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State officials urge flu shots before peak winter season

North Carolina health experts are urging residents to get a flu shot in anticipation of a winter spike in cases. Officials with the North Carolina…

Ada Fisher, Republican National Committeewoman from North Carolina, right, greets Lara Trump, not seen, after a news conference for the 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. Fisher, a retired physician who was one of North Carolina’s members on the Republican National Committee for over a decade, has died at age 74, a funeral home said Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

Ada Fisher, influential Black Republican in NC, dies at 74

Dr. Ada Fisher, a retired physician who was one of North Carolina's members on the Republican National Committee for over a decade, has died at age 74, a…

Jim Womack, NCEIT President and Lee County GOP Chairman, training NCEIT members on proper procedure when voters check in at a polling site. The slide includes language saying photo ID is required despite that part of the law currently being blocked by state courts for racial discrimination. Photo Credit: Mark Darrough

Inside the “election integrity” efforts undermining elections

In North Carolina, a new group is scaling up old tactics to hunt for voter fraud, burdening elections officials on the way.

Bettie Bond and Eric Plaag with the Boone Historic Preservation Commission. Screenshot: KERI BROWN/WFDD

Guided nighttime tours explore history of Boone cemetery

The town of Boone is celebrating its 150th anniversary with night tours of a historic cemetery during October. The events highlight the town’s history and…

Latisha McNeil manages the Office of Community Safety in Greensboro. Image courtesy of the City of Greensboro.

New Greensboro office puts focus on police alternatives

Greensboro’s new Office of Community Safety (OCS) currently provides behavioral clinicians to serve alongside police officers on mental health calls. But…

Mike Cundall believes humor makes us more involved with those around us. NEAL CHARNOFF/WFFDD

NC author offers advice on using humor for a more engaged life

How much fun do you have at work? Mike Cundall thinks there is plenty of room for humor in the workplace. Cundall is an associate professor of philosophy…

Chief Operations Officer Lauren Richards presented this image of Hall-Woodward Elementary School's back campus to the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education during their meeting on Oct. 11. The red lines indicate where fencing would be installed along the site perimeter and playground. Screenshot courtesy of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools

WS/FCS assessing security at elementary schools after student goes missing

A student went missing from the Hall-Woodward Elementary School playground in Winston-Salem last week. The child was found, but the incident has prompted…

Cecelia Thompson is executive director of Action Greensboro. Image courtesy of Cecelia Thompson.

Greensboro convention brings ideas for keeping young talent local

A three-day convention in Greensboro this week looked at ways to keep talented college students in the local workforce after they graduate. The national…

Deadline for voter registration is coming up

The deadline to register to vote in the midterm election is Friday, October 14. Here are other important dates and information to keep in mind before…

Top from left: Hyde County farmer Ray Tooley, Hurricane Florence approaches Wilmington in 2018, flooding in west Charlotte in 2020, and a wind turbine off the Virginia Coast. Photos courtesy David Boraks/NASA/WFAE

Adapt: Changing Climate in the Carolinas

More intense hurricanes. Floods. Rising sea levels. Extreme heat. All symptoms of climate change in the Carolinas and around the globe. It's not a question of when they might affect us, but by how much.

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