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A proposal to allot $1 million from Winston-Salem's police budget to anti-poverty initiatives has collapsed, despite calls from activists to defund the department. 

Members of Winston-Salem's City Council discussed shifting funding away from the police department at a meeting Monday.

Greensboro police officials are sharing changes they say they've made in the wake of the death of George Floyd.

Mostly peaceful demonstrations in the city on Saturday and Sunday gave way to unrest after nightfall in response to the death of George Floyd. 

Winston-Salem's City Council voted Monday to appoint Morticia Parmon to represent the Northeast Ward. The seat was held for decades by Dr. Vivian Burke, who died May 5.  

Forsyth County law enforcement officials are denouncing the actions of Minneapolis police officers involved in the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died in their custody.

Latino community leaders are urging the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school board to hire additional bilingual interpreters as the district finalizes budget plans.

The City of Winston-Salem is facing a major budget gap due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

North Carolina entered the first phase of Governor Roy Cooper's economic reopening plan Friday.

The COVID-19 Response Fund of Forsyth County has awarded its first grants to local nonprofits impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.