Greensboro native and acclaimed drummer Larry Draughn has performed worldwide with leading jazz artists. During Creative Greensboro's Residency for Original Works, Draughn will focus his project on legendary jazz drummer Dannie Richmond and guitarist Tal Farlow — both fellow Greensboro natives. Over a six-week workshop series, he will gather stories and historical perspectives to inspire new musical compositions.

The NC Department of Public Instruction has a bold goal to boost public school enrollment. So far, there’s not been much movement.

Drought conditions have improved slightly in parts of Guilford and Rockingham counties following Hurricane Isaias. But much of North Carolina remains in severe or extreme drought.

ABM cabin cleaner Colleen Coates died on the job last month, with advocates and co-workers pointing to extreme heat as a contributing factor. Workers are demanding that company management “start taking their concerns about safety, harassment, verbal abuse and intimidation seriously” after the incident.

In-person early voting begins in North Carolina on Thursday, with 370 early voting sites open statewide for general election voters.

The move comes a day after a Superior Court judge denied the State Health Plan's request for a temporary restraining order against Atrium's new pricing plan.

Members of the group New Generation of African American philanthropists will travel Friday from Charlotte to Alabama for a three-day pilgrimage focused on the Civil Rights Movement.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board says it will create a working group charged with implementing recommendations that came out of its two-month investigation into former Superintendent Crystal HIll.