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Greensboro's Posada Navideña doubles as an informational event

A group of Latino organizations is kicking off the holiday season by organizing a free fair for Greensboro’s community. The Posada Navideña is celebratory…

Mary Ellen Shiflett of the League of Women Voters of the Piedmont Triad speaks during a press conference Wednesday on voting rights and the Moore v. Harper case. PAUL GARBER/WFDD

With chants of "people over politics," group speaks out against Moore v. Harper case

Voting rights advocates in Greensboro rallied against a North Carolina case that’s now being heard in the U.S. Supreme Court. A steady downpour didn’t…

Workers work on equipment at the West End Substation, at 6910 NC Hwy 211 in West End, N.C., Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, where a serious attack on critical infrastructure has caused a power outage to many around Southern Pines, N.C. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

Power restored to North Carolina county affected by shooting

Duke Energy completed repairs Wednesday on electric substation equipment damaged in shootings over the weekend in central North Carolina. Almost all…

NC opens application for low-income household heating assistance

With the first day of winter less than two weeks away, North Carolina is now accepting applications for low-income household heating assistance. Older…

A flu vaccine is readied at the L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plans' Community Resource Center. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Vaccine misinformation continues as flu season hits

The return of flu season has also meant the return of vaccine misinformation. As many people are heading out to get flu shots and COVID-19 boosters,…

Lauren Mathers, director of Sandhills Pride, left, comforts drag queen Naomi Dix as she tears up while recounting the threats she received leading up to a recent drag performance while speaking on a panel with LGBTQ community leaders in Durham, N.C., on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

NC power grid attack stokes fear in rural LGBTQ community

As shootings at two electrical substations cut power to thousands of central North Carolina homes last weekend, they also sparked widespread speculation that the days-long blackout might be the latest of several attempts to shut down a local drag show meant to celebrate the LGBTQ community in rural Moore County.

The Salvation Army is feeling inflation's pinch

With inflation on the minds of many this holiday season, charitable organizations like the Salvation Army are feeling the pinch. A recent retail survey…

Guilford County Board of Education Member Linda Welborn was the only vote against retaining the book Life is Funny by E.R. Frank in the Northern Guilford High School library. A parent complained about the book last year for containing sexual content. (Screenshot courtesy of Guilford County Schools)

Guilford County Board of Education votes to retain a second book challenged by parents

The Guilford County Board of Education voted 5 to 1 on Thursday to retain the book Life is Funny by E.R. Frank in the Northern Guilford High School…

NTSB: Plane made sputtering sound, upside down before crash

A plane that crashed last month in North Carolina, killing two people from Illinois, made a sputtering sound and was upside down shortly before hitting…

Major home repair work on Avalon Road in Greensboro. DAVID FORD/WFDD

Home Repair Greensboro set to assist low-income homeowners

Greensboro City Council has signed off on a new program to address the repair needs of low-income homeowners.

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