In the 1980s and 90s, hang gliders regularly launched from a site near a broadcasting tower in the Sauratown Mountains. Then the flights stopped. Here’s what happened.

The shift comes as the city moves away from its Doorway Project to sharpen its focus on addressing the challenge.

Senate leader Phil Berger is calling for a second recount in his close Republican primary race with Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page. A machine recount wrapped up Thursday without changing Page's 23-vote lead. But state law allows Berger to seek a hand-to-eye recount of randomly selected ballots, a process that would likely begin next week.

Boone will consider a temporary ban on new data centers at a Monday meeting. The idea comes as proposals in Forsyth and Stokes counties face pushback.