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Republican Sen. Joyce Krawiec of Forsyth County announced she won't seek reelection next year. (File AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

Sen. Krawiec and Rep. Gill won't seek reelection to the North Carolina General Assembly

North Carolina state Sen. Joyce Krawiec, who has successfully pushed to overhaul Medicaid, streamline health care access and further restrict abortion while in the General Assembly, announced on Monday that she won't seek reelection next year.

FILE - Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., speaks with reporters as he departs after a Republican caucus meeting in which they dropped Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, as their nominee for speaker, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. McHenry, who presided temporarily over the U.S. House for three intense weeks while Republicans struggled to elect a permanent speaker after Kevin McCarthy's ouster, announced on Tuesday, Dec. 5, that he won't seek reelection to his seat next year. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

North Carolina Rep. McHenry, who led House through speaker stalemate, won't seek reelection in 2024

North Carolina Rep. Patrick McHenry, who presided temporarily over the U.S. House for three intense weeks while Republicans struggled to elect a permanent speaker after Kevin McCarthy's ouster, announced Tuesday that he won't seek reelection to his seat next year.

Officials are lauding the success of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, which debuted in July 2022. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

New dashboard monitors the effectiveness of North Carolina's 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has released a dashboard to monitor the performance of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. The goal of the dashboard is to determine how this state-federal partnership is being used, as well as its overall effectiveness.

WS/FCS Chief Human Resources Officer Chris Weikart explained the proposed policy change which includes a longevity supplement for classified staff at a Board of Education meeting on Tuesday. AMY DIAZ/WFDD

WS/FCS school board approves longevity supplements for classified staff

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education unanimously approved policy changes to give supplements to certain employees based on years of experience.

A Banned Books Week display is at the Mott Haven branch of the New York Public Library in the Bronx borough of New York City in October. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

High Point Library to launch book club for challenged works

There’s been a surge in attempts to censor books in libraries across the country this year. Now the High Point Public Library is responding with a new…

WS/FCS Chief Financial Officer Thomas Kranz gave a presentation on the district budget during a workshop on Tuesday. AMY DIAZ/WFDD

WS/FCS school board to develop budget priorities as some federal funds expire

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education is beginning work on the district’s budget for next year. With certain federal funds expiring, some…

A scene from UNC School of the Arts' 2022 production of The Nutcracker ballet. Photograph courtesy of UNCSA.

UNC School of the Arts brings 'Nutcracker' tradition to Greensboro

Thursday is opening night for the UNC School of the Arts production of The Nutcracker ballet. The tradition that began in 1966 has gone through many…

Horace Barrett earned a total of four Purple Hearts and two Bronze Stars for his military service during WWII. Photograph courtesy of Randell Jones.

Winston-Salem's Horace Barrett, who fought in the Battle of the Bulge, celebrates his 100th birthday

Winston-Salem resident Horace Barrett volunteered for military service as a paratrooper, parachuted into France on D-Day, and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Along the way, he was awarded four Purple Hearts and two Bronze Stars before returning home. Today Barrett celebrates his 100th birthday.

Three people were sickened at Burke Street Pub early last month. An employee told a 911 operator at the time that she suspected a cleaning fluid had been left in the beer lines. AMY DIAZ/WFDD

Suspected poisoning at Winston-Salem bar raises questions about draft beer safety

This week news broke that one person passed away after drinking what an employee suspected was beer contaminated with draft line cleaner at a Winston-Salem bar. Here's what experts think may have gone wrong, and how similar incidents could be prevented.

At the beginning of the 2021-22 school year, only 38% of North Carolina students were on track to enter first grade based on an early literacy assessment. That was 7% below the national average. But the latest scores put these NC students ahead of the country. (AP Photo/Hakim Wright Sr.)

Literacy skills improving among North Carolina elementary school students

North Carolina’s elementary schoolers are improving their reading skills according to new data presented to the state board of education.

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