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Attendees of the North Carolina GOP Convention visit booths of conservative candidates and causes in the lobby of the Koury Convention Center Friday. PAUL GARBER/WFDD

GOP presidential hopefuls prepare for Greensboro appearances

Friday was the first full day of the North Carolina GOP Convention in Greensboro. Florida governor and presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis was scheduled to…

Guilford County Schools graduating seniors in Teacher Cadet programs smile after learning of their job offers from the district. AMY DIAZ/WFDD

Guilford County Schools offers jobs to 16 graduating Teacher Cadets

Guilford County Schools seniors in Teacher Cadet programs at Western and Page High Schools spent the year partnering with veteran teachers to learn about…

President Joe Biden takes a selfie during a visit to Fort Liberty, N.C., Friday, June 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

As Biden visits renamed N.C. military base, DeSantis slams 'political correctness run amok'

President Joe Biden traveled to the recently renamed Fort Liberty in North Carolina on Friday to sign an executive order that aims to bolster job opportunities for military and veteran spouses whose careers are often disrupted by their loved ones' deployments.

Former President Donald Trump motions to aides before boarding his plane at Newark International Airport on Saturday June 10, 2023 in Newark, N.J. Trump is heading to Georgia and North Carolina for campaign events. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

Trump set for first public appearances since federal indictment with speeches to GOP conventions

Former President Donald Trump on Saturday is set to make his first public appearances since his federal indictment, speaking to friendly Republican…

FILE - U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee business meeting on Feb. 16, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Saturday, June 10, 2023, Republican delegates in North Carolina voted at their annual convention to censure Tillis for supporting policies that they said violate key tenets of the GOP platform. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

North Carolina GOP censures Sen. Tillis for supporting LGBTQ+ rights, immigration policies

Republican delegates in North Carolina voted Saturday at their annual convention to censure Thom Tillis, the state's senior U.S. senator, for backing LGBTQ+ rights, immigration and gun violence policies.

In appearances at Republican state conventions in Georgia and North Carolina, Former President Donald Trump tried to frame the 37 criminal charges he's facing as an attack not just on him but also on his supporters. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Trump blasts federal indictment as 'baseless' at first events since charges were unsealed

Former President Donald Trump blasted his historic federal indictment as "ridiculous" and "baseless" Saturday during his first public appearances since…

A Pride banner in front of Winston-Salem's city hall was vandalized earlier this month. Image courtesy of the city of Winston-Salem.

Winston-Salem adds safety measures to LGBTQ Pride events

Winston-Salem city leaders are working with the police to enhance safety at upcoming LGBTQ Pride events. Mayor Allen Joines says the move comes after two…

The new album Radial Gate by Justin Morris and his band Sluice was recently picked by The Guardian as one of the best albums of 2023 so far. Photograph by Oliver Child-Lanning.

Triad native's new album recognized as best of 2023 by 'The Guardian'

British daily newspaper The Guardian recently published its list of the best albums of 2023 so far. Among them is Radial Gate by local musician Justin…

North Carolina state Reps. Jason Saine, left, R-Lincoln, and Rep. Carla Cunningham, D-Mecklenburg, confer on the House floor in the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C., on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Saine is the chief sponsor of a bill to legalize sports gambling and horse-race betting statewide that Gov. Roy Cooper signed into law on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson, File)

North Carolina governor signs sports, horse racing betting law; wagering to being in early 2024

Regulated sports betting and horse racing should begin across North Carolina in the first half of next year after Gov. Roy Cooper signed into law…

FILE - North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger presides over a Senate floor debate on new abortion restrictions, May 4, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C. A ban on green investing cleared North Carolina’s GOP-controlled legislature on Tuesday, June 13, as part of a broader Republican crusade against big businesses that champion sustainability and workplace diversity. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum, File)

North Carolina Republicans send green investment ban to governor

A ban on green investing has cleared North Carolina’s GOP-controlled legislature as part of a broader Republican crusade against big businesses that champion sustainability and workplace diversity.

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