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Winston-Salem voters head to the polls for midterm elections

At a few polling locations across Winston-Salem, voters were out casting their ballots and had a lot to say about the importance of fulfilling their civic…

Live Updates: North Carolina's midterm election results and analysis

November 9, 8:20 a.m. It appears that North Carolina Democrats have preserved Gov. Roy Cooper’s power to successfully block Republican bills on abortion…

Ted Budd, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate from North Carolina, looks on Sept. 23, 2022 ,in Wilmington, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)

Republican Ted Budd wins North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race

Republican U.S. Rep. Ted Budd won North Carolina’s open Senate seat on Tuesday, defeating Cheri Beasley while extending a losing streak for state Democrats seeking a spot in that chamber.

FILE - North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper speaks at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, April 14, 2022. All 170 seats in the North Carolina General Assembly were on Election Day ballots. Republican legislative leaders campaigned to win the two additional Senate seats and three House seats they needed to earn veto-proof majorities for their party for the next two years. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Cooper veto power still intact as NC GOP gains limited

North Carolina Democrats appeared successful — but just barely — in preserving Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto power to block Republican bills on abortion and other divisive issues by tamping down GOP seat gains at the General Assembly.

This combo of images, provided by the North Carolina Court of Appeals, shows Judges Richard Dietz and Lucy Inman. (North Carolina Court of Appeals via AP)

Republicans retake control of North Carolina Supreme Court

Two Republicans running for seats on the North Carolina Supreme Court beat their Democratic opponents Tuesday, flipping the partisan makeup of the high…

Democratic candidates Sabrina Coone-Godfrey, Deanna Kaplan, and Richard Watts were the top three vote-getters in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education At-Large race. AMY DIAZ / WFDD

Democrats win the At-Large seats in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education race

Democrats won the At-Large seats for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education race according to complete but unofficial results. Incumbent…

NCCDHHS Secretary Kody H. Kinsley plans on getting both his annual flu shot and an updated COVID-19 booster shot on Thursday. Photo courtesy NCDHHS

NCDHHS Secretary to get flu and COVID-19 booster shots

The head of North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services has announced his own plans to get both an annual flu shot and an updated COVID-19…

Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O'Neill. PAUL GARBER/WFDD FILE

Local sheriffs, district attorneys reelected

Incumbent sheriffs and district attorneys in Guilford County and Forsyth County won races for reelection Tuesday. Forsyth Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough and…

Crissy Pratt and Alan Sherouse won seats as newcomers on the Guilford County Board of Education. (Photos courtesy of campaign Facebook pages for both candidates)

Two newcomers, three incumbents win seats on the Guilford County Board of Education

Two newcomers were elected to the Guilford County Board of Education according to unofficial election results. Democratic candidate Alan Sherouse won the…

Wake Forest quarterback Sam Hartman (10) throws the ball against North Carolina State during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

No. 15 UNC faces Wake Forest to clinch ACC title-game trip

North Carolina has finally figured out how to win on the road. That has the 15th-ranked Tar Heels a win away from clinching a trip to the Atlantic Coast…

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