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North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein won't defend state restrictions on dispensing abortion pills that are being challenged in a lawsuit and instead will argue the restrictions are preempted by federal regulations protecting access to the pills, Stein's office said Monday.

North Carolina House Republicans are again proposing to modify their chamber's operating rules on veto overrides for the next two years, only now offering Democratic colleagues some broad limits on when they could be attempted.

A Forsyth County judge has sentenced Quinton Donnell Blocker to more than 33 years in prison for shooting a Kernersville police officer in the face.

The first African American Resilience history program will be hosted at the Central branch of the Forsyth County Public Library next week. 

A parent-and-educator-led task force working to diversify North Carolina’s teacher workforce kicked off a statewide tour this week to learn about local initiatives.

Business and education leaders joined with elected officials in Winston-Salem Friday to discuss legislative priorities for the coming year, with jobs, training, and afforda

North Carolina has instituted a new online tool to help decrease wait times for behavioral health care. 

The children at Cook Literacy Model School in Winston-Salem met their new college student mentors for the first time one-on-one on Thursday.