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Winston-Salem police are planning to add a fourth police district to deal with growth in the downtown area.

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This week the city of Asheville pulled the plug on a long-awaited project to convert a motel into housing for people experiencing homelessness. The move came after the partner organizations managing the project were named in a multi-million dollar lawsuit. Winston-Salem has been attached to a similar project with the same partners since 2022. And city leaders say that partnership stands, despite repeated delays. 

Locals honored at the 2023 NC HBCU Living Legends Gala

Triad Cultural Arts Inc. has taken a significant step toward creating a new center in the Happy Hill neighborhood through purchasing three lots from the city of Winston-Salem.

The child is currently listed in critical, but stable condition, according to Winston-Salem police.

The city is spending up to $750,000 to rehab 10 apartments it owns in two buildings, but residents worry they will face rent hikes after a promised year-long moratorium

Both Winston-Salem and Forsyth County started 2022 dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and the problems it caused finding and retaining workers.

A Winston-Salem organization has been trying to acquire the remaining shotgun houses in the historical Happy Hill community for seven years.

Winston Weaver Co. has not disclosed whether it plans to replace the fertilizer plant destroyed by a days-long fire last winter.