Police held a press conference after an officer was recently assaulted downtown trying to break up a fight.

The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office and other law enforcement agencies are remembering fallen officers as part of a nationwide effort that will take place next week.

The Commission sets program priorities and makes recommendations to the governor for grant awards, with the goal of reducing crime and enhancing public safety.

Greensboro police issued the statement after hearing concerns in several community meetings with Chief John Thompson.

Friends and family shared memories at the service for Horan, who was killed in the line of duty in December.

Officers were called after a man with a weapon was allegedly threatening others at the residence.

Officer Michael Horan was killed in the line of duty at a Food Lion on Lawndale Drive around 11 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 23. Tarell Isaac McMillian, 34, of Greensboro, has been charged with first-degree murder.

More than 50 families and 200 seniors are expected to benefit from the initiative.

The Republican-dominated North Carolina legislature has completed its override of Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of legislation that addresses both private school scholarship grants and immigration. The Senate voted on Wednesday to enact the bill despite Cooper's objections, one day after the House conducted a similar vote.

North Carolina's Governor's Crime Commission announced new federal funds to limit gun-related domestic abuse. Meanwhile other federal funding sources are seeing a steep decline.