of June, according to a statement sent out on her behalf. She has served in the role since 2017. She is the city’s first Black woman elected to this ...

Charlotte leaders are preparing for a high-stakes political transition as the City Council begins the process of selecting an ...

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 public can apply to be Charlotte’s next mayor between June 2 and June 9. A new leader will be decided before Mayor Vi ...

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles sent shockwaves through the city Thursday as she announced plans to resign from office next month. The five-term Democrat said she’ll leave office June 30, less than halfway ...

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles has announced her resignation just months after winning reelection for a fifth term, triggering major political buzz across North Carolina. Lyles called serving as mayor “the ...

Long-serving Charlotte, North Carolina Mayor Vi Lyles, who faced calls to resign after urging compassion for the deranged vagrant accused of brutally stabbing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska aboard a ...