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A North Carolina judge sentenced the wife of an Irish businessman and her father to additional prison time Wednesday after their pleas to voluntary manslaughter in her husband’s 2015 beating death.

A former mentor at a Winston-Salem middle school was arrested and charged with felony sex offenses on Tuesday. He was part of a program that was terminated last year, following allegations that he had an inappropriate relationship with a student. 

Guilford County is increasing staff in preparation for Medicaid expansion, which begins December 1 and will give more than 600,000 North Carolinians access to health care.

On Tuesday, Municipal Election Day, North Carolina voters in 465 municipalities across 86 counties headed to the polls. Here are the unofficial results for some of the races we’ve been following at WFDD.

A North Carolina prosecutor says State Auditor Beth Wood has been indicted on a misdemeanor charge of misusing a state vehicle that she took to hair and dental appointments outside of her official duties. Wood pleaded guilty earlier this year to a separate misdemeanor related to a crash involving her state vehicle.

North Carolina state House Speaker Tim Moore formally announced his bid for the U.S. House on Tuesday, competing for a south-central district seat redrawn just a few weeks ago by the Republican-dominated General Assembly.

The city of Greensboro started its pallet shelter program for individuals without housing this week.

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education held a forum to hear from middle schoolers on Tuesday. Transportation was a big topic. 

In Rural Hall, two current councilmembers, Terry Bennett and Susan Gordon, are seeking the mayor’s seat after incumbent Tim Flinchum opted not to run for re-election.