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WFDD gathers input from North Carolina voters in the Piedmont and High Country on a wide variety of national political issues including public education, abortion and immigration.

More than a dozen people addressed the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education Tuesday night asking members to bring back the practice of praying at the start of meetings. The board began offering moments of silence instead back in May. 

During a campaign stop in Greensboro, Donald Trump derided Kamala Harris and was joined by Tulsi Gabbard on stage, who announced she's joining the Republican party.

As people return to their homes, those with private wells face the risk of using water contaminated with harmful bacteria and other chemicals.

Josh Conyers is a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem. He also has an incredible personal story. "I come from nothing. Living in shelters, drug abuse, and violence in my childhood home. This is my journey from poverty and strife to thriving as a father, husband, performer, and educator."