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Borna Coric of Croatia returns the ball during a quarterfinal match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in May. He is the likely No. 1 seed in the 2023 Winston-Salem Open. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

2023 Winston-Salem Open field includes former champions

The field for next month’s Winston-Salem Open will include three former champions. Croatian Borna Coric, ranked number 15 in the world when the player…

Vietnam car maker begins build for North Carolina electric vehicle plant that will employ thousands

A Vietnamese company planning an electric vehicle plant in central North Carolina that would employ 7,500 workers met a milestone Friday as its top executive joined Gov. Roy Cooper and others for a ground-breaking ceremony.

The Fury 325 roller coaster at Carowinds amusement park is seen on Monday, July 3, 2023, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)

Roller coaster with big crack has a second structural issue, inspectors say

Another structural issue has been located with a large roller coaster that’s been closed for weeks since a large crack in a support column was discovered, a North Carolina agency confirmed on Friday.

Under North Carolina state law, incoming 7th and 12th graders must receive the Tdap and MCV vaccines respectively before school begins. MATT ROURKE/AP

Guilford County to offer vaccination clinics for 7th and 12th graders

Guilford County is offering vaccination clinics next week for incoming 7th and 12th graders ahead of the start of the school year. Under North Carolina…

In this image taken from video, shoppers load purchased items into their vehicle Monday, July 31, 2023, at a Walmart in Lincolnton, N.C., where police say migrant workers were intentionally hit by an SUV in the parking lot of the store a day earlier. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)

Driver who hit 6 migrant workers in North Carolina Walmart parking lot turns himself in to police

A North Carolina man who drove his car into a group of migrant workers in a Walmart parking lot, injuring six men, turned himself in to police Monday…

Police search for driver who intentionally hit 6 migrant workers. Injuries aren't life-threatening

Six migrant workers who were intentionally hit by an SUV in a Walmart parking lot in North Carolina have been released from the hospital, police said on…

A preliminary design of the interior view of the Windsor Chavis Nocho Community Complex. The project is expected to be completed in 2027. Image courtesy of the city of Greensboro.

Windsor Chavis Complex seen as important 'catalyst' for east Greensboro

Greensboro City Council members are pushing for the completion of Windsor Chavis Nocho Community Complex despite lingering concerns about future unexpected costs.

Smoke from a fire on Dobson Knob as seen from Route 221 in this photo taken on Sunday. Image credit: Lisa Jennings, USFS

Wildfire impacting tourist destinations in North Carolina mountains

A wildfire burning in the North Carolina mountains has led to some trail closures and smoke warnings. Officials with the U.S. Forest Service say a…

North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell walks through the Republican Governors Association conference, Nov. 16, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. Most of what North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate and State Treasurer Folwell raised during the first half of the year for his campaign committee has come from $1 million that he loaned it, according to a new campaign finance report released last week. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Folwell lends his governor's campaign $1 million; Stein, Robinson still on top with money

Most of what North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate and State Treasurer Dale Folwell raised during the first half of the year for his campaign…

North Carolina state House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, speaks with reporters on the House floor at the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C., on Monday, July 31, 2023. Moore confirmed that he and Senate leader Phil Berger have agreed on tax changes and several additional items in a consensus state budget. Moore said other details have to be worked out but that budget votes could occur by mid-August. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)

A North Carolina budget is a month late, but Republicans say they are closing in on a deal

North Carolina Republicans say they are closing in on a state budget deal, with top House and Senate leaders acknowledging an income tax agreement has been reached that would lower rates on individuals more deeply than current law directs.

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