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Former U.S. Rep. Mark Walker, R-N.C speaks at Triad Baptist Church in Kernersville, North Carolina

Politics & Government

Former US Rep. Mark Walker joins North Carolina GOP gubernatorial field

8:14am May 20, 2023

by Gary Robertson, Associated Press

Ex-U.S. Rep. Mark Walker formally entered next year’s race for North Carolina governor on Saturday, saying that he's best suited to win the seat that has eluded Republicans for much of the past three decades, by attracting a diverse set of voters in the otherwise closely divided state.

Angela Levine speaks to a group of women at Red Wine & Blue event

Education

Activist group offers 'troublemaker' civic engagement training to NC women

5:19pm May 19, 2023

by Amy Diaz

Red Wine & Blue is a national nonpartisan group aimed at mobilizing suburban women around various iss

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Environment

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utility Commission has approved water and sewer rate increases

2:37pm May 19, 2023

by David Ford

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utility Commission recently approved water and sewer rate hikes beginning in July. The move comes following an independent rate study

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Politics & Government

How one North Carolina lawmaker's defection from the Democratic Party upended abortion protections

1:26pm May 19, 2023

by Hannah Shoenbaum, Associated Press/Report for America

Mere weeks before North Carolina's GOP-controlled legislature enacted a 12-week abortion limit over the Democratic governor's opposition this week, state Republican lawmakers appeared just one vote shy of an override.

Politics & Government

State launches safe firearms storage campaign

10:05am May 19, 2023

by Neal Charnoff

North Carolina has launched an initiative to raise awareness about safe firearm storage.

Image shows harm reduction workers at a mobile clinic

Health & Safety

Guilford partnership works to stem rise in opioid deaths

4:36pm May 18, 2023

by Jeff Kirkpatrick

Guilford County is experiencing an increase in opioid overdose deaths and emergency department visits, according to county and state data.

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Education

WS/FCS gets state approval to launch teacher residency program

4:19pm May 18, 2023

by Amy Diaz

District officials say the initiative will help recruit, retain, and support educators.

Firefighters work the scene of a massive fire spread across at least two structures and threatened others in Charlotte's South Park neighborhood, North Carolina, Thursday morning, May 18, 2023.

Health & Safety

Fire chief: 2 missing after massive blaze at North Carolina construction site

2:05pm May 18, 2023

by Associated Press

Two construction workers are unaccounted for after a massive, fast-moving fire broke out at a North Carolina construction site Thursday morning, the city's fire chief said.

Politics & Government

North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Morgan won't seek reelection next year

1:07pm May 18, 2023

by Gary Robertson, Associated Press

One of the remaining registered Democrats on a North Carolina Supreme Court whose new Republican majority recently overturned previous decisions on gerrymandering and voter identification announced Thursday that he won't seek reelection next year.

Education

Large private school voucher expansion voted for by both North Carolina legislative chambers

8:41am May 18, 2023

by Gary Robertson, Associated Press

Families at any income level — not just the poor and the middle class — could receive North Carolina taxpayer funds for their children to attend K-12 private schools under legislation getting formal support Wednesday with votes in both chambers.