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A number of festivals and celebrations are taking place throughout the Piedmont Triad to celebrate Juneteenth in 2025.

Officials say maintaining underutilized schools hurts the district’s already tight budget. They estimate the consolidation will save $1.7 million annually. 

At a school board meeting on Tuesday, Interim Superintendent Catty Moore identified about $45 million in cost savings for next year’s budget. But she warned that the district may owe federal withholding payments to the IRS, which could mean this year's shortfall is higher than projected.

Republicans at the North Carolina legislature gave final approval Tuesday to two pieces of legislation that would compel state agencies to participate in President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown and would toughen a recent law that required sheriffs to help federal agents seeking criminal defendants.

President Donald Trump called protesters in Los Angeles “animals” and “a foreign enemy” in a speech at Fort Bragg on Tuesday as he defended deploying the military on demonstrators opposed to his immigration enforcement raids.

At a meeting on Tuesday, ABSS board members discussed a proposed contract with Yondr, a company that creates lockable pouches for students to put their phones away, but keep them on their person. 

In light of recent ICE arrests of immigrant workers at small businesses around the country, a local grassroots organization is assembling in-person and virtual training opportunities for employers and their employees regarding 4th Amendment rights. The new initiative is called "4th Amendment Workplaces."

North Carolina automobile insurance rates are poised to increase statewide by a 5% average this fall as part of an agreement reached between state regulators and the insurance industry.

Hurricane season and other summer weather events can lead to lulls in statewide blood supplies, so the Red Cross is encouraging people to donate now.