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The Winston-Salem Dash recently announced the team has entered an agreement to sell the franchise to the company Diamond Baseball Holdings. WFDD file photo

Winston-Salem Dash will have new ownership

Winston-Salem's minor league baseball team recently announced a coming change in ownership.

Art students from Appalachian State University recently protested against the working and learning conditions at Wey Hall, where classes are being held amid construction. Photo courtesy of Emily Suits

'I would have chosen a different school': App State art students protest learning conditions

Art students at Appalachian State University are continuing to protest what they say are unsafe learning conditions. They’re taking classes in a building that is under active construction.

A scene from UNC School of the Arts' 2022 production of The Nutcracker ballet. Photograph courtesy of UNCSA.

UNC School of the Arts commemorates the 1964 phone-a-thon that helped make the school a reality

In 1964 a group of 200 phone volunteers in Winston-Salem raised nearly $1 million to demonstrate the community's support for bringing the School of the Arts to the Twin City. This month UNCSA is commemorating the 60th anniversary of the two-day "Dial for Dollars" that brought the school to the Triad.

Duke's Jeremy Roach (3) goes up for a shot against North Carolina State's DJ Burns Jr. (30) and Ben Middlebrooks (34) during the second half of an Elite Eight college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament in Dallas, Sunday, March 31, 2024. North Carolina State won 76-64. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

The ACC keeps winning in March Madness. It wants to convert that into more future NCAA bids

No one expected North Carolina State to be in the Final Four after needing a miracle run through the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament to even make the…

Forsyth County officials held a groundbreaking ceremony for the park in May of 2023. APRIL LAISSLE/WFDD

Belews Lake Park expected to open to the public this summer

With the first phase of development at Belews Lake Park nearing completion, Forsyth County is applying for a state grant to fund the next phase of construction.

The Guilford County Board of Commissioners received an update on a plan to improve delivery of social services to residents at a meeting on Thursday. Courtesy nccourts.gov

Guilford County commissioners receive update on project to improve delivery of social services

The Integrated Service Delivery Project aims to streamline resources provided by Guilford County and other providers in the area.

NC State forward Ben Middlebrooks (34) leaves the court with forward DJ Burns Jr. after the NCAA college basketball game against Purdue at the Final Four, Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson )

Wolfpack's balance fails at wrong time in Final Four power outage vs. Purdue

North Carolina State’s miraculous late-season run to the Atlantic Coast Conference title and an even more improbable Final Four trip had been the product of a blending of talent, balance and cohesion when the pressure peaked.

In this image provided by the Moncure, N.C., Fire Department, emergency personnel and law enforcement look over the scene after a small plane, experiencing engine problems, made an emergency landing along Route 1, Thursday afternoon, April 4, 2024, in Moncure, N.C., near Raleigh Executive Jetport at Sanford-Lee County Airport. The plane struck two vehicles as it landed, but no injuries were reported, authorities said. (Moncure Fire Department via AP)

Small plane clips 2 vehicles as it lands on North Carolina highway, but no injuries are reported

A small plane experiencing engine problems struck two vehicles as it landed on a highway near a North Carolina airport, but no injuries were reported,…

Judy Woodruff speaks at a tribute service for former First Lady Rosalynn Carter at Glenn Memorial Church at Emory University in November. Woodruff, a longtime broadcast journalist, will speak about the poitical and cultural divide in America during an appearance in Greensboro on Tuesday, April 9. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, Pool)

Journalist Judy Woodruff to focus on America's political and cultural divide in Bryan Series talk

The Guilford College Bryan Series wraps up its season Tuesday with an appearance by longtime broadcast journalist Judy Woodruff. Woodruff broke into the highly male-dominated news industry in the 1970s and would go on to become a national news reporter, editor and anchor.

The moon moves in front of the sun during an annular solar eclipse, or ring of fire, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, as seen from San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Special Coverage from NPR: 2024 TOTAL ECLIPSE LIVE

On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse will darken a swath of North America in the middle of the day, a cosmic event that is generating buzz, travel plans and watch parties from Mexico to Maine and beyond.

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