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20+ min ago (88+ words) CONFERENCE BY VISITING OUR YOUTUBE OR FACEBOOK PAGE. WE'RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW OUT OF WINSTON-SALEM. OFFICERS ARE ON THE SCENE OF A CRASH INVOLVING A POLICE ISSUED VEHICLE. THIS IS ... An official with the Winston-Salem Police Department has confirmed a police issued vehicle has been involved a crash on Silas Creek Parkway Thursday night. The crash occurred around 9:47 p.m. near the Robinhood Road exit. At this time, there is no word on injuries or what led up to the crash....

1+ hour, 21+ min ago (576+ words) Legend once had it that the huge, three-toed footprints scattered across the central highlands of Bolivia came from supernaturally strong monsters " capable of sinking their claws even into solid stone. Then scientists came here in the 1960s and dispelled children's fears, determining that the strange footprints in fact belonged to gigantic, two-legged dinosaurs that stomped and splashed over 60 million years ago, in the ancient waterways of what is now Toro Toro, a village and popular national park in the Bolivian Andes. "There's no place in the world where you have such a big abundance of (theropod) footprints," said Roberto Biaggi, a co-author of the study led by Spanish paleontologist Ra'l Esperante. "We have all these world records at this particular site." The dinosaurs that ruled the earth and roamed this region also made awkward attempts to swim here, according to the…...

1+ hour, 55+ min ago (600+ words) The U.S. Mint unveiled the designs for coins commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence next year. They depict the founding documents and the Revolutionary War, but so far, not President Donald Trump, despite a push among some of his allies to get his face on a coin. The Mint abandoned designs developed during Joe Biden's presidency that highlighted women's suffrage and civil rights advancements, favoring classical depictions of America over progress toward a more inclusive society. In the video player above: Get a look at some of the coin designs A series of celebrations are planned next year under the banner America 250, marking the anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. All U.S. coins show the year they were minted, but those made next year will also display 1776. By law, presidents typically can't appear on coins until two years after…...

2+ hour, 31+ min ago (399+ words) President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at blocking states from crafting their own regulations for artificial intelligence, saying the burgeoning industry is at risk of being stifled by a patchwork of onerous rules while in a battle with Chinese competitors for supremacy. Members of Congress from both parties, as well as civil liberties and consumer rights groups, have pushed for more regulations on AI, saying there is not enough oversight for the powerful technology. But Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that "there's only going to be one winner" as nations race to dominate artificial intelligence, and China's central government gives its companies a single place to go for government approvals. "We have the big investment coming, but if they had to get 50 different approvals from 50 different states, you can forget it because it's impossible to…...

2+ hour, 43+ min ago (509+ words) A federal judge in Massachusetts on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to restore billions of dollars in canceled FEMA disaster mitigation funding, siding with 22 states and the District of Columbia that sued over the canceled grants this summer. President Donald Trump's administration said in April it was "ending" the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, which helped communities with predisaster projects to harden infrastructure and improve resilience against the increasing threats of climate change. The administration called the program "wasteful and ineffective" and said it would halt $3.6 billion in funding awarded but not yet paid and would not award $882 million in grants for the following fiscal year. The program's disruption upended projects across hundreds of communities in both Republican- and Democratic-led states, thwarting plans to improve stormwater drainage, harden electrical lines and even help relocate households living in areas…...

3+ hour, 30+ min ago (53+ words) Bonnie Blue isn't backing down " even after being arrested in Bali " and her first public comment made that very clear. The 26-year-old adult content creator, whose real name is Tia Billinger, broke ... Authorities said the robbery happened shortly after 5 a.m. at the 7-Eleven on Cluff Crossing Road....

3+ hour, 40+ min ago (527+ words) A bipartisan group in Congress is urging the Education Department to add nursing to a list of college programs that are considered "professional," adding to public outcry after nurses were omitted from a new agency definition. The Trump administration's list of professional programs includes medicine, law and theology but leaves out nursing and some other fields that industry groups had asked to be included. The "professional" label would allow students to borrow larger amounts of federal loans to pursue graduate degrees in those fields. Video above: Nursing students concerned over possible loss of federal student loan access Under new rules proposed by the Trump administration, students in graduate programs deemed professional could borrow up to $200,000 for their degrees in total, and up to $50,000 a year. Loans for other graduate programs would be capped at $100,000 in total and $20,500 per year. In…...

3+ hour, 47+ min ago (1131+ words) FAYETTEVILLE -- A city survey and design plans released Thursday seeking resident input reveal possible major changes for the South School Avenue Corridor in 2027 that multiple residents say they support. The project calls for major street improvements along the stretch of South School from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to 15th Street, according to the city's website. Planned improvements will focus on safer crossings, improved visibility, better peak-hour traffic flow, wider sidewalks, enhanced landscaping and streetscape features, the website states. An online survey opened Thursday at noon to allow residents to see the plans and leave comments. City staff said Thursday evening they had already seen an influx of responses. An open house was also held from 4:30-7 p.m. at the Rock Street Annex. The drop-in event included posters of the early design concepts and maps where residents could place sticky notes with their…...

4+ hour, 10+ min ago (24+ words) UAMS hosts second-ever ALS clinic in Fayetteville ... UAMS hosts second-ever ALS clinic in Fayetteville UAMS hosts second-ever ALS clinic in Fayetteville...

4+ hour, 13+ min ago (40+ words) Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools promises extra security measures after fatal stabbing Noem was questioned about her department's deportation practices during a tense hearing in Washington, D.C. Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools promises extra security measures after fatal stabbing...