'Year of the Trail' spurred interest in hiking in the High Country, conservancy says
State officials designated 2023 as the “Year of the TraiI” to promote the vast network of trails and greenways in North Carolina.
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Wake Forest University students use the performing arts to teach elementary schoolers
For more than two decades, Wake Forest University has partnered with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools to merge theater and education. The result is creative, hands-on learning for both the college students and the children involved.
North Carolina bill compelling sheriffs to aid ICE advances as first major bill this year
A House bill that directs North Carolina sheriffs to comply with requests by federal agents interested in picking up jail inmates they believe are in the country has picked up steam again. A Senate judiciary committee approved an updated version of the bill Tuesday.
Blue Ridge Conservancy protects Wilkes County peak
The Blue Ridge Conservancy recently moved to protect a 2,400-foot peak in the Brushy Mountains in Wilkes County.
UNC protests disperse after intense Tuesday with 30 arrests
UNC-Chapel Hill officials erected a 6-foot fence around the flag pole at Polk Place after protesters pulled down the American flag that normally flies there and ran up a Palestine flag.
Protesters take down American flag on UNC-CH campus, replace with Palestinian flag
Classes have been canceled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill after pro-Palestinian protests escalated on campus.
Margaret Mueller, beloved organist and educator, is dead at 99
In Winston-Salem, beloved keyboardist and Salem College Professor Emerita Margaret Mueller has died. She was a renowned organist who performed at St.
Sawtooth School gives female chairmakers a seat at the table
Female chairmakers and their work are featured in "Seating Assignment: Women in Contemporary Chairmaking and Craft Education" at Sawtooth School for Visual Art in Winston-Salem. The exhibition closes on May 11.
Greensboro unveils bus network draft as part of long-term effort to make city car-optional
A draft bus network plan includes expanded hours and services as Greensboro looks toward a public transportation-driven future.
4 law officers serving warrant are killed, 4 wounded in shootout at Charlotte home, police say
Four officers trying to serve a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm were killed and four other officers were wounded in a shootout in North Carolina. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings said the officers killed the suspect outside the Charlotte home Monday after he fired on them.