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Schools are closing early due to winter weather in the forecast, which is impacting the area. A complete list is below from our media partners at FOX8

Wake Forest University President Nathan O. Hatch is offering the first official apology for the school’s participation in the institution of slavery.

Many Triad parents were greeted with a flurry of messages Wednesday announcing weather-related changes to school schedules.  

One of the chief budget writers in the North Carolina House has died. State Representative Linda Johnson is being remembered for her kindness and commitment to education.

With primary season in full swing, WFDD listener Julie Coulter has voting security on her mind. 

Booker T. and The MGs is known for songs like "Green Onions," but bandleader and organist Booker T. Jones is also widely considered one of the most influential people in popular music.

The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded a $6 million grant to North Carolina State University. The money will be used to fund apprenticeship programs in the artificial intelligence industry.

Dozens of community members packed into Walnut Cove Elementary in Stokes County Tuesday night to hear more about closure plans for Duke Energy’s Belews Creek coal ash basin.

The National Lutheran Choir begins a rare tour of the southeast with stops in North Carolina this week.

A state appellate court issued a ruling today that blocked North Carolina’s photo ID law indefinitely, pending a full trial.

North Carolina’s budget stalemate continues, in part because Democratic Governor Roy Cooper and the Republican-led legislature can’t agree on spending for public education. For this week’s fact check, WFDD's Neal Charnoff speaks with Politifact reporter Paul Specht, who gives us some background on what is known as "The Leandro Case."