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Guilford DA declines to prosecute officer who shot and killed Nasanto Crenshaw, GPD asks body-cam footage to be released March 30, 2023
UPDATED (3/30, 6:37 p.m.): The story was updated to include a response from attorney’s representing Crenshaw’s family. UPDATED (3/31: 10:09 a.m.): This was story updated to include the fact that the car Crenshaw was driving was stolen with added quotes. On Thursday afternoon, Guilford County’s District Attorney stated that they would not seek charges against […]
Sayaka Matsuoka
Here’s what we know about the Forsyth Tech shooting so far March 30, 2023
Featured photo: People stand in the Armory lot as they await the evacuation of students from Forsyth Tech Community College on Thursday afternoon. (photo by James Douglas) James Douglas contributed reporting for this story. Editor’s note: This story is ongoing and will be updated as needed. On Thursday morning, around 10:15 a.m., students, faculty and […]
Sayaka Matsuoka
Greensboro’s mental-health co-response team looks back on its second year March 30, 2023
Greensboro’s behavioral-health response team published its first annual report in early March. In tandem with the police department’s officers, BHRT crisis counselors respond to emergency calls where mental-health expertise is needed. This kind of co-response model is an example of how police departments across the country are experimenting with decreasing law enforcement involvement for specific […]
Gale Melcher
Bajito y suavecito: North Carolina’s lowriders motor through Greensboro March 30, 2023
Featured photo: Lowriders rode through Greensboro’s Hester Park in mid-March (photo by Jerry Cooper) The turquoise blue sky and balmy heat of Southern California is a distant memory. Dark skies that both threaten and deliver rain, compete with the beginning of North Carolina spring: clouds of yellow pollen and red-clay mud seep into every sidewalk. […]
Kaitlynn Havens
‘Common Roots, Many Branches’ at NC A&T emphasizes student-professor connection through art March 30, 2023
Featured photo: Common Roots, Many Branches opened at NCA&T State University earlier this month. (photo by Michaela Ratliff) Artist Shameka Manson gained more than an education during her time at NC A&T State University. “[He] has become like a second father to me over the past 10 years,” she says of Willie F. Hooker, professor […]
Michaela Ratliff