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A North Carolina environmental agency has approved a plan to test the soil and groundwater for contamination at the site of a massive fertilizer-plant fire in January.
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In late January, a fire broke out at a fertilizer plant in Winston-Salem that led to the evacuation of thousands of residents.
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Charges were also filed against Michelle Heughins, who worked as a nurse for Wellpath, the jail’s former health care provider. She is the sole defendant to be indicted by the grand jury in this case.
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A North Carolina city confirms that firefighters responded in late December to what an incident report called a smoldering pile of “fertilizer material” at a plant where, weeks later, an explosion and uncontrolled flames would force thousands to flee their homes.
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Winston-Salem Battalion Chief Patrick Grubbs said Thursday that there's still a risk of an explosion and officials still want people to stay out of the area. The area where officials have called on people to evacuate includes about 6,500 people in 2,500 homes. Grubbs says there’s no projected return time for that area.
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Fire officials in the city of Winston-Salem said the potential for an explosion had not gone down early Wednesday. Thousands of evacuated residents are still barred from going home.
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An uncontrolled fire at a fertilizer plant in North Carolina forced thousands of people to evacuate as firefighters stood back Tuesday because of the danger of a large explosion.
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State and local leaders are offering encouragement and compassion but few answers a day after a North Carolina high school student was shot to death and a suspect arrested. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper told a news conference that the shooting at Mount Tabor High School in Winston-Salem was a pain and fear no child or parent should have to confront.
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A suspect was taken into custody Wednesday after one student was fatally shot at a North Carolina high school, officials said.
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Over the past decade, Forsyth County has made some unflattering national news. A 2015 Harvard University study revealed its status as having the…