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Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school counselors were recognized for their contributions to the district at a board of education meeting on Jan. 24, 2023. The district issued a proclamation recognizing National School Counseling Week as Feb. 6-10, and counselors were invited to shake hands with board members upon being recognized. (Screenshot courtesy of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools)

WS/FCS celebrates school counselors at board of education meeting

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school counselors were recognized for their hard work at a board of education meeting Tuesday night. Chief Program Officer…

North Carolina legislators return from break to gear up session

The North Carolina General Assembly is returning to Raleigh after its usual two-week January break and turning to the business of legislating. The House…

Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022. Lawsuits have been filed in West Virginia and North Carolina challenging the states' restrictions on the use of abortion pills. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed, File)

New lawsuits target state restrictions on abortion pills

Supporters of abortion rights filed separate lawsuits Wednesday challenging two states' abortion pill restrictions, the opening salvo in what’s expected…

FILE - Connor Thonen-Fleck addresses reporters while his parents stand by his side on March 11, 2019, in Durham, N.C., at the announcement of a lawsuit against North Carolina officials over how the state health plan is run. State Treasurer Dale Folwell and the plan's executive administrator appealed a federal court ruling last summer that declared the plan's refusal of coverage for “medically necessary services," including hormone replacement therapy and surgeries, unconstitutional. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/ Jonathan Drew, File)

Lawyer defends North Carolina's transgender care exclusions

A lawyer representing the leaders of North Carolina's state employee health plan defended its exclusion of gender-affirming treatments on Wednesday before a federal appeals court, facing a barrage of criticisms from its chief judge.

North Carolina state Sen. Sydney Batch, a Wake County Democrat, speaks at a news conference with members of her party at the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C., on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. Batch said that Democrats are not willing to compromise on further abortion restrictions beyond the current 20-week limit. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

NC Democrats pitch abortion safeguards despite GOP majority

North Carolina Democrats, who narrowly held off a Republican supermajority in the General Assembly, have introduced legislation to codify abortion…

Kitty, the owner of Tailless Cat Rescue, holding one of the many cats she's rescued over the years.

Feline fine: giving cats a second (or third) chance in life.

Through her organization, Tailless Cat Rescue, Kitty has helped hundreds of cats find a new home. Radio Camper Ulli Becker takes us to meet some of these…

Local leaders and the co-founders of ImpactData present the plan for the Dream Center Campus at Gateway Research Park on January 24, 2023. BETHANY CHAFIN/WFDD

Dream Center Campus in east Greensboro will be a hub for innovation and education

A new and innovative collaboration is underway at Gateway Research Park in East Greensboro. It will be called the Dream Center Campus, and the mixed-use…

Assistant City Manager Patrice Toney addresses the crowd before the community forum.

Police chief candidates offer perspectives at Winston-Salem forum

About 200 people braved the cold, rainy weather Wednesday night to hear from the four finalists vying to be Winston-Salem’s next police chief at a forum…

Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger (2nd from left), Governor Roy Cooper, and Boom Supersonic President Kathy Savitt "breaking ground" inside the Piedmont Triad International Airport for the new Overture Superfactory. DAVID FORD/WFDD

Boom Supersonic breaks ground at PTI

One year after Boom Supersonic announced its intention to manufacture what’s been called the world’s fastest airliner in North Carolina, the company held an official groundbreaking for its new facility at Piedmont Triad International airport Thursday.

Scene from A Little Prayer by Winston-Salem filmmaker Angus MacLachlan. Photograph by Diana Green/Gladness Partners, LLC.

Sony Pictures Classics to distribute new movie by Winston-Salem filmmaker

The film A Little Prayer by Winston-Salem’s Angus MacLachlan has been acquired for theatrical release by Sony Pictures Classics. It’s been 18 years since…

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