Public safety

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has laid out priorities that he wants the General Assembly to address this year. The Democratic nominee for governor held a news conference Wednesday with several police chiefs and sheriffs.

The advisory follows the kidnapping of four Americans earlier this month in the city of Matamoros. The state's Department of Public Safety said "cartel activity" made trips to Mexico a "serious risk."

A new annual survey indicates Winston-Salem residents have mixed feelings

A father whose fourth-grade daughter was killed in the attack, said he raced to the school and raised the idea of charging into the school with several other bystanders.

Firefighters were called to the Winston Weaver fertilizer plant several times over the past five years, before a blaze in January prompted evacuations. 

After the murder of George Floyd, Minneapolis leaders pledged to dismantle the city's police department. Residents disagree on what that should look like.

Officials at Smith Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem have proposed a rifle hunt to help manage the local deer population. Wildlife officials say the deer pose a major safety concern.

Forsyth County commissioners have approved their budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which includes a property tax increase.

At least one person died and thousands are still without power after a tornado ripped through Greensboro Sunday evening.