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The 330-acre Ross distribution center will be located in Randolph County, about 20 miles south of Greensboro. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Planned Ross Stores distribution center in North Carolina to employ 850

Discount retailer Ross Dress For Less plans to build a southeastern U.S. distribution center in central North Carolina that will create 850 jobs over the next several years.

The packaging manufacturer is set to double its production capacity by building a new facility in Greensboro. (Adobe Stock image)

Guilford County count shows more people experiencing homelessness

A local nonprofit reports seeing more families with young children and people over the age of 50 experiencing homelessness in Guilford County.

North Carolina has seven teams in regionals, most among the 28 states represented in the tournament. Duke, East Carolina, High Point, NC State, North Carolina, UNC Wilmington and Wake Forest are the Tar Heel State schools that earned bids. In this photo, Wake Forest's Nick Kurtz (8) guards first base during a break in the action of the ACC tournament game against UNC at Truist Field in Charlotte. PAUL GARBER/WFDD

Play ball! Things to know entering the NCAA baseball regionals

The NCAA baseball tournament opens Friday with play in 16 double-elimination regionals. North Carolina has seven teams in regionals, most among the 28 states represented in the tournament.

A Remote Area Medical volunteer training session from October 2021. Since its foundation in 1985, nearly 213,000 volunteers – licensed dental, vision, medical and veterinary professionals, and general support staff – have supported RAM’s mission. Photograph courtesy of Remote Area Medical.

Pop-up clinic in the Piedmont Triad to provide health care services this weekend at no cost

A free pop-up clinic in Eden, North Carolina will bring dental, vision and general health care services to people who otherwise could not afford it.

The local health department will supply Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools with the overdose-reversing drug Naloxone, also known as Narcan, and provide staff with annual training on how to use it. MATT ROURKE/AP

WS/FCS approves policy to allow overdose antidote Naloxone in schools

Naloxone, also known as Narcan, will soon be available in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. Several community organizations requested the district keep the life-saving medication on school campuses.

Duke Energy announced the plan to shift from coal to nuclear at its Belews Creek facility in Stokes County last year. KERI BROWN/WFDD FILE

Duke Energy's planned shift to nuclear at Belews Creek could improve local environment

Duke Energy's move to nuclear at its Stokes County facility would mean cleaner air nearby and more normal water temperatures in Belews Lake, which is currently warm year-round due to the power production. It will also be less noisy, Duke officials say.

Bonita J. Brown (pictured 5th from right) is surrounded by family members at today's announcement of her new post as Winston-Salem State University's 14th chancellor. Brown’s appointment as chancellor at WSSU will begin July 1. DAVID FORD/WFDD

First woman to be named chancellor at WSSU begins in July

Bonita J. Brown will serve as Winston-Salem State University's first permanent female chancellor beginning July 1. She has deep roots in the Triad having previously served as assistant university attorney at WSSU, and held roles at UNCG and UNCSA.

The White Street Landfill is the closest and most inexpensive option of three proposed sites to dispose of contaminated soil from Bingham Park, but surrounding communities have concerns about the landfill's usage. DJ SIMMONS/WFDD

Greensboro hosts tours of White Street Landfill to ease residents' concerns

The local landfill is one of three proposed sites city officials are considering using to get rid of contaminated soil in Bingham Park.

Hundreds of protesters and a group of counter-protesters gathered in front of the Alamance Courthouse in 2020 as they clashed over the fate of the Confederate monument. PAUL GARBER/WFDD FILE

Alamance NAACP won't appeal decision on Confederate statue

The NAACP and other Alamance plaintiffs were trying to relocate the statue from one of the most prominent places in the county.

Voters walk towards The Maxwell Center to cast their ballots during early voting in Goldsboro Friday morning October 21, 2022.

North Carolina Republicans cry foul over call for early voting plans

State and county elections officials in North Carolina are accustomed to sudden and frequent change to voting rules and schedules. In 2021, a court…

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