A judge sentenced an 18-year-old who acknowledged killing five people in a North Carolina mass shooting to life in prison without parole Friday, rejecting arguments that he deserved the chance for release decades from now.

The Trump administration canceled $600 million in teacher training grants last year, forcing educator programs across the country to close. Winston-Salem TEACH lost 80% of its budget. But then the donations came pouring in.

Forsyth County’s expenses have jumped by about $90 million since 2022. Revenue hasn’t kept pace, and leaders are dipping into savings to cover the gap.

The trainings are part of a statewide initiative to address staffing shortages in the child care field.

Those agencies, as well as the State Bureau of Investigation, told a legislative committee that lagging salaries are making it difficult to recruit and retain employees for key positions.

The Reverend Prince Edward Graves Recovery and Treatment Center opens on Thursday, February 12. The center, managed by the nonprofit Daymark Recovery Services, will address the need for long-term residential recovery services in Guilford County.

Zaas is a pulmonary and critical care physician and a professor of internal medicine at Wake Forest.

North Carolina election officials are asking thousands of voters to add missing ID information before they head to the polls. Those who don't comply will be asked to cast provisional ballots.

The town of Lake Lure has begun to fill up the lake again after Hurricane Helene left it damaged. Town officials and local business owners are hoping the May reopening date will bring back tourism.

It explores the lives of free and enslaved African Americans in Guilford and Rockingham counties from the 1700s to emancipation.