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An Allegiant Airbus A320 prepares to land in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Turbulence aboard Allegiant flight injures 2 passengers, 2 flight attendants

Two passengers and two flight attendants were injured when a plane plunged nearly a mile during severe turbulence Wednesday while flying from North…

Cinematography class being taught at UNC School of the Arts in Winston-Salem. Photograph courtesy of UNCSA.

UNC School of the Arts alumni nominated for Emmy Awards

UNCSA alumni are being represented for their work in some of the year’s most popular TV and streaming programs. Among them are "Stranger Things," "Barry," and "Succession."

Zack R. playing one of the pianos available to the public in downtown Thomasville, North Carolina. PAUL GARBER/WFDD

Mebane, Thomasville honored for downtown efforts

Two Triad-area cities are being rewarded for their downtown revitalization efforts. The state Department of Commerce has announced that Mebane has been…

North Carolina state Rep. Jason Saine, R-Lincoln, at right, speaks with Rep. Terence Everitt, D-Wake, after a House Commerce Committee at the Legislative Office Building, March, 21, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C. Saine, a chief House budget-negotiator who also shepherded this year's sports gambling legislation, said Wednesday, July 13, that he didn't know how House colleagues would respond to the idea of additional casinos and video gambling because the Senate hadn't provided a proposal. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson, File)

Top North Carolina senator says chances for approving more sanctioned gambling "better than 50-50"

One of North Carolina's most powerful legislators expressed optimism Thursday that a further expansion of state-sanctioned gambling will be worked out…

North Carolina health officials laud efforts to integrate service providers with tobacco use treatment. Adobe Stock photo.

Health officials credit state program for lowering tobacco use among people with mental health challenges

Health officials say initiatives to slow tobacco use in North Carolina are showing positive results. Data compiled by the North Carolina Department of…

Lexington City Schools Superintendent Nakia Hardy took office on July 1. (Photo courtesy of Lexington City Schools)

New Lexington City Schools superintendent plans to listen and learn in first 100 days

As part of her plan to get to know the Lexington community, Superintendent Nakia Hardy said she’ll be launching a survey before the start of the academic year, and hosting events with school board members.

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein announced a 2024 bid for governor on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Robinson has raised $2.2M this year for North Carolina governor's race, but still trails Stein

Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson's campaign has raised a substantial amount so far this year in his bid for governor in 2024. But he's behind Democratic…

The main production area at the Honda Aircraft Co. headquarters in Greensboro in July, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Greensboro, Guilford County approve more than $1M in incentives for Honda Aircraft expansion

Honda Aircraft Company officially announced Friday it will expand its operations at Piedmont Triad International Airport, bringing nearly 300 new jobs to Greensboro.

North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore is being sued by a local elected official who alleges the powerful Republican ruined his marriage by having an affair with his wife. Lawyers for Scott Lassiter claim that for more than three years Speaker Tim Moore “willfully interfered in the marital relationship” between Lassiter and his wife, who leads an agency within the state courts system.Moore has rejected Lassiter's claims.(AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)

North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore confirms he won't seek another term leading the chamber

North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore confirmed on Friday that his record fifth two-year term presiding over the chamber will be his last, saying legislative colleagues have known about his decision going back a year.

The Charlotte Observer. AdobeStock image.

McClatchy-owned newspapers cut editorial cartoons

Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Kevin Siers has been fired after 36 years with The Charlotte Observer. It is part of a national trend of…

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