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The new peer warmline can be reached through the 988 suicide and crisis number or directly at 1-855-PEERS NC (1-855-733-7762). PAUL GARBER/WFDD

State adds peer support option to 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will unveil Tuesday a new way to get help for those calling the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

A new statue was unveiled in Center City Park in Greensboro that will serve to honor the legacies and work of Justice Henry Frye and his wife and longtime educator Shirley Frye. DJ Simmons/WFDD

New statue honoring Chief Justice Henry Frye and wife Shirley Frye unveiled in downtown Greensboro

The Fryes have called Greensboro home for the past 70 years. Henry served as the first Black chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Shirley led the integration of the city's two YWCAs in the 1970s.

The Greensboro Police Department says it will investigate the incident internally to determine if policies were followed. EDDIE GARCIA/WFDD

Judge orders release of body-cam footage from incident at Greensboro city manager's house

A superior court judge has ordered the release of body-camera footage taken when police responded to a call at the home of Greensboro City Manager Taiwo…

Twenty undergraduate majors, minors, and graduate programs at UNCG will no longer accept new students as they enter what is expected to be a lengthy wind-down period to allow current students in the affected programs to complete their chosen studies. Photograph courtesy of UNCG.

More questions remain following UNCG program cuts

UNCG administrators still leave many questions unanswered for faculty and staff whose jobs are on the cutting block.

A North Carolina appeals court has ordered a new trial for a man in prison for life for a fatal shooting because of a jury shakeup after deliberations began. WFDD FILE PHOTO

Jurors can't be replaced once deliberations begin, North Carolina appeals court rules

A man sentenced to life in prison without parole for a fatal shooting in a Raleigh motel room was awarded a new trial on Tuesday by the state Court of Appeals because of a jury shakeup after deliberations began.

Oscar Conlon-Morrey, as Oscar Wilde, strolls through Old Salem in a scene from Oscar Wilde About America. Courtesy Rhode Trip Pictures.

Winston-Salem features prominently in new film 'Oscar Wilde About America'

A new film premiering in the Triad this weekend is a road trip through the U.S. as seen through the eyes of playwright and poet Oscar Wilde. And "Oscar Wilde About America" has several ties to the Winston-Salem community.

The city of Greensboro heard a presentation from venue management company Oak View Group to take over leadership of the Greensboro Coliseum Complex, which includes the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts. WFDD File photo.

GSO City Council hears proposal from management company regarding the Greensboro Coliseum Complex

Oak View Group has emerged as a candidate to manage the Greensboro Coliseum Complex. The private company recently presented its financial proposal and transition plan to the City Council. The Greensboro Coliseum Complex encompasses 10 venues including the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts. Last year, the city started accepting proposals to transition to new leadership.

The headquarters of the Southern Baptist Convention is seen, Dec. 7, 2011, in Nashville, Tenn. The Southern Baptist Convention's top administrative body voted Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, to oust four congregations — one for having a woman as senior minister, two for what it said were failures related to the denomination's sexual-abuse policy and one for lack of financial participation. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Southern Baptists oust four churches, including two in North Carolina

The Southern Baptist Convention's top administrative body voted Tuesday to oust four congregations — one for having a woman as senior minister, two for…

The motel conversion project at the Regency Inn was originally slated to be completed by next year. AMY DIAZ/WFDD

Greensboro Regency Inn housing project won't be completed until 2027 under new proposal

If approved, a long-awaited housing project at the site of the former Regency Inn in Greensboro likely won’t be completed until 2027 — years after the original target opening date.

From January 2021 to December of last year, the county’s Emergency Services responded to more than 4,000 overdose calls. Adobe Stock image.

New interactive map sheds light on overdoses in Forsyth County

A new interactive map shows where drug overdoses are happening in Forsyth County. The goal is to raise awareness and share ways to help.

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