The city of Salem agreed to pay $850,000 to the family of a 23-year-old man who was fatally shot by police in 2021 just as the family’s wrongful death and excessive force lawsuit was to go to trial Monday. The negotiated settlement must still go before the Salem City Council for final approval and before probate court.

Salem City Council voted unanimously Monday to appoint Acting City Manager Krishna Namburi to serve as interim city manager.

A second-half barrage was the difference on Saturday night in Pendleton, as Salem Academy knocked off reigning state champion Western Christian in the OSAA Class 2A boys basketball state championship game. The Crusaders won the game 43-29 for their second title in team history. Salem Academy won its first basketball title in 2008.

An ambulance has been involved in a crash with another vehicle in Forsyth County. The Winston-Salem Police Department said the crash occurred Tuesday morning in the area of the 6600 block of Silas Creek Parkway in the southbound lanes.

Salem City Council will vote Monday whether to appoint acting City Manager Krishna Namburi to serve as interim city manager.

A school van driver was killed after a tractor-trailer ran a red light in Salem Township, Westmoreland County, on Friday morning, police said. According to the Greensburg Salem School District, the crash happened at the intersection of Route 22 and Route 819 just after 7 a.m.

The following is a listing of all home transfers in Salem County reported from March 3 to March 9. There were 23 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,

Salem District Collector promotes education and awareness for differently-abled students through tours, street plays, and oratorical competitions.

A local flyball team has won the inaugural Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show flyball tournament, etching their names, and paw prints, in the history of the renowned competition. The Manic Menagerie, a flyball team which trains at BOC Water Hydraulics made history by becoming the first champions of the Westminster Dog Show’s inaugural

Dwight Tyrome Glenn, 33, is charged with discharging a firearm within city limits, being armed to the terror of citizens and possession of a firearm by a felon, Winston-Salem police said. Glenn is being held in the Forsyth County Jail with his bond set at $10,000, police said.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Last week, the former director of the Miller Park Community Center in Winston-Salem was found guilty on three counts of statutory sexual offense with a child by an adult offender and two counts of taking indecent liberties with a child.