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The man charged with attempted murder in the shooting of a Kernersville police officer on Sunday is a patient in a hospital, although officers say he was not injured in his arrest. Quinton Donnell Blocker, charged in the shooting of Kernersville police officer Sean Houle, made his first court appearance on Monday at the hospital, but officials have not disclosed anything about Blockers health or why he was taken to the hospital.  Meanwhile, townspeople in Kernersville are showing their suppo...

COLUMBIA- An anonymous donor recently gave a Columbia teen and his family a $500 donation upon hearing of his snow shoveling last week. 13-year-old Pablo Grimaldo and his father Serapio recently received the donation after helping out neighbors by shoveling snow off their driveways and sidewalks. The donor says the gift came with no strings attached, and the family can use it how they please. "I was happy about it," Pablo said. "We didnt know this was gonna happen. We wanted to buy a lawnmower....

The General Assembly gave final passage to one of Stanley’s bills that would provide more opportunities for dogs and cats that have been tested on the chance to be adopted.

After a local electrical shop stepped in, the town figured out they could repair the siren rather than replace.

COLUMBIA - In February, Columbia changed its trash services to a "Pay as You Throw" program, and now residents are required to use city issued trash bags. City-issued bags are not new to Columbia. For years, the city issued 50 bags per year, but they were not mandatory to use. Now, they are required. Each resident is issued 104 33-gallon bags, which averages out to two bags a week for the year. Some residents are left frustrated. Columbia resident Ednita Brown told KOMU 8 News she wishes the ci...

Lambertis Salon & Day Spa, a Winston-Salem hair-styling institution for 83 years, is closing its doors Saturday.

The boom in bitcoin prices is giving a huge lift to a California bank that accepts cryptocurrency deposits and doles out bitcoin-backed loans.

There were over 50 responses to this week’s Tele-Talk question, “What do you think about the town charging $20 and having attendants collect fees at three recreation sites?” with 17 in favor of the fee and 30 against it. Eight responses didnt answer the question directly. If the intent is to subject visitors to a "little pain," then $20 will be just that — "little pain," especially with government giving away money periodically. If the intent is to prevent visitors from util...

A bill to license behavioral analysts who provide treatment to children with autism has been filed in the N.C. General Assembly.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — More than 2,400 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in Tennessee’s most populous county went to waste over the past month while local officials sat on tens of thousands