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A community forum meant to discuss police violence turned to concerns from Forsyth County Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough about legislative attempts to ease gun restrictions.
Overdose deaths increase 22% in North Carolina
North Carolina officials say the state has experienced its highest number of overdoses ever in a single year.
NC GOP lawmakers seek to defend abortion pill restrictions
North Carolina Republican legislative leaders asked on Tuesday to participate in litigation to defend state restrictions on dispensing abortion pills because Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein has made clear he won't.
Medical marijuana advances again at North Carolina Senate
Marijuana legalization in North Carolina for medical purposes is advancing again within the state Senate, less than a year after a very similar measure setting a structure for its sale and consumption passed the chamber by a wide margin.
Guilford County parents will host town hall to raise awareness of fentanyl-related deaths
Drug overdose deaths in North Carolina have increased 72% since 2019. State officials say that's largely due to illegally manufactured fentanyl.
Advocates concerned after city orders residents of two Winston-Salem buildings to vacate
Winston-Salem officials are ordering tenants at two city-owned buildings to leave their homes indefinitely so repairs can be made.
North Carolina-based venture capital firm to invest in Black and brown Piedmont Triad businesses
A North Carolina-based venture capital firm is allocating 100% of its investment to women and Black and brown-owned businesses.
High Point high schoolers' 1960s sit-ins helped pave the way for integration
Lunch counter sit-ins as a form of civil protest began at the Woolworth in downtown Greensboro on February 1, 1960. That event caught the attention of a group of younger students in High Point who wanted to desegregate stores in their community.
FBI offers reward in substation shootings
The FBI office in Charlotte has announced rewards of up to $25,000 in two separate investigations involving shootings at North Carolina substations, including one in Randol