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$3.7 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to support Forsyth County Pre-K classrooms

The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners approved $3.7 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds last week to support 30 Pre-K classrooms for two years.…

Destroyed buildings in Fort Myers Beach, Fla.

Ian makes landfall again, this time in South Carolina

A revived Hurricane Ian made landfall on coastal South Carolina on Friday, threatening the historic city of Charleston with severe flooding after the…

A map showing Hurricane Ian's projected path

What you need to know as Ian impacts North Carolina

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for parts of the Triad, including Guilford, Forsyth, Davie, and Randolph counties. Heavy rain is forecasted…

Coltrane mural adorns building in uptown High Point

Visitors to High Point’s uptown neighborhood will be greeted by an enormous new mural featuring one of the city’s most famous native sons: jazz…

Crews arrive Saturday morning to survey the damage to utility lines after a tree fell onto Shallowford Road in Lewisville as the remnants of Hurricane Ian moved across the region. PAUL GARBER/WFDD

Governor's office reports at least 4 N.C. storm fatalities

The remnants of Hurricane Ian downed trees and power lines across North Carolina, and at least four fatalities connected to the severe weather were reported Saturday.

Bob Palrud of Spokane, Wash. speaks with a fellow electric vehicle owner who is charging up at a station along Interstate 90, on Wednesday Sept. 14, 2022, in Billings, Mont. Palrud says distances between EV charging stations are always on his mind during lengthy journeys across the U.S. West where such infrastructure remains sparse. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

NC to get more charging stations on major highways

There will be more charging stations for electric vehicles on the Triad’s interstates in the coming years as part of a national push for cleaner…

FILE - A Republican election challenger at right watches over election inspectors as they examine a ballot as votes are counted into the early morning hours, Nov. 4, 2020, at the central counting board in Detroit. Election officials across the country are bracing for a wave of confrontations in November as emboldened Republican poll watchers, many embracing former President Donald Trump's conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, flood polling places for the general election. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Election officials brace for confrontational poll watchers

Poll watchers have traditionally been an essential element of electoral transparency, the eyes and ears for the two major political parties who help ensure that the actual mechanics of voting are administered fairly and accurately. But election officials fear that a surge of conspiracy believers are signing up for those positions this year and are being trained by others who have propagated the lie spread by former President Donald Trump and his allies that the 2020 presidential election was riddled with fraud.

NC Supreme Court weighs if voter ID tainted by racial bias

North Carolina’s long-litigated photo voter identification law was appraised at the state Supreme Court on Monday. Justices heard arguments on whether it…

Supreme Court to hear North Carolina case with eye on checks and balances

The Supreme Court begins its new term this month with a North Carolina lawsuit. The election-related case could have huge national implications for 2024…

Ashley Furniture to close Statesville facility, move some jobs to Advance

Ashley Furniture Industries is closing its distribution facility in Statesville, NC, the company has told state officials. The company told workers last…

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