Catawba College partners with national forests in North Carolina
Catawba College has signed a five-year partnership agreement with all four U.S. Forest Service units in North Carolina.
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How to get an updated COVID-19 booster shot in the Triad
The Food and Drug Administration recently approved an updated COVID-19 booster shot. It’s bivalent, meaning it protects against the original version of the virus and the most prevalent Omicron subvariants. The boosters, manufactured by both Pfizer and Moderna, are now being offered at pharmacies and health departments across the Triad. Here's more on how to get one, and when.
First Lady Jill Biden touts 'Road to Success' on N.C. A&T campus
First Lady Jill Biden and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona kicked off the first day of the Road to Success Back to School Bus Tour in the Triad Monday.
GOP sues over NC board's absentee ballot date, observer rule
North Carolina and national Republicans sued Friday seeking to block the State Board of Elections from extending the fall absentee-ballot receipt deadline because of a holiday and from enforcing a
NC Supreme Court to hear voter ID arguments next month
The justices who are registered as Democrats agreed with attorneys for minority voters who had asked the state's highest court in July to move the case along more quickly.
Invasive elm zigzag sawfly causing concern in Stokes, Surry counties
North Carolina officials are warning of a new invasive species in the region, the elm zigzag sawfly.
Appalachian State students raised money with drag shows to fund student ID name changes
A few months ago, it would cost an Appalachian State University student $25 to receive a new school ID card, updated with their chosen name.
NASCAR returning to North Wilkesboro with '23 All-Star Race
NASCAR is returning to one of its original venues that it left more than a quarter-century ago — North Wilkesboro Speedway.
North Carolina wins Wolfspeed semiconductor materials plant
A North Carolina-based semiconductor company announced Friday it will build a $5 billion manufacturing plant in its home state to produce silicon carbide wafers, which is emerging as a favored part
Sones de Mexico's Juan Dies speaks about the art of corridos
Juan Díes is part of Sones de Mexico Ensemble, a two-time Grammy nominated folklore Mexican music band that will be playing at this year’s Fiesta event in Winston-Salem.