North Carolina
A North Carolina man who was wrongfully imprisoned for 24 years is pardoned
The pardon allows Dontae Sharpe to apply for compensation for his wrongful conviction for first-degree murder. A witness against him said her claims were made up, based on what investigators told her.
A North Carolina city begins to reckon with the massacre in its white supremacist past
In 1898, a white supremacist mob burned the offices of Wilmington's Black-owned newspaper and gunned down scores of the city's African American residents. Now, the city is honoring some of the dead.
Guilford commissioners approve pay increase for county employees
Guilford County government employees will soon get a boost in pay.
The increases will take effect this year.
Why the Salesforce CEO wants to redefine capitalism by pushing for social change
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is an evangelist for stakeholder capitalism — the belief that companies should be driven by more than profits: They should also take care of the broader social good.
Forsyth County community discusses ways to stem gun violence
Local groups held a virtual discussion Thursday to find solutions for preventing gun violence in the Winston-Salem community.