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Spin's S-300 electric bike. Photograph courtesy of Spin and the City of Winston-Salem Department of Transportation.

Electric bike rentals offer new options for Triad travelers

People on the go have a new mode of transportation to choose from in the Triad. Scooters have been used in Winston-Salem for several years, and now,…

Winston-Salem police chief search narrows to four candidates

The candidates will answer questions from a five-member panel at a public forum Wednesday. Assistant City Manager Patrice Toney says they’ll address concerns raised by feedback from the community during the search.

In September, Stock the Food Bank with the East Ward raised 25,000 meals through food and monetary donations later distributed by Second Harvest Food Bank. (AP Photo/Michael Rubinkam)

Second Harvest Food Bank meets rising need with expanded warehousing

After 30 years operating out of a cramped warehouse, Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina is transitioning into a new and much larger…

An ambulance believed to be carrying a shooting suspect arrives at Wake Medical Center Emergency Room in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, surrounded by police. North Carolina Democratic legislators pleaded with the General Assembly's Republican majority on Tuesday, Oct. 18 to consider gun safety and mental health measures, citing shootings in Raleigh that left five people dead. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker, File)

Raleigh mass shooter's gunshot wound self-inflicted

The teenage suspect of a shooting rampage in northeast Raleigh that killed five people and injured two others suffered from a nonfatal, self-inflicted gunshot wound when he was captured by a tactical robot hours after a shootout with police, according to the Wake County district attorney.

People shop at an Apple store in the Westfield Garden State Plaza shopping mall in Paramus, New Jersey, on Saturday, December 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

Greensboro psychologist offers tips to reduce holiday stress

Managing the mind and body presents challenges in the season where indulgences can be part of the routine. LeBauer Behavioral Medicine Clinical…

Image of Johns River headwaters and Cherry Tree Hollow area courtesy of Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina.

High Country conservation group closer to protecting Blowing Rock land

A High Country conservation group is moving closer to its goal of protecting the forests and waterways that make up the famous views from Blowing Rock.…

Antonia Monk Richburg. Image courtesy of the United Way of Forsyth County.

New United Way director felt called to help people out of poverty

2022 marks a transition year for the United Way of Forsyth County, with new leadership for the first time in more than a decade. Antonia Monk Richburg is…

Nurse Keisha Lucas (left) and Nurse-Family Partnership of Forsyth County Community Advisory Board member Maegan Gomez. The two worked together during Maegan's first pregnancy and still keep in touch. BETHANY CHAFIN/WFDD

Nurse-Family Partnership of Forsyth County celebrates 10 years

A community health program that supports new mothers celebrated its 10th anniversary this year. Nurse-Family Partnership of Forsyth County is part of an…

Workers construct a water line in East Bend. Photo Credit: Nikki Maness of ANM Photography, yadkincountync.gov

Cooper announces water infrastructure funding for Yadkin, Surry counties

Several Triad communities will soon benefit from clean water infrastructure funding. Governor Roy Cooper toured Yadkin and Surry counties on Tuesday to…

Some of the titles that have been challenged or banned by school boards across the country. Image credit: Eliza Tucker

Forbidden pages: A high school student's perspective

Story highlightsOn September 12, 2022, Northwest Cabarrus High School Senior Mary Liu was asked to leave a school board meeting where they were discussing…

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