Public safety

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has laid out priorities that he wants the General Assembly to address this year. The Democratic nominee for governor held a news conference Wednesday with several police chiefs and sheriffs.

A new annual survey indicates Winston-Salem residents have mixed feelings about safety in the city. The findings were presented to the city council…

Firefighters were called to the Winston Weaver fertilizer plant several times over the past five years, before a blaze in January prompted evacuations.…

The radio communications system for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools is getting a major upgrade. It will directly connect school leaders and staff…

Officials at Smith Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem have proposed a rifle hunt to help manage the local deer population. Wildlife officials say the deer…

Forsyth County commissioners have approved their budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which includes a property tax increase. The more than $458 million…

At least one person died and thousands are still without power after a tornado ripped through Greensboro Sunday evening. The National Weather Service…

A series of posts on social media threatening school shootings are circulating through a number of North Carolina counties. But some officials are saying…

The North Carolina Highway Patrol says it has addressed recent problems in a state audit with some patrol administrators and troopers violating agency…