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Forsyth County Manager Dudley Watts unveiled on Thursday a proposed budget for fiscal 2018-19 that would raise the property-tax rate by 2.3 cents to 74.65 cents per $100 of property valuation.

A Moore County man was convicted Thursday on charges that he sexually abused and forced into prostitution a 15-year-old girl who had run away from home.

The state Child Fatality Task Force emphasized a need to address gun violence, youth suicide and “access to lethal means” for committing such acts in its 2018 recommendations to Gov. Roy Cooper and the General Assembly.

A Forsyth County judge set bond at $200,000 on Thursday for a Winston-Salem man accused of fatally shooting another man during a game of dominoes.

Wake Forest Innovation Quarter and Wexford Science & Technology announced Thursday the addition of Cugino Forno, a family-owned Neapolitan pizzeria and Italian eatery, as the newest tenant in Bailey Power Plant.

Inconvenient time and location left many neighbors of Duke Energy's Walnut Cove and Rowan County steam plants unable to attend Wednesday's meeting at GTCC, according to activists and neighbors who did attend.

The Winston-Salem Cycling Classic takes to the streets of downtown this weekend for its sixth consecutive year, with a slate of events geared toward cycling fans — and music lovers.

One person suffered a minor injury in a fire at a mobile home on Thursday, authorities said.

A recount of the Republican primary for four District 2 nominations to the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education showed challenger Leah Crowley still more than 40 votes ahead of incumbent David Singletary for the last slot.

Morgan Freeman is apologizing to anyone who may have felt "uncomfortable or disrespected" by his behavior.