Winston-Salem Journal

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. said today that it plans to reduce its manufacturing work force by an undisclosed number as part of a continuing effort to lower expenses. Full Story »

CONCORDA North Carolina woman has pleaded guilty to killing her 5-year-old son earlier this year. Full Story »

EDENSeveral hundred pieces of used wood furniture will be given away to help two North Carolina charities. Full Story »

The Braves made another move to strengthen their pitching staff yesterday, agreeing to a $3.2 million, one-year contract with right-handed reliever Takashi Saito. Full Story »

NBA Update Full Story »

Prep-basketball update Full Story »

BASKETBALL 6:30: Ashe County vs. Forbush (girls and boys); WKSK 580 Full Story »

Parkland's wrestlers set the state record for consecutive dual-match victories last night by beating visiting Lake Norman 49-16. Full Story »

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Now that Bank of America Corp. is freeing itself from the government restrictions that hampered its search for a new chief executive, it should look more appealing to prospective candidates, especially those from outside the company. Full Story »

Comcast Corp., the nation's largest cable-TV operator, announced yesterday that it plans to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal for $13.75 billion, giving it control of NBC, an array of cable channels and a major movie studio. Full Story »

The General Assembly in July 2006 approved a reduction from five to three in the tier designations for measuring a county's economic health. Tier 1 and Tier 2 each contain 40 counties while Tier 3 includes 20 counties. Full Story »

City again gets Full Story »

After more than a year of stops and starts, construction will soon begin on the long-awaited Providencia USA facility in West Statesville. Full Story »

Hanesbrands Inc. said yesterday that it plans to sell $500 million in senior notes in a public offering and change an existing senior secured credit facility to allow for $1.15 billion in new credit. Full Story »

A 28-year-old man was arrested Wednesday in Washington, D.C., on charges that he robbed a credit union on Hanes Mall Boulevard last month, the Winston-Salem Police Department said in a news release. Full Story »

A new partnership between Winston-Salem State University and Forsyth Technical Community College will help area high-school students who want to earn a bachelor's degree but aren't academically prepared for the rigors of a four-year degree program. Full Story »

Making a case for a second term as head of the Federal Reserve , Ben Bernanke said yesterday that he has the tools and the political backbone necessary to reel in massive economic support once the recovery is firmly rooted. Full Story »

The Piedmont Triad Partnership said yesterday that four economic officials are attending this week's Global Supply Chain and Logistics Summit in Dallas. Full Story »

WASHINGTON -- The average interest rate for a 30-year mortgage dropped to a record low of 4.71 percent this week, pushed down by an aggressive government campaign to reduce borrowing costs. Full Story »

The nation's retailers posted a surprise sales decline for November after two consecutive months of gains, as a modestly positive start to holiday shopping wasn't strong enough to offset weak spending the rest of the month. Full Story »

A BIG BOOST: RESEARCH PARK BENEFITS TOO Full Story »

Voters could decide on whether to build a new Forsyth County Central Library next fall, although county commissioners have a lot to discuss before that can happen. Full Story »

Two top executives of competing health-care systems who battled for more than two years over the rights to build a hospital in the growing Advance/Clemmons area slapped each other on the back and shook hands for news cameras Wednesday. Donny Lambeth, the president of N.C. Baptist Hospital, and Greg Beier, the president of acute-care services for Novant Health, had just announced an agreement ... Full Story »

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