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Nani performs at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC in 2019. Image courtesy of the artist.

Musician and songwriter Nani Vazana brings music inspired by Spanish Jewish diaspora to NC Folk Festival

Musician and songwriter Nani Vazana who performs as “Nani” will bring Ladino songs of the Jewish Sephardic diaspora to the North Carolina Folk Festival…

Don Gerhardt stands next to a vehicle he built in which the rider can lean, making it safer for turns. It's a hybrid vehicle that is partially solar-powered. PAUL GARBER/WFDD

A hub for e-bikes grows in Winston-Salem where tobacco warehouses once ruled

A space on the northern edge of downtown Winston-Salem has been transformed into a local hub for developing light electric vehicles and e-bikes; it's a multigenerational effort.

North Carolina board reasserts funding control over charter schools after losing other powers

The State Board of Education approved on Thursday a policy that seeks to reassert control over North Carolina charter schools weeks after the General…

In past years, participants climbed stairs at Bellemeade Parking Deck in Greensboro to honor 9/11 first responders. This year, the event was moved to Eugene Parking Deck. Photo Courtesy of the Greensboro Fire Department.

Triad cities host events commemorating 9/11 anniversary

Triad cities are hosting several events in the coming days to recognize the anniversary of the September 11 attacks. At 9 a.m. on Saturday, the City of…

COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Guilford County as the fall season approaches, according to the county's public health director. Image courtesy: Adobe Stock Photo

COVID cases on the rise in Guilford County as fall approaches

COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Guilford County as the fall season approaches. County commissioners received an update on the latest numbers Thursday.…

North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, speaks with reporters on the House floor of the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. Moore talked about a private meeting of House Republicans earlier Tuesday in which he said they spoke about potential state budget provisions to expand gambling in the state. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson).

Prospects for more legalized gambling in North Carolina uncertain

Prospects that another large expansion of gambling in North Carolina will be included in a state government budget appeared dimmer this week as the…

Daniel Boone and Scots in the Valley Festival traces the legendary pioneer's Piedmont roots

The legendary 18th century pioneer and frontiersman Daniel Boone played a prominent role in the settlement of North Carolina, and he spent decades…

The campus of Appalachian State University in Boone. Image courtesy of Appalachian State.

Fall enrollment at Appalachian State is highest in school history

Appalachian State University has the largest enrollment in school history this year, helped by an off-campus expansion. The university cites several…

Apple Festival takes place at Historic Bethabara in Winston-Salem. Photo courtesy of Bethabara Park.

Apple Festival returns to Bethabara this weekend

Moravian history and culture will be on display during the Apple Festival at Historic Bethabara Park in Winston-Salem. This year’s fest falls on the 270th…

In this image from U.S. Capitol Police video, released and annotated by the Justice Department in the Statement of Facts supporting an arrest warrant, Joshua Abate, circled in green, Micah Coomer, circled in red, and Dodge Dale Hellonen, circled in blue, appear inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Hellonen, one of three active-duty Marines who stormed the U.S. Capitol together, has been sentenced to probation instead of prison time. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes also on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, ordered Hellonen to perform 279 hours of community service. (Justice Department via AP, File)

Active-duty Marine gets probation and community service for storming Capitol with 2 unit members

One of three active-duty Marines who stormed the U.S. Capitol together was sentenced on Monday to probation and 279 hours of community service — one hour for every Marine who was killed or wounded fighting in the Civil War.

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