Winston-Salem's Cure Violence program launches
After years of planning and research, Cure Violence began in Winston-Salem last week.
Crime
Driver who hit 6 migrant workers in North Carolina Walmart parking lot turns himself in to police
A North Carolina man who drove his car into a group of migrant workers in a Walmart parking lot, injuring six men, turned himself in to police Monday night.
Police search for driver who intentionally hit 6 migrant workers. Injuries aren't life-threatening
Six migrant workers who were intentionally hit by an SUV in a Walmart parking lot in North Carolina have been released from the hospital, police said on Monday.
Fired Greensboro police officer faces forcible sex charge
A Greensboro police officer was fired and charged in an alleged sexual assault of a person with a mental disability, police said. A criminal investigation is ongoing.
A mural of a celebrated Greensboro drag queen has been vandalized
An outdoor mural of Brenda the Drag Queen — a Greensboro celebrity and leader in the LGBTQ community — has been defaced.
North Carolina legislature increases penalty for utility damage after substation shootings
Increased punishments for intentionally damaging utility equipment received final legislative approval Thursday in North Carolina after attacks on the state's electrical grid caused a dayslong blac
City officials respond to vandalized Pride banner in Winston-Salem
A banner celebrating Pride month was vandalized in Winston-Salem, which city officials call a hate crime. The banner was discovered cut in half early Friday morning.
Two wounded, suspect killed in Denton standoff
The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man killed after a lengthy standoff with officers Wednesday night as 59-year-old Gideon Macon.
North Carolina sheriff: Suspect in hostage situation fatally shot by deputy
A central North Carolina sheriff's deputy shot and killed a man during a hostage situation Thursday after the suspect came at deputies with a sledgehammer inside a home, officials said.