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A state government budget proposal from North Carolina Senate Republicans received initial approval in their chamber on Wednesday, outlining a plan that spends the same amount as a competing House measure but differs on priorities, tax details and a host of policy prescriptions.

Greensboro city residents would pay more for water under a budget proposal presented Tuesday. 

As more Southern states pass new restrictions on abortion, 

88.5 WFDD was recognized by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) for its coverage of last year's Winston Weaver Fertilizer Plant fire with four Regional Edward R.

A Duke University study shows that residents are uncomfortable about the increasing number of smart technology devices being deployed in urban areas. 

Legislation banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy will become law in North Carolina after the state’s Republican-controlled General Assembly successfully overrode the Democratic governor’s veto late Tuesday.

The Watauga County Board of Education named Leslie Alexander as the new superintendent on Monday after a series of community meetings and interviews. 

North Carolina’s Republican-controlled legislature on Tuesday will attempt to quickly override the governor’s veto of legislation banning nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy in a consequential test of unity for the party's recently attained supermajority.