Winston-Salem

The layoffs will mainly impact exceptional children’s teachers, support staff and assistant principals. Officials also signed off on mandatory furloughs for central office workers.

If it's finalized, approximately 6,500 people who lived within a one-mile radius of the Winston-Salem plant at the time of the fire will be eligible for compensation.

North Carolina congressional and legislative districts drawn by Republicans in 2023 that helped them retain majorities in Raleigh and Washington are in court. A trial begins Monday in two federal lawsuits filed by voters and advocacy groups that accuse mapmakers of illegally eroding Black voting power while enacting lines that aided GOP electoral prospects.

The bill would study five districts with the most students in the state: Wake County Schools, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Guilford County Schools, Winston-Salem/Forsyth and Cumberland County Schools.

Winston-Salem State University says the notification that the grant had been canceled stated that the program promotes or takes part in DEI initiatives.

The Forsyth County Department of Health and Human Services receives nearly 300 refugees annually.

Midway, about 15 minutes south of Winston-Salem, wasn’t even a town for most of its history. The Davidson County community became a municipality in 2006 in an effort to avoid getting annexed into the nearby city.

A standing-room-only crowd filled Winston-Salem's Bowman Gray Stadium this weekend for the Clash — the first NASCAR Cup Series event held at the historic venue since 1971. 60% of the tickets sold were to folks from outside North Carolina's Triad. 29-year-old Chase Elliott took the checkered flag.

Forsyth County has begun installing naloxone wall units, offering free life-saving medication access.

The Winston-Salem-based nonprofit received funding to expand its Bridging Families program aimed at reuniting kids with their families.