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Edgar Miller, the Yadkin Riverkeeper, prepares for a kayak trip on the waterway. The Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin is the second-largest basin in North Carolina. KERI BROWN/WFDD

Environmental officials look at ways to reduce pollution in Yadkin River, High Rock Lake

State environmental officials recently approved the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basinwide Water Resources Management plan. It lays out a roadmap to address…

Soprano Yulia Lysenko. Image courtesy: Piedmont Opera

Ukrainian soprano joins Piedmont Opera production of 'La Traviata'

Piedmont Opera opens its 45th season next week with Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata. Performing the leading role of Violetta will be a Ukrainian soprano. The…

An ambulance believed to be carrying a shooting suspect arrives at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022 surrounded by police. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)

Police: Teen kills 2 in Raleigh neighborhood, 3 along trail

A shooter killed five people along a walking trail in North Carolina’s capital city and eluded officers for hours before he was cornered in a home and arrested, police said.

Taylor Keys, left, is pictured with a student from Montlieu Academy of Technology in High Point University’s Stout School of Education during one of many events when HPU education majors partner with local elementary schools to support their students. Photo courtesy HPU.

High Point University receives over $20M to train teachers and principals

High Point University has received grants totaling over $20 million to help train the next generation of teachers and principals. HPU’s Stout School of…

Nine candidates vying for a seat on the Guilford County Board of Education met virtually for a forum on Oct. 11. Top row l-r: Amanda Cook, Linda Welborn, and Deon Clark. Second row l-r: Tim Andrew, Demetria Carter, and Alan Sherouse. Third row l-r: Khem Irby, Crissy Pratt, and Deena Hayes-Greene. (Screenshot courtesy of the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce)

Guilford County School Board candidates talk racial gaps, facilities improvement and district strengths

There are nine candidates vying for five seats on the Guilford County Board of Education. All of them attended a virtual forum Tuesday hosted by the…

Dr. Christopher Ohl is an infectious disease specialist with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. DAVID FORD/WFDD

Latest COVID booster now available in North Carolina for kids 5 and older

The updated COVID-19 booster is now available in North Carolina for children and teens five and older. The statewide rollout follows emergency use…

This photo provided by the Raleigh Police Department shows Officer Gabriel Torres, one of the victims of a shooting attack that stretched from the streets of a Raleigh neighborhood to a nearby walking trail last Thursday. (The Raleigh Police Department via AP)

What we know about the Raleigh shooting victims

An avid runner and the mother of three boys. A woman who was the “rock” of her family and knew everyone in the neighborhood. A Navy veteran whose wedding was two weeks away. These were among the victims of Thursday's shooting rampage in North Carolina's capital city, Raleigh, that claimed five lives and wounded two others.

A record number of riders utilized North Carolina's passenger rail service in September. Photo courtesy of NCDOT.

NC passenger rail ridership reaches all-time high

September was a record-breaking month for the state’s intercity passenger rail service. Over 48,000 passengers rode the Carolinian and Piedmont trains…

Three ways to vote in North Carolina

Here's what you need to vote in the 2022 midterm election.

City officials opened the Kimberley Park Hydroponic Farm on Saturday, more than six years after the project first began. AMY DIAZ/WFDD

City Officials Host Ribbon Cutting For Long-Delayed Hydroponic Greenhouse

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