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Robinson won't appear at Trump's North Carolina rally after report on online posts, AP sources say

3:47pm September 20, 2024

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson will not appear at former President Donald Trump's rally in the eastern part of his state after a CNN report about his alleged posts on a pornography website's message board.

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Politics & Government

After delay, absentee-by-mail ballots go out to NC military, overseas citizens

2:17pm September 20, 2024

by Paul Garber

More than 190,000 North Carolina voters have already requested an absentee ballot, elections officials say.

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Kody Kinsley discusses the impact of Medicaid expansion on prescriptions during a news conference at the North Carolina Executive Mansion in Raleigh, N.C., on Friday, July 12, 2024. MAKIYA SEMINERA/AP

Health & Safety

North Carolina's health disparities report shows a quickly aging population and lack of rural health care access

10:14am September 20, 2024

by Santiago Ochoa

In a new report released by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, the state statistics show North Carolinians are getting older and lack access to health care the more rural they are.

North Carolina judge won't prevent use of university digital IDs for voting

9:05am September 20, 2024

by Associated Press

A North Carolina trial judge has refused to block students and employees at the state's flagship public university from being able to show a digital identification to comply with a largely new photo ID law.

Politics & Government

Robinson denies report he made racist, sexual comments on porn site

5:49pm September 19, 2024

by Colin Campbell, WUNC

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is denying a CNN report that says he made a series of racist, sexually explicit comments on an internet pornography forum — but the allegations are prompting at least one fellow Republican to call on Robinson to drop out of the governor's race.

Politics & Government

North Carolina Republican governor candidate Mark Robinson vows to stay in race despite media report

5:04pm September 19, 2024

by Associated Press

North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson has vowed to remain in his race despite a CNN media report about comments it says he made on a website. The CNN story said Robinson posted strongly worded racial and sexual comments on an online message board more than a decade ago.

A photo of 4043 Reynolds Court in Winston-Salem

Business

Toyota Tsusho pays nearly $14M for Winston-Salem property

3:33pm September 19, 2024

by DJ Simmons

The purchase by Toyota Tsusho could connect Forsyth County to the Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina plant in Liberty.

Piedmont Pit Stops: Over the rainbow to the Land of Oz

2:12pm September 19, 2024

by April Laissle

Land of Oz, which first opened in 1970, offers an immersive theatrical experience of the classic film during its three-weekend Autumn at Oz festival each September. WFDD’s April Laissle followed Dorothy’s journey through Kansas, Oz and the Emerald City for this installment of Piedmont Pit Stops.

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City officials and staff wait to speak with residents during an informational session on Winston-Salem's parking program modernization inside Kaleidum in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. SANTIAGO OCHOA/WFDD

Politics & Government

City of Winston-Salem seeking public comment on parking program modernization effort

11:23am September 19, 2024

by Santiago Ochoa

City officials have proposed a set of changes to the downtown parking program and now want community input on the matter.

Race

Family of man found dead with a rope around neck demands answers; sheriff says no foul play detected

11:06am September 19, 2024

by Associated Press

The family of a Black man found dead in North Carolina with a rope around his neck under a tree is demanding answers and transparency from authorities, who say there were no signs of foul play.