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A view of the Greensboro Urban Loop. Image courtesy NCDOT

The final section of the Greensboro Urban Loop is set to open Monday. The new section runs between North Elm Street and U.S. 29. The North Carolina…

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. The North Carolina lawmaker who represents a county where gunfire at electrical substations cut power to thousands in December is pushing legislation to increase power grid security when the legislative session begins in earnest next week. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker, File)

State lawmakers propose power grid protections after attacks

The recent attacks in Moore County, North Carolina, and others in Washington, Oregon, South Carolina and Nevada, have underscored the vulnerability of the nation's far-flung electrical grid, which security experts have long warned could be a target for domestic extremists.

NC tops 50K EVs; Triad’s electric vehicle pace trails state

North Carolina has accelerated past the 50,000 mark for electric vehicle registrations, but EV saturation in the Triad continues to lag behind the state…

North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood, center, is sworn into office by Supreme Court Justice Paul Newby as her mother Betty Wood looks on during North Carolina inaugural ceremonies on Jan. 10, 2009, at the State Library building in Raleigh, N.C. Beth Wood has a court date on Jan. 26, 2023, after she was cited for misdemeanor hit-and-run and another traffic-related charge when police said she hit a parked car while driving on a Raleigh road. (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds, File)

State auditor: I made 'serious mistake' leaving accident

North Carolina's elected state auditor apologized Monday for leaving the scene of an accident last month after she drove her state-owned vehicle into a…

State Sen. Gladys Robinson (D-Guilford) smiles while at the podium Monday during a ceremony marking the opening of the last section of the Greensboro Urban Loop. PAUL GARBER/WFDD

Last section of Greensboro Urban Loop opens

State and local leaders gathered Monday for a ceremony marking the opening of the final segment of Greensboro’s Urban Loop project. Greensboro Board of…

The fire at the Winston Weaver Fertilizer Plant prompted the evacuation of 6,500 residents. Screenshot courtesy of the City of Winston-Salem.

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist will study health effects of Winston Weaver Fire

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is recruiting participants for a study examining the health impacts of the Winston Weaver Fertilizer Plant fire, which forced mass evacuations in Winston-Salem nearly one year ago.

House Minority Leader Robert Reives, left, D-Chatham, speaks while Senate Minority Leader Dan Blue, D-Wake, listens at a news conference at the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C., on Feb. 7, 2022. The North Carolina General Assembly session begins in earnest on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, two weeks after lawmakers met to pick leaders. Reives, who criticized fiercely the temporary House rules for operating the chamber, said he’d like the legislature to pass measures that increase public education spending, promote affordable housing, give tax breaks to working people and expand Medicaid. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson, File)

Leftover issues aplenty expected in North Carolina session

North Carolina's legislative ledger gets cleared every two years when the next set of 170 lawmakers are sworn in. The General Assembly starts from scratch…

Guilford County Schools is one of 26 large urban school systems that receive district-level National Assessment of Educational Progress results. Data shows GCS students scored higher or on par with the majority of their peers. Photo courtesy of Guilford County Schools

Guilford County Schools will showcase choice schools and programs on Feb. 1

The Guilford County Schools has more than 40 choice schools, and 66 elementary, middle and high school programs. These options cater to a variety of…

The Overture is currently scheduled for its first flight in 2027 and certification in 2029. Photograph courtesy of Boom Supersonic.

A look back at Boom Supersonic's first year in the Triad

One year ago, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced the arrival of Boom Supersonic. The aerospace startup would locate its factory at Piedmont…

Mandolin players at the 2022 MerleFest. 2023 marks the 35th year of the festival. Photo by Jim Gavenus courtesy of MerleFest.

MerleFest to celebrate two milestones in 2023 with 'traditional plus' music

MerleFest organizers have announced their schedule for this year’s festival in Wilkes County with music to honor two important milestones. The festival…

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