DHHS Unveils Plan To Consolidate Mental Health Networks
North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services has unveiled a plan to consolidate its mental health networks.
The state currently has eight managed-care networks for treating people with mental health and substance abuse needs and providing services for people with developmental disabilities using public funds.
DHHS will merge the eight over time into four — two in central North Carolina and one each in the east and west.
Gay-Rights Advocates Urge Charlotte Ordinance Be Left Intact
Gay-rights advocates say North Carolina legislators are using unwarranted fears to build support for canceling Charlotte's new non-discrimination ordinance that allows transgender people to use their preferred restroom in public places.
Speakers outside the Legislative Building on Thursday urged General Assembly leaders not to push through legislation that would override the ordinance.
Opponents of the measure will hold a news conference today.
Study: Racial Disparities In Durham Police Traffic Stops
A study of six years' worth of traffic stops by the Durham Police Department shows a driver was 12 percent more likely to be black when stopped during daylight hours.
The analysis of nearly 152,000 traffic stops was requested by the department and performed by RTI International. It also showed that among male drivers only, the odds that a driver was black were 20 percent higher when stopped during daylight than when stopped at night.
Advocate For Winston-Salem Downtown Dies
A pioneer in downtown Winston-Salem development has died.
Glenda Keels was a lifelong Winston-Salem resident with a vision for the future. During the early 1970s as people fled downtown in droves, Keels saw an opportunity for revitalization.
Keels started many of the signature programs downtown, such as Summer on Trade and the Farmers Market.
A service will be held for Glenda Keels on Saturday. She was 73 years old.
WFU Introducing New Programs In Innovation Quarter
Wake Forest University is starting new academic programs in 2017. The courses in Biomedical Sciences and Engineering will be based at the growing Innovation Quarter in downtown Winston-Salem.
The school says the move could boost enrollment and will create opportunities for collaboration.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.