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Brisk candidate filings will mean October primaries for some area municipalities

The filing period for the state’s municipal elections closed Friday, and some area cities and towns are headed for a primary. One of the most contested…

Greensboro, like much of North Carolina, experienced lower than normal temperatures throughout the month of June. Graph courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Last month was the coolest June in 26 years in NC

The average daily high temperature in the state last month was 71 degrees, making it the state’s coolest June since 1997.

Officials are lauding the success of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, which debuted in July 2022. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

NCDHHS marks one-year anniversary of 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline debut

State officials are lauding the success of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, one year after its debut. The 988 lifeline number allows North Carolinians…

Volunteer registered nurse Jennifer D'Angelo treats Patrick C.'s skin wounds in a screened off section of the Savage Sisters' community outreach storefront in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia in May. Xylazine, a powerful animal sedative that's moving through the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to the opioid crisis, causing gruesome skin wounds and scrambling longstanding methods for treating addiction and reversing overdoses. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Veterinary sedative showing up in street drugs tested in NC

State health officials are warning that a tranquilizer normally used for veterinary purposes is showing up in street drugs in the Piedmont. Xylazine has…

Duke Energy's Bill Norton explains the coal ash excavation process at the Belews Creek Steam Station. APRIL LAISSLE/WFDD

Duke Energy begins coal ash excavation at Belews Creek site

In a Stokes County clearing in the shadow of two smoke stacks, construction vehicles trudge through a layer of what looks like thick gray dirt. It’s…

The Veterans Affairs Department in Washington. The VA is urging veterans or their survivors to see if they are eligible for new or backdated benefits due to toxic exposure. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

'Pact Act' expands benefits for veterans exposed to toxins

The Pact Act is a federal law signed in August of last year that expands health care and benefits for military veterans who have been exposed to burn…

North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper signs a Medicaid expansion law at the Executive Mansion on Monday, March 27, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

Medicaid expansion in North Carolina will begin Oct. 1, if lawmakers can enact a budget

Gov. Roy Cooper's administration is aiming to extend Medicaid coverage to hundreds of thousands of low-income adults starting Oct. 1, but that date depends on lawmakers completing the last step necessary to implement the expansion legislation he signed into law months ago.

The Mountain Valley Pipeline would stretch 303 miles, from West Virginia to North Carolina. This 2018 file photo shows a section of downed trees on a ridge near homes along the pipeline's route in Lindside, W.Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

NC Gov. Cooper opposes natural gas pipeline extension

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has joined his Democratic colleagues in opposing a natural gas pipeline that would run through Rockingham and Alamance…

Gov. Roy Cooper announced Tuesday that telecommunications company CommScope will add 250 new jobs as part of its $60 million investment in Catawba County. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

CommScope to invest $60M for 250-job expansion in Catawba County

Gov. Roy Cooper announced Tuesday that telecommunications company CommScope will add 250 jobs with a $60 million investment in Catawba County. The…

Solar oven constructed by students cooks s'mores outside

WS/FCS takes a hands-on approach to summer learning

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools took a new approach to summer learning this year, prioritizing hands-on activities and enrichment. Officials say this is necessary, but the federal COVID-19 relief funds that supported the program are set to expire next year.

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