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The Winston-Salem City Council awarded Hispanic food distributor Purple Crow and biotech company ProKidney packages collectively totaling $1 million. KERI BROWN/WFDD

Winston-Salem City Council selects new city manager in close vote

Winston-Salem City Council has selected William Patrick Pate as the next city manager. On Friday, the city council voted 5-3 in favor of his appointment.…

Gov. Roy Cooper described his COVID-19 case as mild and that he was feeling fine. (AP Photo/Bryan Anderson, File)

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper tests positive for COVID-19 and will work remotely

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said he'll keep to a lower public profile this week after testing positive for COVID-19 on Monday. In a tweet, the…

Visitors can expect to encounter metal detectors at emergency departments throughout the Atrium Health system in the Triad. Courtesy Atrium Health.

Atrium Health installs metal detectors at Triad emergency departments

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist has begun installing metal detectors at emergency departments across its system. The health system announced in a news…

A final report is expected to be presented to High Point City Council in September to address racial disparities. Abobe stock photo.

High Point report outlines policies to address past racial discrimination in city

A draft report presented to the One High Point Commission has outlined policies to address past racial discrimination in the city. Earlier this month, the commission reviewed recommendations in areas such as housing, health, and transportation.

Stuart Epperson Sr. (Image credit: Business Wire, via AP)

Salem Media Group co-founder with Piedmont ties who transformed Christian radio is dead at 86

The Salem Media Group co-founder Stuart Epperson Sr. has died. He was from Ararat, Virginia, and later lived in Winston-Salem. He was 86 years old.…

The United Way of Forsyth County will invest an additional $4 million to support 36 partner organizations. Adobe stock photo.

United Way of Forsyth County directing $4 million to partner programs

United Way of Forsyth County has announced that an additional $4 million will be invested to support programs in the current fiscal year. The money will…

Randy Lewis runs the Ran-Lew Dairy on Alamance County farmland that's been in his family for five generations. PAUL GARBER/WFDD

'A life to come back to:' Alamance dairy farmer thanks volunteers as he recovers from bull attack

Alamance dairy farmer Randy Lewis, who is renowned for putting on barn dances, is recovering after being severely injured by one of his animals. And he’s being aided by hundreds of volunteers.

An effort at the North Carolina legislature to legalize marijuana for medical use statewide has idled this year in the state House. The state Senate has approved the idea twice since June 2022. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Western North Carolina tribe to vote on broader legalization of adult use of marijuana

Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will vote in September on whether they want to legalize marijuana possession and sales on tribal lands for…

Utility crews work to repair damage caused by a tornado on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, on Town Hall Road in Dortches, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

Tornado damages Pfizer plant in North Carolina as scorching heat and floods sock other parts of US

A tornado heavily damaged a major Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina on Wednesday, while torrential rain flooded communities in Kentucky and an…

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has signed into law revisions to new abortion restrictions taking effect in the state this weekend. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum, File)

Governor Cooper signs law clearing up several aspects of impending abortion law

Last-minute revisions to North Carolina's new abortion restrictions that take effect this weekend were signed into law on Thursday by Gov. Roy Cooper. The…

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