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The Blood Alcohol Testing Coach Style Vehicle (BATmobile) allows law enforcement to conduct sobriety testing on site. DAVID FORD/WFDD

St. Patrick's Day 'Booze It & Lose It' campaign cracks down on drunk driving

This week, Saint Patrick’s Day revelers should plan on doing so responsibly. Stepped-up patrols will mean increased scrutiny for people who choose to…

A chief issue on appeal is whether the judges who struck it down relied too heavily on a 2013 voter ID law and a decision three years later by a federal appeals court that struck it down on the basis of racial bias.

N. Carolina justices could revive voter ID previously tossed

A photo voter identification mandate first sought over a decade ago by North Carolina Republicans could be revived after the state Supreme Court reheard…

Visitors explore Beverly McIver: Full Circle in SECCA's Potter Gallery. Photo by Daniel White, courtesy of SECCA.

SECCA prepares to build on relationship with NC Museum of Art

The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art in Winston-Salem is about to enter a new phase in its relationship with the North Carolina Museum of Art. The…

Marcella Middleton spoke about her experience with mental health in foster care at a town hall hosted by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday night. AMY DIAZ/WFDD

Forsyth County residents speak out about lack of mental health services at town hall

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services hosted a mental health town hall in Forsyth County Thursday night. Many attendees raised concerns about the state’s lack of services.

Krispy Kreme employs nearly 300 employees in Winston-Salem. CHUCK BURTON/FILE

Krispy Kreme scraps Winston-Salem expansion plans, lays off Concord employees

Krispy Kreme is closing a Concord manufacturing facility and scrapping plans to expand operations in Winston-Salem. Back in December, the company…

NC awarded $500,000 to help connect low-income households with high-speed internet

North Carolina is receiving a $500,000 federal grant to help people afford high-speed internet access. Governor Roy Cooper announced last week that the…

Positive Path Program aims to job train young workers who face barriers to employment

The City of Winston-Salem is offering temporary part-time training for young people who are facing obstacles to employment.

Insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump breach the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021. Four people associated with the Oath Keepers were convicted on Monday, March 20, 2023, of conspiracy and obstruction charges stemming from the attack on the U.S. Capitol in the latest trial involving members of the far-right antigovernment extremist group. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

4 guilty of conspiracy in latest Oath Keepers Jan. 6 trial

Four people associated with the Oath Keepers were convicted on Monday of conspiracy and obstruction charges stemming from the attack on the U.S. Capitol…

A cul-de-sac runs through a new housing development in October. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Proposal seeks to add workforce housing in North Carolina

A bill co-sponsored by Forsyth state Senator Paul Lowe is designed to increase the number of affordable homes in North Carolina for essential workers and…

The new testandgo COVID-19 test kiosk outside of the Forsyth County Department of Public Health. Image courtesy: Forsyth County Department of Public Health

New kiosk at Forsyth County Department of Public Health adds another option for COVID-19 testing

Winston-Salem residents have a new way to get COVID-19 testing — a kiosk outside of the Forsyth County Department of Public Health. There you can find…

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