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Cyberstalking charges dropped against former campaign manager for GOP State Superintendent candidate
Jennifer Sloan Rachmuth was arrested in Wake County over the weekend after posting photos on X of a woman in a grocery store wearing a keffiyeh, a Middle Eastern headdress that has come to symbolize Palestinian solidarity.
The winner of a North Carolina toss-up race could help decide who controls the US House
A pathway for Republicans to keep the U.S. House or for Democrats to take control of it may partially hinge on who is victorious in North Carolina's only toss-up congressional district.
WFDD reporters ask: What would you like to hear more of from the media?
Voters in the Piedmont and High Country share their thoughts on the role and responsibilities of the media with WFDD reporters David Ford and DJ Simmons. Topping the list are honesty, impartiality, and conveying just the facts.
Forsyth County educators march to the polls in support of public schools
Forsyth County educators rallied and marched to the polls on Saturday for the last day of early in-person voting. Many say public education is on the ballot this year.
Forsyth voters to decide on new county Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor
The nonpartisan position is one of five on the county’s Board of Supervisors, which is tasked with preserving the district’s natural resources. At monthly meetings, they discuss issues including water quality and soil erosion.
Ahead of Election Day, voters share their thoughts on one of the most charged topics: abortion
Voters throughout the Piedmont and High Country share their views on abortion in what could be a pivotal issue on Election Day.
North Carolina sees turnout record with more than 4.2M ballots cast at early in-person voting sites
North Carolina had already surpassed its early-voting record set in 2020, but the State Board of Elections announced Sunday that more than 4.2 million voters cast ballots at early in-person voting sites, with turnout in western counties hit by Hurricane Helene outpacing the rest of the state.
Trump will rally backers every day until the election in North Carolina, a swing state he won twice
Former president Donald Trump is putting considerable time into North Carolina, which last backed a Democrat for president in 2008. His hope for victory is significantly more complicated if he were to the fast-growing state that gave Trump his smallest margin of victory over Democrat Joe Biden four years ago.