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Peter Oliver Pavilion Gallery drawing by Walter Hood. Image courtesy of Creative Corridors Coalition.

New urban park in Winston-Salem will showcase freedom fight of enslaved Moravian

A new urban park is coming to the Triad. Its roots date back to the 18th century, and an African American story that’s unique to Winston-Salem. The Single…

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Director of Parent Engagement Ronda Mays and Winston-Salem's Youth Violence Prevention Manager Bryce Sherman explained the three mentorship programs that will be provided through the city/district partnership. (Screenshot courtesy of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools)

WS/FCS partners with city to help students 'Stay Fresh' with free haircuts

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools is partnering with the city to provide three youth mentorship programs, one of which involves free student haircuts.…

A man records on his cellphone the destruction caused by the earthquake in Antakya, southeastern Turkey, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. The earthquakes that killed more than 39,000 people in southern Turkey and northern Syria is producing more grieving and suffering along with extraordinary rescues and appeals for aid. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Samaritan's Purse provides medical help to earthquake-ravaged Turkey

Boone-based Samaritan’s Purse is providing medical assistance to victims of a devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria earlier this month. The…

Winston-Salem and Forsyth County law enforcement leaders to hold 'Trust Talk' on police violence

Forsyth County Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough and Winston-Salem Police Chief William Penn Jr. will hold a public forum next week to discuss how law enforcement…

Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines. PAUL GARBER/WFDD FILE

Joines calls gun violence reduction a focus for Winston-Salem in 2023

Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines says reducing gun violence is a top priority for the city in the upcoming year. Joines made the comments during his…

Black Marines from High Point honored for service and breaking racial barriers

This month, five Marines from High Point will be recognized by the city council and a local museum for their service, and for their roles in breaking the race barrier in the military.

FILE - The Statement of Facts supporting the arrest warrant for Matthew Jason Beddingfield on charges stemming from last year's riot at the U.S. Capitol, is photographed on Feb. 8, 2022. A North Carolina man who stormed the U.S. Capitol while free on bail for an attempted murder case pleaded guilty Thursday, Feb. 16, to attacking police officers with a pole attached to an American flag during the mob's riot. Beddingfield appeared to flash a Nazi salute toward the Capitol after attacking officers trying to protect the building from rioters on Jan. 6, 2021, according to federal prosecutors. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

Man pleads guilty to Capitol attack months after shooting

A North Carolina man who stormed the U.S. Capitol while free on bail for an attempted murder case pleaded guilty Thursday to attacking police officers…

Blue Cross files legal challenges to N. Carolina contract

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina filed legal challenges Thursday to the state employee health plan's recent decision to replace the insurer…

FILE - Dennis Gaddy, the co-founder of Community Success Initiative is shown at the Raleigh, N.C. office on Dec. 18, 2019. Gaddy, 62, served time behind bars and said he was unable to vote for seven years after being released from prison because he was on probation. Community Success Initiative is a plaintiff in a voting rights lawsuit that was heard Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, by the North Carolina Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

North Carolina Supreme Court hears felony voting rights case

North Carolina's newly seated Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday on whether people convicted of felonies — tens of thousands statewide — should be…

The third version of Ziggy's started hosting shows in High Point in April 2022. Image courtesy of Cohab Space.

High Point's Cohab Space was home to Ziggy's concerts. Now, music will be scaled back as focus turns to nonprofits.

A southwest High Point event and creative venue called Cohab Space is expanding its mission with more nonprofit involvement. The move also means fewer…

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