Justyn Melrose

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GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A company with ambitious goals centered on the Triad is celebrating the issuance of a presidential executive order. On Friday, Donald Trump signed an executive order to lift the FAA’s ban of supersonic flights over the United States. Recently, Senators Ted Budd (R-North Carolina) and Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) were among several lawmakers who introduced bills in the house and senate that would revise this ban.

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MOCKSVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) — Two people are dead and one is injured after a plane crashed in the Piedmont Triad on Tuesday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. At about noon on Tuesday, the FAA confirmed that a Stinson 108 Voyager plane crashed at Sugar Valley Airport in Mocksville, located on Gilbert Road. This is an older model single-engine aircraft. Three people were reportedly on board.

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DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) – Davidson County Schools may soon settle a lawsuit with a family after a student was reportedly suspended for making what the school board deemed a “racially motivated comment.”“On Friday, we filed a motion asking the court to approve a settlement that would resolve this matter,” said Dean McGee, senior counsel for Educational Freedom at the Liberty Justice Center. “Because Christian is a minor, a court hearing is required before the settlement can become final.

1 week ago | myfox8.com | Justyn Melrose |Emily Mikkelsen

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — Crime has decreased in Forsyth County, and law enforcement across the county is banding together to keep those numbers down. On Thursday, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office and District Attorney Jim O’Neill held a news conference to address the current rate of crime in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County and to speak to law enforcement plans for the summer.

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MEBANE, N.C. (WGHP) — The parents of a 3-year-old who was killed in an accidental shooting in Mebane are each facing a criminal charge, according to the Mebane Police Department. At around 7:55 p.m. on May 7, officers came to the area of West Lee Street and South First Street after getting a report of shots fired. At the scene, police found a 3-year-old, Hunter Hatch, inside a car with a critical injury and a gun. He was taken to the hospital and died that night.