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AI use in schools: How districts are making sure it's used as a study aid
How AI will be used in NC classrooms for the 2024-25 school year. When school starts, thousands of students will be getting new guidance on how they can use artificial intelligence in their studies. Even with guidance, the line between using AI as a tool and using it to cheat,...
Tonight’s Mega Millions drawing offers jackpot close to half a billion dollars
RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - Lottery players in the east have the chance to it big in tonight’s Mega Millions drawing. Tonight’s Mega Millions lottery drawing has up for grabs a $498 million jackpot, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery. The winner can take home that amount as an annuity or $245.3 million in cash.
NC state rep accused of involvement with anti-government militia — again
(WGHP) — A new report named a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives as an “off-the-books” member of American Patriot 3 Percent, and this isn’t the first time his name has surfaced in connection with an anti-government paramilitary group. On Saturday, ProPublica, an independent news outlet focused on investigative journalism, published “Inside the […]
Food Lion Invests $365 Million to Renovate Stores in North Carolina and Virginia
Salisbury, N.C. — With a $365 million capital investment, Food Lion has enhanced the customer shopping experience with remodeled stores in the greater Raleigh-Durham, N.C., area and Mecklenburg County, Va. On Aug. 21, Food Lion will hold ribbon-cutting events at 167 stores in the greater Raleigh-Durham market, which is among the fastest growing areas nationwide.
Claxton Elementary School set to open for first day of school on Monday
GREENSBORO, N.C. — A brand new school year means walking through the doors of a brand new school for some students in Guilford County. On Monday, the first day of school in the district, Claxton Elementary School officially opens. Seven-hundred students will go there. The pre-k through 5th-grade elementary...
Guilford County animal shelter to reopen stray animal intake in wake of another virus outbreak
GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Guilford County Animal Services will once again reopen stray animal intake following the latest in a string of pauses prompted by virus outbreaks. GCAS has announced that it will resume stray animal intake starting on Wednesday after an outbreak of canine parvovirus forced the shelter to pause intake beginning on […]
Randolph County man wins over $100,000 lottery prize
RALEIGH, N.C. — A Randolph County man won big on Tuesday after he tried his luck on a $20 scratch-off ticket. Richard Lheureux, of Liberty, won a $100,000 prize, according to the NC Education Lottery. Lheureux purchased his Instant Millions ticket from the Kangaroo Express on East Swannanoa Ave. in Liberty.
Davidson- Davie Community College welcomes fall students in increasing numbers
Students were more than ready to get to work after an incredibly hot summer, arriving in increasing numbers at Davidson-Davie Community College for the first week of classes. The college is seeing significant growth, ushering in a total of 4,214 students taking curriculum courses – up 12 percent from last year and 24 percent from the fall of 2021. Helping kick off the semester were members from the Student Government Association, who hosted a “Welcome Back” event, greeting students with “Welcome Back Packs” as they entered campus on Monday and Tuesday.
Secret Service to put Trump behind bulletproof glass at North Carolina rally
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Wednesday will hold his first outdoor campaign rally since being targeted in an assassination attempt last month, but this time, he will be behind bulletproof glass when he takes the podium, the Washington Examiner has learned. The Secret Service plans to put Trump behind a special see-through protective barrier […]
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