The new policy defines “extreme heat” as temperatures at or above 95 degrees, and a heat index at or above 100.

WFDD listener Scott Kaminski passes by enormous flower beds on his daily highway commute between High Point and Lexington. He has long wondered how the program began, and who keeps it going. WFDD reporter David Ford finds the answers to those questions and more on Carolina Curious.

A post gaining traction on social media this week claims a driver was tricked into downloading a fraudulent app that charged hidden fees.

The stretch had been closed due to a landslide and debris from Helene.

Recent storms in the Piedmont Triad have caused fallen trees, flooding and power outages, sometimes wiping out traffic lights and signals.Davidson County listener Bill Herndon asked why these signals aren't equipped with backup batteries. For this edition of Carolina Curious, WFDD’s Amy Diaz turned to the North Carolina Department of Transportation to find the answer.

A National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report says the pilot of a small plane that crashed at a North Carolina airport runway this month raised a wheel after landing to avoid hitting a turtle.

Heavy rain, flooding and a rock slide have again closed a section of the major cross country highway Interstate 40 along its narrow corridor through the Great Smoky Mountains.

The Federal Aviation Administration has confirmed that a Mocksville plane crash on Tuesday was deadly. The crash at Sugar Valley Airport killed two passengers, including the pilot, and injured one.

Winston-Salem Department of Transportation Director Jeff Fansler explains that the intersection at University Parkway and Coliseum Drive, being a major city corridor, requires pedestrian accommodations. Financial challenges prevented DOT from redesigning the intersection completely, but he says the city has secured funding to install pedestrian traffic signals on all four corners. The timeline for the project is late 2026 or early 2027, with an estimated cost of $120,000.

Beginning on May 7, Americans traveling on commercial airplanes or entering certain federal buildings will find their driver’s licenses are no longer accepted for identification purposes unless they meet standards established by a 20-year-old law, the REAL ID Act.