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The city of Winston-Salem is exploring possible changes to how police respond to mental health-related 911 calls.

Several Triad health organizations are teaming up to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to school employees.

Forsyth County agencies have implemented their White Flag emergency response plan to provide a safe warm place for the homeless during the winter storm.

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper is praising school districts who have opted to return to in-person learning, but he says he won’t sign a bill forcing classrooms to reopen.

North Carolina vaccine providers have yet to receive nearly 300,000 COVID-19 vaccines the federal government was set to deliver this week, state health officials announced Thursday morning.

Rural North Carolina communities have been awarded $26.8 million in COVID-19 relief aid. 

Thousands of people across North Carolina are without power. A winter storm will continue bringing ice, rain, and bitterly cold temperatures through Friday morning.

Novant Health is planning a $50 million expansion to its Kernersville Medical Center. 

The expansion would add about 60,000 square feet to the facility.

Most of the Piedmont is under a Winter Storm Warning until 7 a.m. Friday. Freezing rain and sleet will create slick travel conditions Thursday.

The U.S. Census faced severe challenges in 2020. There were natural disasters, a pandemic, earlier deadlines — and the fallout is being felt locally.

Thousands of masks are being delivered to educators in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools system over the next couple of days.

Weather conditions around the country are delaying the delivery of COVID-19 vaccinations to the Triad.