Lowes Foods on Reynolda Road closing in early July, representatives say

DYLAN HUDLER. MORE TOP STORIES RIGHT NOW AT 4:00. THE BIGGEST HAS TO DO WITH FUTURE ELECTIONS IN OUR STATE. A FEDERAL TRIAL IS UNDERWAY IN WINSTON-SALEM OVER NORTH CAROLINA’S LEGISLATIVE AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS. GOP LEADERS ARE ACCUSED OF VIOLATING THE CONSTITUTION WHEN THEY ENACTED NEW ELECTORAL MAPS. BOTH SIDES AGREED TO WAIVE OPENING AND CLOSING STATEMENTS TO LEAVE MORE TIME FOR WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE. THERE IS NO JURY. INSTEAD, A THREE JUDGE PANEL IS INVOLVED. THIS CASE IS EXPECTED TO GO ON FOR ABOUT A MONTH. IN JUST A FEW HOURS, WINSTON-SALEM CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET AND VOTE ON ITEMS RELATED TO THE CITY’S BUDGET. THIS INCLUDES A PROPOSAL THAT COULD CUT SICK TIME AND VACATION BENEFITS FOR FIREFIGHTERS IN HALF. THE LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS UNION HAS OPPOSED THIS PLAN, SAYING IT WOULD ONLY LEAD TO MORE RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT ISSUES. OUR KARA PETERS IS FOLLOWING THIS STORY. TONIGHT, SHE’LL BREAK DOWN THE DETAILS OF THAT PROPOSAL COMING UP AT 555. ATTORNEYS GENERAL HAVE AGREED TO A $7.5 BILLION SETTLEMENT WITH PURDUE PHARMA. THE AGREEMENT WAS REACHED TODAY WITH THE ATTORNEYS GENERAL OF ALL 50 STATES, WASHINGTON, D.C., AND FOUR U.S. TERRITORIES. THE PAYMENT IS INTENDED TO RESOLVE THOUSANDS OF LAWSUITS WHICH CLAIM THE DRUGMAKERS OXYCONTIN CREATED AND FUELED A NATIONWIDE OPIOID ADDICTION CRISIS. THE SETTLEMENT ENDS THE SACKLERS CONTROL OF PURDUE AND THE