Novant Health, YMCA of Northwest North Carolina expand partnership
Novant Health and the YMCA of Northwest North Carolina have formed a strategic partnership to expand services in underserved and rural areas.
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Emergency shelter pilot project in Greensboro will start to be dismantled next week
With overnight temperatures in the Triad expected to remain near freezing this week, Greensboro’s Doorway Project — pallet homes for the city’s unsheltered population — wil
N. Carolina justices quickly revisit redistricting, voter ID
The North Carolina Supreme Court is revisiting this week whether a previous combination of justices got it
Miseducated: The Gap
The North Carolina Healthy Youth Act of 2009 is still at the center of sex education curriculums across the state. The law lays out what middle and high school students should be learning in the classroom, but it has LGBTQ+ feeling left out of the conversation.
Siemens Mobility to bring $220M and 500 new manufacturing jobs to Lexington
Siemens Mobility will invest $220 million in a passenger train manufacturing facility in Lexington, North Carolina, and hire 500 workers.
N. Carolina A&T reveals new blueprint for the future
The leadership of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has launched a new strategic plan.
This is the third such initiative under Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr., whose tenure began in 2009.
Winston-Salem saw near record number of good air quality days in 2022, despite Weaver fire
Air quality recovered quickly after the Winston Weaver Company fertilizer plant fire. That’s according to a review of air pollution data collected by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Wrongful death lawsuit filed over 2022 death of teen during a traffic stop in Greensboro
The mother of a juvenile shot to death by an unnamed Greensboro police officer in August filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday in federal court.
North Carolina teacher attrition rates show improvement compared to last year
According to a statewide report, fewer North Carolina public school teachers left the profession last year compared to the year before. But beginning teachers left at higher rates than those with more experience.
Jazz innovator Wayne Shorter: a look back at his philosophies on music and life
In this interview from WFDD's archives, jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter reflects on his career, and shares his philosophies on life and music.