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Ian McDowell

Ian McDowell

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Lawmaker calls for ‘deadly force’ against abortion

State Rep. Keith Kidwell, R-Beaufort, has introduced legislation amending the North Carolina Constitution to declare that life begins at fertilization. The bill not only classifies all abortions as murder, but
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Simkins Golf Classic honors Greensboro legends who defied segregation

Five years before the Greensboro Four sat down at Woolworth’s lunch counter, the Greensboro Six were arrested for golfing while Black. By defying racist rules, Dr. George C. Simkins Jr.
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Community questions response to teens selling candy

Activists are questioning a June 29 incident in which police may have temporarily detained Black teenagers selling candy in downtown Winston-Salem. While this occurred in daylight, some have suggested it’s
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Triad debates data centers

From small towns to big cities, Triad elected officials are debating what to do about data centers.
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City manager, GCJAC respond to resignation

“We hope the recent actions and unusual questioning of and about the Commission are not acts of retaliation,” wrote the Executive Board of the Greensboro Criminal Justice Advisory Commission (GCJAC)
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Family of man shot by police retain civil rights lawyers

The family of Said Ezzine, the Moroccan national killed last year by Greensboro Police Officer Lewis J. Wyatt, has retained attorneys who secured substantial settlements in two previous GPD homicides.
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Commission calls for pause in hiring of police chief

In an April 20 letter to City Manager Trey Davis and Greensboro City Council, the Greensboro Criminal Justice Advisory Commission (GCJAC) cited “critical deficiencies” in the controversial hiring of Kamran
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Speakers call on council to rescind hiring of police chief

At the April 7 meeting of the Greensboro City Council, multiple community members and ministers alleged that City Manager Trey Davis had reneged on a promise to hold a public
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New Greensboro Police chief chosen

On March 31, the City of Greensboro announced the hiring of former Dayton, Ohio, Police Chief Kamran Afzal as the new chief of the Greensboro Police Department. He succeeds former
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‘Disrespect invites disrespect’ — housing chair responds to mayor’s...

“Disrespect invites disrespect,” wrote Samuel L. Hawkins, chair of the Greensboro Minimum Housing Standards Commission (MHSC), in a statement Hawkins read aloud at the commission’s Feb. 18 meeting and later
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Homeowners fear revaluation will greatly increase tax

Notices received in early February indicate Guilford County’s 2026 property reappraisal may result in homeowners paying a higher tax bill in July. According to some recipients, the assessed value of