City of Winston-Salem

The second elevator at a downtown high-rise for the elderly and disabled is now expected to be back in use toward the end of the year.

Repairs on the second elevator at the 201-unit building was originally expected to be finished in August.

Governor Roy Cooper has declared a state of emergency ahead of the weather system.

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

The city council approved forgiving a $157,000 lien on a property, giving a local housing advocacy group the go-ahead to start what they say could be the first cooperative community of its kind in the city.

A local advocacy group is pushing for more CBAs, which they say would better promote more equitable and fair development.

The federal money comes as housing officials are trying to find ways to fill a funding gap for a transformational housing project in northeast Winston-Salem.

The Winston-Salem-based housing rights group looks to create a co-op that would allow residents to collectively own a downtown property.