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KERNERSVILLE — A Winston-Salem couple were arrested on heroin trafficking charges on Tuesday following a month-long investigation, Kernersville police said today.

The victim was found with approximately 100 dog bite wounds and medical examiners later determined he died of a heart attack caused by either an attack or threat of an attack.

A crescent-shaped beach on the Hawaiian island of Maui got the top slot Thursday on the list of best beaches issued annually by a Florida professor known as Dr. Beach.

Tai Chi (Qigong) Classes for Seniors: 10 a.m. today at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1416 Bolton St. The cost is $5 per class. It is taught by Beth Blair. For more information, email Beth@seamlesslivingNC.com or call 336-407-0621.

Crews searched a 3,059-square-mile area by air and sea for about 55 hours, the Coast Guard said.

Zachary C. Aikens, 21, was charged today in the May 16 death of his father after being released from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, according to a High Point police news release.

Forsyth County recount continues today

A DNA analyst who testified at the trial of a Winston-Salem man convicted of raping a woman several times did not fail a key certification exam, a spokeswoman at the N.C. Attorney General’s Office said Monday.

A pilot program that allows Guilford County to publish legal notices on its website, rather than in a newspaper, could be expanded to Rockingham County.

Three state representatives have introduced a bill to establish a season for taking foxes and coyotes with weapons as well as trapping these animals in Forsyth and Davie counties.