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February 17, 2026

Winston-Salem

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Local Government Commission makes $1.1B in financing approvals

December 22, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Local Government Commission approved financing totaling more than $1.1 billion at its December meeting. Key approvals focused on retirement communities and health care, including $395 million in conduit revenue bonds […]

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A plate full of memories: the enduring legacy of K&W cafeterias

December 11, 2025 Dan Reeves North State Journal

For generations the clatter of trays sliding along stainless-steel rails signaled something comforting and familiar. At K&W Cafeterias, fried chicken, baked fish, yeast rolls and banana pudding weren’t just menu items — they were traditions. […]

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Spectrum Center upgrades among Charlotte LGC approvals

July 18, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Local Government Commission approved financing requests totaling more than $900 million at its July 1 meeting. The largest approvals went to Charlotte for $475 million in combined financing to upgrade […]

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NC Supreme Court dismisses suit to return Confederate statue

December 18, 2022 Hannah Schoenbaum

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s Supreme Court ruled Friday that the local chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy lacks standing to challenge the city of Winston-Salem’s removal of a Confederate monument on private property, but […]

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Winston-Salem Dash sprinkling in new promotions to boost minor league team

June 8, 2022 Brett Friedlander

WINSTON-SALEM — The best seats in the house for a Winston-Salem Dash game at Truist Stadium aren’t actually seats. They’re on a grassy berm just beyond the outfield wall. At least, that’s the opinion of […]

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Innocence claims denied in death of Chris Paul’s grandfather

April 29, 2022 The Associated Press

WINSTON-SALEM — Judges denied the innocence claims Thursday of four men who were convicted of killing the grandfather of NBA star Chris Paul when they were teens, even though a key witness has recanted her […]

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Rain helps suppress plant fire, but explosion risk remains

February 3, 2022 Associated Press

WINSTON-SALEM — Overnight rain helped to suppress an uncontrolled fire at a North Carolina fertilizer plant, but fire officials warned Thursday that it has also pushed smoke closer to the ground, creating a health hazard. […]

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Explosion fears remain as Winston-Salem fertilizer plant burns

February 2, 2022 Tom Foreman Jr. and Ben Finley, Associated Press

WINSTON-SALEM — An uncontrolled fire at a fertilizer plant in North Carolina continued to burn early Wednesday, forcing firefighters and thousands of evacuated residents to remain at least a mile away because there could be […]

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1 student killed in shooting at Forsyth County’s Mount Tabor High School

September 2, 2021 Tom Foreman, Jr., Associated Press

WINSTON-SALEM — A suspect was taken into custody Wednesday after one student was fatally shot at a North Carolina high school, officials said. Winston-Salem police Chief Catrina Thompson, fighting back tears, told a news conference […]

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Wake Forest gets the College GameDay treatment — even without fans

September 16, 2020 Brett Friedlander

WINSTON-SALEM — As they say in Hollywood, the show must go on. And it did just that Saturday. Even without the energy of its trademark crowd filled with students and fans dressed in team colors, […]

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