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'That's appalling': Family Justice Center warning of scam targeting domestic violence survivors
6+ hour, 42+ min ago (482+ words) The Guilford County Family Justice Center is sounding the alarm about a scam targeting domestic violence survivors, including people right here in the Triad. Sonya Desai of the Guilford County Family Justice Center says she found out about this scam…...
Meta to pay North Carolina up to $645 million in landmark settlement
1+ day, 11+ min ago (887+ words) Published 6:19 pm Wednesday, August 26, 2026 Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced Wednesday that Meta, the owner of Instagram and Facebook, will pay North Carolina up to $645 million and make major safety upgrades in a landmark case involving 47 states. Meta will pay unto…...
‘The Hunting Wives’ to leave North Carolina after film incentive changes
21+ hour, 43+ min ago (522+ words) Season 3 of The Hunting Wives will not be shot in North Carolina after the General Assembly made changes to how film incentives are distributed. The announcement is a stunning blow for a state that has been hot for movie and…...
A crucial piece of Dolly Parton history is at UNC. Here’s the story behind it
1+ day, 52+ min ago (412+ words) Puppy love, puppy love, they all call it puppy love. I’m old enough now to kiss and hug, and I like it, it’s puppy love. Those are lyrics to Dolly Parton’s very first single, released when she was just 12 years…...
Farley honors astronaut Christina Koch, celebrates NC roots
14+ hour ago (992+ words) North Carolina Labor Commissioner Luke Farley honored North Carolina native and NASA astronaut Christina Koch at an event at the Department of Labor on Wednesday, touting her accomplishments and her inspiration to the next generation of students and workers to…...
Meta to pay NC up to $645 million over child social media harms
15+ hour, 40+ min ago (939+ words) Meta will pay North Carolina up to $645 million under a landmark child-safety settlement announced Wednesday by Attorney General Jeff Jackson and 50 other state and territorial attorneys general. The company, which owns Instagram and Facebook, must also impose sweeping new default…...
Six years later, new details emerge about Cooper’s school reopening delay
15+ hour ago (579+ words) Newly released records are raising questions about how former Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper handled one of the biggest decisions North Carolina faced during COVID, and why the public wasn’t told what was happening behind the scenes. On July 1, 2020, Cooper was…...
Cooper, other Democrats lead in High Point University poll
15+ hour, 10+ min ago (557+ words) Democrats fare well in High Point University’s latest poll of North Carolina’s top elections. High Point released the poll on Aug. 21, less than three months out from the general election in November. HPU surveyed 800 registered voters, including 660 likely voters. In…...
COVID shutdown protester’s multiyear legal fight hits NC Appeals Court
15+ hour, 49+ min ago (781+ words) Listen to this story (11 minutes) A woman challenging her arrest at a 2020 COVID shutdown protest near North Carolina’s Executive Mansion took her case Wednesday to the state’s second-highest court. Monica Ussery sued state and Raleigh law enforcement officials involved in…...
Winston-Salem police probe alleged fraud of 100-year-old by caretaker
12+ hour, 18+ min ago (220+ words) WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A Winston-Salem caretaker who prosecutors said wrote herself $100,000 in checks from a 100-year-old man’s bank account has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty in Forsyth County Superior Court. Officers with the Winston-Salem Police Department responded July 27, 2025, to a…...