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A landmark theater in Winston-Salem is about to close for a long-anticipated upgrade. The Stevens Center will host a final performance on Friday before renovations are set to begin.

A North Carolina judge sentenced the wife of an Irish businessman and her father to additional prison time Wednesday after their pleas to voluntary manslaughter in her husband’s 2015 beating death.

Republican Bo Hines on Thursday filed candidacy papers with federal elections officials and released a video for his bid in the 6th Congressional District. The district covers all or part of a half-dozen Piedmont-area counties, including portions of Greensboro, Winston-Salem and Concord.

The Guilford County Board of Education will vote on revisions to three policies next week in alignment with the state’s new Parents’ Bill of Rights. Numerous parents wrote to the district opposing the changes.

A release issued by the town Tuesday said Chief of Police Robbie Jackson had been placed on leave with pay “as the town investigates the Pilot Mountain Police Department.”

Appalachian State University is hosting an appearance Friday by Alison Criscitiello, a National Geographic explorer who is a trained mountaineer and a glacier scientist. Her work includes climbing Mount Logan, the highest peak in Canada, to retrieve samples of ice that are thousands of years old.

North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood announced on Thursday that she will resign from her elected post next month, a decision coming two days after she was indicted on charges that she misused her state-owned vehicle for personal activities.

A North Carolina state House member who won't seek reelection next year says having to serve in the minority in the chamber has been “worse than a dental appointment.”

As the number of people without housing continues to grow, Greensboro City Council is considering implementing a policy to ensure local residents receive priority with services.

In her first 100 days as Lexington City Schools Superintendent, Nakia Hardy surveyed the community for feedback on the district. Staffing and academic support were a couple of areas cited as needing improvement.