🌱 Patch AM: What prompted new safety concerns at Reagan and Mount Tabor High?

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In today's newsletter:

• What prompted new safety concerns at Reagan and Mount Tabor High?
• How new Workforce Pell grants could change training costs at Forsyth Tech
• How a Winston-Salem-linked teen became charged in a San Diego mosque attack

Also on today's calendar: Kaleideum After Dark: Book Clubbin' and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 95 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very hot, temps: high: 97, low: 73.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and very hot, with a high of 98 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Two WS/FCS students charged with posting threats online, assault rifle seized in new case (abc45.com) — Parents and students in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools are grappling with two recent safety scares: racially motivated online threats tied to a Reagan High student and a knife found in a Mount Tabor student's backpack. Deputies seized a rifle shown in social media posts, charges were filed in both cases, and families are now questioning how well security screenings and accountability are working across district campuses.
   

2. As Pell grants expand, students see openings to afford short-term job training (timesleader.com) — Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem is preparing to tap a new federal Workforce Pell program that could help local students afford short-term job training like nursing assistant courses. The expansion lets qualifying eight- to 14-week programs receive Pell funding, but schools must meet strict completion and job-placement benchmarks, so residents may see a gradual rollout as Forsyth Tech and other colleges seek federal approval.
   

3. Teen Who Recorded San Diego Mosque Attack Charged With Murder (newser.com) — In Winston-Salem, Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O'Neill says a 17-year-old North Carolina girl has been indicted on murder and conspiracy charges for allegedly helping facilitate a livestreamed attack on a San Diego mosque. Investigators allege she agreed to record and spread video of the shooting and share white-supremacist writings, while the gunmen killed three people and reportedly planned additional attacks on other targets.
   

4. DA says a teen who recorded San Diego mosque shooting livestream has been charged with murder (newser.com) — Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O'Neill announced in Winston-Salem that a 17-year-old local girl has been charged with murder by aiding and abetting in connection with a deadly shooting at a San Diego mosque. Prosecutors say she allegedly agreed to record and distribute a livestream of the attack and share the gunmen's writings, actions that under North Carolina law can carry the same penalties as committing the killings herself.
   

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  Winston-Salem, NC Calendar, 600 Block N Trade Street, Winston-Salem
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  Winston-Salem, NC Calendar, 310 W Fourth Street, Winston-Salem
  1:00 pm
• Winston-Salem State University: Band Parade to Bowman Gray Stadium - Home Game →
  Winston-Salem, NC Calendar, 1250 S Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Winston-Salem
  6:30 pm
Sunday September 6
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  Winston-Salem, NC Calendar, Trade Street Between Fifth and Sixth Street, Winston-Salem
  9:00 am
Saturday September 12
• Kaleideum After Dark: Book Clubbin' →
  Kaleideum, 120 W 3rd St, Winston-Salem
  6:30 pm
• Emo Night Brooklyn →
  Roar 633 N Liberty St Winston-Salem, NC 27101
  8:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness →
  Belk, 3320 Silas Creek Pkwy, Winston-Salem
  10:00 am
Saturday September 19
• Love In The Club →
  Roar, 633 N Liberty St, Winston-Salem
  8:00 pm

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