Greensboro's Doorway Project fills important need for the unhoused as temperatures get colder
Greensboro's pallet shelter program remains important as it enters its second year with other services unavailable.
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WS/FCS joins other districts in defying state law and starting school early
The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education voted to approve an academic calendar with an earlier start and end date, which will be out of compliance with state law. Several other North Carolina districts are making the same move.
Winston-Salem leaders touted a motel conversion project as a solution to homelessness. Now delays and lawsuits are raising questions about its future
This week the city of Asheville pulled the plug on a long-awaited project to convert a motel into housing for people experiencing homelessness. The move came after the partner organizations managing the project were named in a multi-million dollar lawsuit.
Winston-Salem has been attached to a similar project with the same partners since 2022. And city leaders say that partnership stands, despite repeated delays.
Slain Greensboro Police Sgt. Dale Nix laid to rest
Mourners gathered Thursday for the funeral service of Greensboro Police Sergeant Dale Nix.
New affordable housing complex in Greensboro aims to support those who face housing insecurity
Oakwood Park is a two-story development coming to West Vandalia Road. Rent for the 16-unit building will be aimed at households making at or below 50% of area median income, or around $35,000 for a family of three.
North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Josh Stein has raised $5.7M since July, his campaign says
North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Josh Stein raised more than $5.7 million during the past six months, his campaign said Thursday, a total that should keep the Democrat at or near the top of collections when all 2024 gubernatorial candidates report their donations.
Cooper, Medicaid leader push insurance enrollment as North Carolina Medicaid expansion also grows
North Carolina is barely a month into the start of Medicaid expansion in the state and over 310,000 low-income adults have now enrolled in the government health care coverage, Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday while hosting the nation's chief Medicaid regulator.
Conservative activist remains on ballot for a seat in N.C. House of Representatives for now
The Rockingham County Board of Elections voted three to two Wednesday to keep conservative activist Joseph Gibson III on the primary ballot running for a North Carolina State House seat. This comes after his candidacy was challenged by the county Republican Party chair, alleging that he wasn’t able to run for office due to past felony charges in another state.
Proposed homeowners insurance hike would hit NC areas hardest hit by climate change
The North Carolina Rate Bureau kicked off the new year by asking state officials for a major increas
In $25M settlement, North Carolina city `deeply remorseful' for man's wrongful conviction, prison
Lawyers for a man wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 44 years say he's reached a $25 million combined settlement with a central North Carolina city and the state of North Carolina. The settlement was announced Tuesday by attorneys for Ronnie Long and the city of Concord. I