The Winston-Salem Police Department

Twenty-four-year-old Nayekamion Hairston was charged with felony assault inflicting serious bodily injury and a misdemeanor for trespassing and impeding a school bus. 

There were five gun-related homicides in Winston-Salem last week. And early Monday morning, there was a drive-by shooting into a house occupied by multiple children under the age of 10. 

The Winston-Salem Police Department is investigating a murder-suicide that took place early Tuesday morning. 

A former mentor at a Winston-Salem middle school was arrested and charged with felony sex offenses on Tuesday. He was part of a program that was terminated last year, following allegations that he had an inappropriate relationship with a student. 

Winston-Salem police asked for more community input during a press conference Wednesday to address a spate of recent violence.

The Winston-Salem Police Department has received a boost to its ability to fight crime.

Winston-Salem City Council passed a $607.8 million budget Tuesday that includes a 2.5 cent property tax rate increase and a pay raise for police.

The proposal for Winston-Salem’s next budget will go before the mayor and city council Tuesday with additional pay included for police.

Officers shot and killed a South Carolina man after they say he fired shots at law enforcement during a chase that began in Forsyth County.