HPU economist predicts a stronger holiday sales season for most retailers
High Point University economist Michael McCully is expecting holiday spending to be higher this year than last.
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North Carolina Medicaid expansion enrollment reached 280,000 in first weeks of program
The number of North Carolina residents enrolled in Medicaid under the state’s new coverage for low-income adults is nearing 300,000 in the first weeks of the program, the state Department of Health and Human Services says.
WS/FCS requests $27 million to complete Brunson Elementary School replacement project
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools is requesting an additional $27 million from the school capital project’s budget in order to fund the construction of a new Brunson Elementary. County commissioners will vote on the matter on Thursday.
Ex-Proud Boys leader is sentenced to over 3 years in prison for Capitol riot plot
A former leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Tuesday to more than three years behind bars for joining a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol nearly three years ago.
A voter's challenge to having Trump's name on North Carolina's primary ballot has been dismissed
North Carolina’s election board has thrown out a voter’s challenge to keep former President Donald Trump off the state's presidential primary ballots in January.
Crystal Towers elevator repairs expected to be finished early next year
The first of two elevators at Crystal Towers in Winston-Salem is now expected to be finished in January.
School-based complaints to juvenile court on the rise in Forsyth County
The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners met last week to hear from several organizations regarding an increase in youth violence. According to officials with the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, there were nearly 1,500 complaints this year to the Forsyth County Juvenile Court.
North Carolina's election maps for 2024 are racially biased, advocates say in lawsuit
North Carolina voting-rights advocates have sued to overturn redistricting plans drawn by Republicans for the 2024 elections, saying legislative leaders unlawfully weakened the electoral influence of Black voters.
North Carolina joins multistate partnership to address rising syphilis rates
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is joining a collaborative effort to bring syphilis case counts down. The goal is to align with other state’s public health and Medicaid programs to codify best practice recommendations.
Town of Summerfield still faces lingering threat of de-annexation over controversial development
Summerfield officials held a special meeting Saturday to discuss the latest with a proposed development that sparked the general assembly's threat of de-annexation of town land.