Yokeley is facing charges of contaminating food with a controlled substance and felony child abuse. He has since posted bond.

Mayor Allen Joines says incidents are down in most major crime categories in Winston-Salem. But he says offenders and perpetrators appear to be getting younger.

Attorney General Jeff Jackson’s office placed a hold on the ruling which would have overturned the convictions in the decades-old crime.

A key witness recanting their previous testimony was evidence that led a judge to dismiss the charges.

At a press conference in downtown Winston-Salem Monday, Police Chief Penn took questions from reporters about the five homicides that took place in the city over the weekend.

A total of five people were killed in three unrelated shooting incidents in Winston-Salem over the weekend, according to law enforcement officials.

A city councilmember in Virginia ran through his office covered in gasoline and then was set on fire by a man who chased him outside, authorities said Wednesday.

In the wake of last week’s shooting by a Winston-Salem teenager, questions are emerging about the role that parents, police, and society may play in fueling violent outbreaks like this one.

After further investigations over the weekend showed a vehicle was involved in a July 4 shooting incident, the WSPD has added charges for the juvenile suspect and his parent.

The shooting occurred in a parking lot outside Truist Stadium. Law enforcement officials are pointing toward the "chaos" caused by unaccompanied minors in downtown Winston-Salem.