FEMA expands support services in North Carolina
Home owners and renters in an additional 12 North Carolina counties are now eligible for monetary assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
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Grandfather Mountain nature park reopens
The nature park is next to but separate from Grandfather Mountain State Park. That site, like all state parks west of Interstate 77, remains closed.
Guilford County Planning Board pushes zoning decision on former Summerfield land to Board of Commissioners
The property was de-annexed from the town of Summerfield earlier this year by the state legislature in connection with a development that has received local pushback.
More Republicans are voting early, helping break records. Nearly 19 million ballots cast so far
With former President Donald Trump’s encouragement, Republicans are voting early again, flocking to the polls for in-person voting ahead
All politics are national: Piedmont and High Country voters sound off
WFDD gathers input from North Carolina voters in the Piedmont and High Country on a wide variety of national political issues including public education, abortion and immigration.
To pray or not to pray: WS/FCS adopts moment of silence to begin meetings despite protests
More than a dozen people addressed the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education Tuesday night asking members to bring back the practice of praying at the start of meetings. The board began offering moments of silence instead back in May.
Greensboro City Council votes to cap and cover contaminated soil at Bingham Park
The park was opened in the 1970s atop an unregulated landfill, but has garnered increased attention as residents have pushed for the contaminated soil in the area to be removed.
Portion of Blue Ridge Parkway near Blowing Rock reopens
A portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Blowing Rock area has been reopened to traffic.
Tulsi Gabbard says she'll join Republican party during Trump Rally in Greensboro
During a campaign stop in Greensboro, Donald Trump derided Kamala Harris and was joined by Tulsi Gabbard on stage, who announced she's joining the Republican party.
In western North Carolina, thousands are facing bacteria-infested water wells
As people return to their homes, those with private wells face the risk of using water contaminated with harmful bacteria and other chemicals.