NCPRA

The Craven County Sheriff’s Office, Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, North Carolina State Highway Patrol, and U.S. Marshals searched the wooded area for several hours but he wasn’t found. Witnesses said Connelly was wearing dark color pants, carrying a bag and not wearing a shirt.

A Missouri-based developer has pulled out of a planned affordable housing project in Winston-Salem’s Happy Hill neighborhood following criticism from residents who said they were left out of the process.

The Craven County Sheriff’s Office believes Dominic Connelly remains in the area of the Craven and Beaufort County line; they think he is walking northward, using fields and woods to avoid being caught. Officials said those densely wooded areas are making the search for Connelly difficult.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will offer 50% of typical benefits in November using a reserve fund. North Carolina was one of the states that sued to require it to use that money amid federal shutdown.

Local advocates have spoken out against the methane gas pipeline project that would come through the Triad for months.

"Interleavings" is the inaugural exhibition at Interval, a new arts space that's part of Winston-Salem's Marshall Street Project, an effort to revitalize the area with culinary and creative opportunities.

Polls open Tuesday at 6:30 a.m. and will close at 7:30 p.m. Anyone in line at closing time can vote.

Democratic Party leaders in Guilford County will meet next week to select a replacement for Rep. Cecil Brockman. The House seat representing the High Point area is vacant after Brockman resigned Friday, citing his recent criminal charges.

The Eastern Music Festival has filed a lawsuit following stalled negotiations between EMF and AFM Local 342, which represents seasonal faculty members of the five-week summer music education program.

Today, the North Carolina GOP said it had learned of an alleged cash-for-votes scheme in Wilmington. The county Democratic party denounced both any potential election fraud and the GOP’s reaction.