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Winston-Salem Symphony names its first female music director

The Winston-Salem Symphony has appointed its first female conductor to serve as Music Director — Michelle Merrill. At Gas Hill Drinking Room, on the…

This screengrab shows the arrest in Raleigh, N.C., of Darryl Tyree Williams, who died after being stunned repeatedly with stun guns on Jan. 17, 2023. Williams died from "sudden cardiac arrest" related to cocaine intoxication and the police confrontation, according to the state's autopsy released on Wednesday, June 7. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner also labeled Williams' death a homicide. (City of Raleigh via AP, File)

North Carolina prosecutor won't charge officers involved in death of man during arrest

A local prosecutor revealed Wednesday that she won't seek charges against officers in North Carolina’s capital city who repeatedly used stun guns on a man…

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper speaks at a news conference in Carthage, N.C., on Dec. 5, 2022. Transgender girls in North Carolina would no longer be allowed to play on the school sports teams that align with their gender identity under a proposal that received final legislative approval on Thursday, June 22, 2023. Cooper has little power to block it now that Republicans hold veto-proof majorities in both chambers of the General Assembly. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker, File)

Transgender sports ban heads to North Carolina governor's desk

Transgender girls in North Carolina would no longer be allowed to play on the school sports teams that align with their gender identity under a proposal that received final legislative approval on Thursday.

Boom Supersonic announces new milestones at Paris Air Show

Boom Supersonic is on track to complete its Overture Superfactory at Piedmont Triad International Airport by next summer. Using real-time cameras, Boom…