Harris and Trump are jockeying for battleground states after their debate
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are making a
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Boone residents share their thoughts on presidential debate
Following the debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, voters in downtown Boone shared their thoughts with WFDD’s David Ford and DJ Simmons.
North Carolina's public universities cut 59 positions as part of a massive DEI overhaul this summer
Newly released reports from North Carolina's public university system to prove compliance with a new systemwide diversity policy show several DEI position cuts and reassignments were made. It also outlines several program changes as a result of the policy.
Multiple projects in the works in Forsyth County to track and address symptoms of suicide
In Forsyth County, the Behavioral Health Services Division is working to get a clearer view of when and where suicides are happening and how to best reach people going through a mental health crisis.
High Country on schedule for mid-October fall foliage peak
Appalachian State University biologist Howard Neufeld, says peak times for the Boone area are on schedule for mid-October. Closer to the Triad, Pilot Mountain should be at its most showy the first week of November.
Restaurants, shops and trails coming to 100 acres of Wake Forest University land
The project, located near the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds and Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium, is called “The Grounds.”
Drone training in the Piedmont inspires Indigenous leaders from the Peruvian Amazon
A group of nine Indigenous Peruvian young leaders are spending four days learning new technologies to help monitor and protect their Indigenous lands from illegal miners, loggers and narco-traffickers.
North Carolina reports first case of measles since 2018
Nationwide cases of measles have been on the rise in recent years. In North Carolina, the first case of the disease since 2018 was reported on Monday, Sept. 8, 2024.
RFK Jr. wins effort to leave ballot in North Carolina, but stays on in Michigan
The highest courts in two states ruled differently Monday on efforts by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be removed from their presidential ballots, with a divided North Carolina Supreme Court affirming he should be omitted and the Michigan Supreme Court reversing a lower court decision and keeping him on.
North Carolina House Rep. Jeffrey Elmore resigning before term ends
A longtime advocate for Republican K-12 education policies in the North Carolina House is resigning from his seat a few months before his term was to end. Rep. Jeffrey Elmore of Wilkes County will step down effective Friday afternoon.