1:38pm May 14, 2021
Health & Safety
Health & Safety
Live Updates: Coronavirus In North Carolina
Stay up to date with everything COVID-19 related at Coronavirus Central.
WFDD reporters will update this page with the latest news of the coronavirus in North Carolina. Scroll down for older updates. Para versión en Español, haga click aquí.
4:26pm May 14, 2021
Education
Education
Guilford County Educators Ask State To Approve More Restart Schools
Some Guilford County schools will have more instruction days for the new academic year. It’s part of the district’s plan to help struggling students.
2:09pm May 14, 2021
Health & Safety
Health & Safety
Virus Business Limits, Most Mask Mandates End In North Carolina
10:24am May 14, 2021
Politics & Government
Politics & Government Economy
FCC Program Offers Discounts On Broadband Service, Computers
A new Federal Communications Commission program is offering consumers discounts on broadband connection and computers.
9:00am May 14, 2021
Race
Race Music & Culture
Magnolia House Raises Funds For Renovations To Open As Inn This Fall
The team behind the Magnolia House, a historic landmark in Greensboro, is raising the funds necessary to br
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4:30pm May 14, 2021
Health & Safety
Health & Safety
Últimas Novedades: Coronavirus En Carolina Del Norte
WFDD actualizará esta página con las últimas novedades acerca del Coronavirus en Carolina del Norte. Podrás encontrar noticias más antiguas al final de la página.
5:29pm May 13, 2021
Politics & Government
Politics & Government
Activists Keep Pressure On Greensboro In Marcus Smith Case
Activists renewed calls for justice for Marcus Smith and transparency from Greensboro city leaders during a press conference Thursday.
4:35pm May 13, 2021
Politics & Government
Politics & Government
Audit: NC Pandemic Aid Managers Fell Short Keeping Up On $3B
2:28pm May 13, 2021
Transportation
Transportation
Nearly Half Of Triad Stations Out Of Fuel, But More Is On The Way
Fuel outages continue across the Southeast due to consumer response to the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack.
3:18pm May 15, 2021
National
National Economy
Complaints Soar As Customers Fight Airlines For Refunds From Pandemic Cancellations
Airlines got billions in federal COVID-19 aid over the past year, but consumer advocates and two senators say the companies are sitting on nearly $15 billion in refunds owed for canceled travel.
2:17pm May 15, 2021
National
National
When Your Company Is Named Covid, You've Heard All The Jokes
Covid Inc. in Tempe, Ariz., has been selling audiovisual equipment for decades, but in the past year, some visitors stop by for an altogether different reason: They're looking for a COVID-19 test.
12:24pm May 15, 2021
National
National
After Chauvin Verdict, Black Police Officers Consider What Has Changed
After the murder conviction of Derek Chauvin, Black police officers in America are considering what's changed and what hasn't in the year since George Floyd's death.
7:59am May 15, 2021
National
National Health & Safety
On The U.S.-Canada Border, Neighbors Are Helping Each Other Out With Vaccinations
Canada's coronavirus vaccination rates lag far behind that of the U.S., largely due to supply shortages. But some American border communities are sharing their supplies with their Canadian neighbors.
2:39pm May 15, 2021
World News
World News
Israeli Airstrike Flattens Building Housing AP And Other Media In Gaza City
A dozen journalists and freelancers were evacuated from the AP offices in the 12-story building before it crumbled to the ground. AP said the military has long known the building housed journalists.
2:28pm May 15, 2021
World News
World News
Stolen Beehives Devastate French Beekeepers
French beekeepers say there's been an increase in beehive thefts, often with a large number being taken at once. The likely culprits are other beekeepers, says the French beekeeping union president.
11:03am May 15, 2021
World News
World News
Russian Show 'Fake News' Wages Lone Battle Against The Kremlin's TV Propaganda
There is almost no news alternative to government propaganda on Russian television — save for one channel known as TV Rain. But it only streams on the Web after cable dropped.
10:49am May 15, 2021
World News
World News Politics & Government
Biden Takes Muted Approach To Violence In Israel And Gaza
President Biden has offered few public comments on escalating violence between Israel and Hamas. The White House says it is focused on diplomacy behind the scenes.
10:46am May 15, 2021
World News
World News
China Lands On Mars In Major Advance For Its Space Ambitions
China's rover will explore an area of Mars known as Utopia Planitia. An American rover and tiny helicopter are also currently on the planet. They arrived in February.
10:27am May 15, 2021
World News
World News
The Latest Updates On The Israel And Gaza Conflict
Israel toppled buildings in Gaza with aerial and artillery fire as Hamas fighters in Gaza continued to fire rockets at Israeli targets.
10:46am May 15, 2021
Books
Books Arts
A Boy And His Grandfather Visit Home 'On The Trapline'
A little boy and his Moshom — which means grandfather in Swampy Cree — travel north to visit the trapline where, many years ago, the grandfather grew up living off the land.
8:13am May 15, 2021
Arts
Arts
Not My Job: We Quiz Elizabeth Warren On 'War And Peace'
Sen. Elizabeth Warren answers three questions about Leo Tolstoy's classic novel War and Peace.
7:59am May 15, 2021
Arts
Arts
Timur Bekmambetov's Newest Movie Takes Place On The Screen Of A Laptop
Scott Simon speaks with director Timur Bekmambetov about Profile, a movie set on a computer screen that follows a journalist as she investigates ISIS online.
5:00am May 15, 2021
Books
Books Arts
'The Rock Eaters' Explores The Boundaries Of Emotion, Possibility And Longing
Brenda Peynado's new collection yanks readers straight into her stories, punchy and powerful tales that mix the everyday and the fantastic to search for meaning in the immigrant experience.
4:48pm May 14, 2021
Arts
Arts
National Gallery Of Art And A Few Smithsonian Museums Have Reopened In D.C.
The National Gallery of Art and four Smithsonian museums have reopened in Washington, D.C., but not fully. Some are only open five days a week and their hours are reduced.
4:48pm May 14, 2021
Arts
Arts Music & Culture
One-To-One Concerts Bring Listeners Back To Live Music, One At A Time
A live-music series founded in Europe, which connects one musician with one listener at a time, comes to Brooklyn for two weekends of concerts by Silkroad Ensemble artists.