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House Bill 166 is titled the American Indians Graduating with Honors Act. The bill would allow any student who is enrolled as a member of a state or federally recognized Indian tribe to wear objects of cultural significance at their public school graduation ceremony.

An arrest has been made in a deadly downtown shooting in Winston-Salem. The suspect was wanted for another shooting crime nearly six months ago.

A bill has been filed in the North Carolina Senate to designate the Fried Apple Pie Festival in Sparta as the state’s official version.

The City of Winston-Salem is struggling to fill open positions. 

North Carolina health officials have again delayed the start of a managed care program for Medicaid enrollees specifically who also receive services for behavioral health needs or intellectual or d

The Boone town council has passed a resolution urging citizens to become more informed about antisemitism.

A summer retesting program will be up for consideration at the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education meeting Tuesday night. District officials say it will give schools a chance to improve their performance grades. 

Lexington leaders are trying to find out more about the enslaved people who were buried in unmarked graves in the city-run cemetery.