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Callum Bradford rows during a club team practice at Jordan Lake, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, in Apex, N.C. Bradford, a transgender teen from Chapel Hill needed mental health care after overdosing on prescription drugs. He was about to be transferred to another hospital due to a significant bed shortage. A North Carolina hospital network is referring transgender psychiatric patients to treatment facilities that do not align with their gender identities. Though UNC Hospitals policy discourages the practice, administrators say a massive bed shortage is forcing them to make tough decisions. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)

For transgender youth in crisis, hospitals sometimes compound the trauma

A North Carolina hospital network is referring transgender psychiatric patients to treatment facilities that do not align with their gender identities.

Rev. William Barber, Founding Director, Repairers Of The Breach & The Yale Center For Public Theology And Public Policy speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 in New York. Barber was escorted by police out of a North Carolina movie theater, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023, after he insisted on using his own chair for medical reasons, prompting an apology from the nation's largest movie theater chain. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)

Civil rights leader removed from movie theater for using his own chair

A civil rights leader was escorted by police out of a North Carolina movie theater after he insisted on using his own chair for medical reasons, prompting…

Arrests made in Greensboro police officer shooting

A Greensboro police officer was shot and killed Saturday in Colfax. According to officials, the off-duty sergeant was shot after intervening in a crime that was taking place at a Sheetz on Sandy Ridge Road. Three suspects have now been arrested.

Three Winston-Salem properties added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2023

Three Winston-Salem properties were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2023. Among them is the city-owned Winston Lake Golf Course, which was built for Black residents in 1956. Prior to its opening, Black golfers were only allowed to access the city’s public course one day a week.

This hand-crafted plate in the 18th-century Moravian style was created during the October 20, 2023 Legacy of Peter Oliver Workshop's Fall Session. Photograph courtesy of the Sawtooth School for Visual Arts.

Sawtooth workshop celebrates formerly enslaved Moravian potter and his artistry

The Sawtooth School for Visual Arts in Winston-Salem presents a unique learning opportunity this month. The workshop combines local history with the…

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Saturday Dec. 16, 2023, in Durham, N.H. (AP Photo/Reba Saldanha, File)

North Carolina presidential primary candidates have been finalized; a Trump challenge is on appeal

North Carolina's election board finalized on Tuesday the candidates for the state's March 5 presidential primaries, leaving President Joe Biden as the lone Democrat for the job on ballots and former President Donald Trump among the Republican competitors.

Sergeant Philip Dale Nix. Image courtesy of Greensboro Police Department.

Suspects in shooting that killed Greensboro police officer appear in court

The three suspects arrested in the shooting and killing of a Greensboro police officer appeared in court Tuesday. Sergeant Philip Dale Nix was killed Saturday night. He was off duty when he was shot after intervening in a crime that was taking place at a Sheetz on Sandy Ridge Road.

A scene from the Blue Ridge Parkway, which is almost 470 miles long. Image courtesy of the National Park Service.

Stakeholders make plans to preserve Blue Ridge Parkway's iconic views

Blue Ridge Parkway officials are putting together a plan to boost tourism on the scenic road and increase the economic impact in the nearby communities.…

FILE - Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper speaks during an NFL football news conference Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in Charlotte, N.C. Tepper now finds himself embroiled in a public relations nightmare after a video surfaced of the billionaire allegedly throwing the contents of a drink at a fan from his club suite following a 26-0 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

Owner David Tepper's temper tantrum only adds to the Panthers' embarrassing season

Just when it appeared the season couldn’t get any more embarrassing for the Carolina Panthers, owner David Tepper finds himself embroiled in a public relations nightmare after video surfaced of the billionaire throwing the contents of a drink in the direction of Jaguars fans from his suite following a 26-0 loss at Jacksonville on Sunday.

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