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Author Megan Miranda says writing thrillers can be "a little bit of a puzzle," and often plays with structure in her narratives. (Photo by Ashley Elston)

Author Megan Miranda confronts her own fears by writing thrillers

North Carolina author Megan Miranda grew up avidly reading her mother’s mystery and thriller novels. That early immersion in the genre has paid off.…

Law enforcement respond to the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill campus in Chapel Hill, N.C., Aug. 28, 2023, after the university locked down and warned of an armed person on campus. Two shooting 30 years apart at the University of North Carolina show how much has changed. Some alumni who remember a deadly shooting in 1995 now have children enrolled at their alma mater in Chapel Hill, where an associate professor was shot to death Aug. 28. In some ways, the era of campus shootings has come full circle though there have been vast changes in the way information spreads. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum, File)

Suspect in University of North Carolina shooting is not competent for trial, his attorneys say

Attorneys for a University of North Carolina graduate student accused of killing his academic advisor said in court on Tuesday that a doctor has found…

Former Guilford County Schools teacher Michael Logan was sworn in to the District 3 seat on the Board of Education Tuesday evening, after fighting for the position for months. (Screenshot courtesy of Guilford County Schools)

GOP pick Michael Logan sworn in to Guilford County school board after months-long dispute

Guilford County School Board Member Bill Goebel resigned on Tuesday, following a months-long dispute over his appointment. Former GCS teacher Michael…

Greensboro City Council approved a rezoning request by Renaissance Church at its meeting on Sept. 19. Photo courtesy of the city of Greensboro.

Greensboro City Council approves rezoning request for Renaissance Church

Greensboro City Council approved a rezoning request by Renaissance Church paving the way for a new space of worship and office building on West Gate City…

Lisa Franklin, right, of Forest City, N.C., speaks to a staff member of Senate leader Phil Berger's office about the need for Medicaid expansion, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2023, at the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C. Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore announced Tuesday that passage of a final budget would remain the last hurdle for the state to expand now that an effort to link it to authorizing more casinos is off the table. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)

Medicaid expansion back on glidepath to enactment in North Carolina as final budget heads to votes

Passing North Carolina's budget will remain the last hurdle for the state to expand Medicaid to potentially cover 600,000 adults who don't qualify or make enough for health insurance now that an effort to link it to authorizing more casinos is off the table.

Guilford County Commission Chair Skip Alston highlighted infrastructure and school investments, and announced a new Medicaid division in a state of the county address on Sept. 20. Photo courtesy of Guilford County.

Guilford state of the county address highlights investments in schools, new Medicaid division

This year's Guilford state of the county address highlighted major investment in schools and job growth, with officials also announcing a new Medicaid…

North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, speaks to reporters while Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, listens at the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. Moore and Berger announced that Republican legislative leaders were ditching efforts this year to dramatically multiply legal gambling in the state and that instead, they would pass a final budget that also will trigger Medicaid coverage to begin for hundreds of thousands of adults. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)

Voting for long-delayed budget begins in North Carolina legislature

The Republican-controlled General Assembly began voting Thursday for a long-delayed North Carolina budget that speeds up individual income tax cuts, broadens private-school scholarships to all K-12 children and initiates other right-leaning changes.

FILE - Connor Thonen-Fleck addresses reporters while his parents stand by his side, Monday, March 11, 2019, in Durham, N.C., at the announcement of a lawsuit against North Carolina officials over how the state health plan is run. A federal appeals court is considering cases out of North Carolina and West Virginia that could have broad-ranging implications on whether individual states are constitutionally required to cover healthcare for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance. (AP Photo/ Jonathan Drew, FIle)

Appeals court takes up transgender health coverage case likely headed to Supreme Court

A federal appeals court is considering cases out of North Carolina and West Virginia that could have significant implications on whether individual states are required to cover health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance.

Market Square Tower in downtown High Point. PAUL GARBER/WFDD

High Point initiative seeks public input on growth and investment

The city is offering an online survey for people who live or work in High Point to help guide decisions on development and investment. The questions are designed to take about 10 minutes to complete.

This Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a potential tropical cyclone forming off the southeastern coast of the United States in the Atlantic Ocean. (NOAA via AP)

Tropical storm warning issued for US East Coast ahead of potential cyclone, forecasters say

A tropical storm warning was issued Thursday from coastal North Carolina to Delaware ahead of a potential tropical cyclone that's approaching the densely populated East Coast.

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