Winston-Salem To Spend $2M On New Police Vehicles
The city of Winston-Salem is set to spend more than $2 million on new police vehicles.
The city council voted Tuesday to buy 62 Ford Interceptor SUVs for the police department.
The city of Winston-Salem is set to spend more than $2 million on new police vehicles.
The city council voted Tuesday to buy 62 Ford Interceptor SUVs for the police department.
Winston-Salem residents called for increased law enforcement training and spending cuts at a public forum Monday night held to discuss the city's police budget.
Amid public calls to reduce police spending, Winston-Salem City Council has agreed to give the city's police and firefighters a raise.
The City of Winston-Salem is applying for more federal funding to support those without stable housing during the coronavirus pandemic.
A proposal to allot $1 million from Winston-Salem's police budget to anti-poverty initiatives has collapsed, despite calls from activists to defund the department.
Members of Winston-Salem's City Council discussed shifting funding away from the police department at a meeting Monday.
The City of Winston-Salem is facing a major budget gap due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A new education initiative will allow students in low-income households who graduate from high school in Forsyth County to attend community college for free.
A new name is in the works for the Dixie Classic Fair. A Winston-Salem City Council committee moved forward a motion to rename the event Carolina Classic.