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Questions remain about chemicals stored at burned fertilizer plant
Winston-Salem Fire Chief Trey Mayo provided a timeline on Wednesday on how firefighters attacked a massive blaze at the Winston Weaver fertilizer plant, but questions st
Funds available to help impacted residents after chemical fire
Residents in Winston-Salem who were forced to leave their homes after a chemical fire can now get some help with their evacuation expenses.
High Point commission will study possible slavery reparations
The city of High Point is appointing a commission that will study potential slavery reparations for Black residents.
Fertilizer plant fire contained, conversation shifts to prevention
With the Weaver Fertilizer plant fire in Winston-Salem contained, the threat of explosion gone, and nearby residents returning to their evacuated homes, questions about what went wrong an
Translating the facts in the Winston Weaver Fertilizer Plant Fire
In the early hours of the Winston Weaver Fertilizer Plant fire, city officials began sending notifications to the public to evacuate a one-mile radius around the site, but little of that informatio
Watauga investigators tie unsolved 1972 triple homicide to 'Dixie Mafia'
Watauga County investigators believe they finally know who killed three members of a Boone family in 1972.
In Winston-Salem, fertilizer plant smoke clears but questions remain
A newly released incident report from the Winston-Salem Fire Department confirms “excessive heat, and scorch burns” at the Winston Weaver fertilizer plant on December 26.