Greensboro NC

HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — The old Stickley Furniture building is coming down to create room for High Point’s first downtown park. Crews were on scene Wednesday for the demolition of the building at the corner of North Elm Street and Appling Way, near Congdon Yards. The demolition is expected to be finished within the […]

GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A Triad-area animal shelter is hoping to find families for over 100 dogs, some of whom have been there for nearly 200 days. Guilford County Animal Services shared on Facebook that some of their pups are approaching 200 days in the shelter. “These dogs are still here because we believe […]

A group of 1961 "Freedom Riders" and their descendants spent this election season retracing the historic Civil Rights bus trip from Washington, D.C. to New Orleans. Trip organizers say they strategically scheduled the commemorative bus ride before the Nov. 3 midterm election, with stops at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A Greensboro initiative is encouraging North Carolina A&T State University alumni to stay in the region longer than the homecoming weekend.  Action Greensboro’s Boomerang Greensboro program is designed to connect Gate City natives who leave the region, called Boomerangs, with the necessary resources to move back.  About 200,000 people are expected […]

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — The Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department is sharing a warning about a scam targeting vendors ahead of the Aggie FanFest. Officials say someone is collecting payments for vendor spaces at FanFest, but the person is not really associated with the event. City officials say someone reported paying $100 for a vendor […]

HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — Friday night lights at T. Wingate Andrews High School is taking on a different look for Homecoming this year. “Nobody expected it. I mean, that was the exciting thing about it,” said the school’s Aviation Academy Director David Mayer. Drone students at Andrews, working with Fly Point Partners, a High […]

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — In a meeting with members of the Greensboro City Council, the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro shared its plans for a community hub at the site of the old News & Record building.  The plans include housing, hotels, restaurants and storefronts, all in a walkable setting.  CFoGG President Walker Sanders feels like this […]

Foster will permanently close sites in Winston-Salem, Greenville, and Colfax, laying off 181 total employees over the coming months as the food supply logistics company goes out of business less than two years after investing millions of dollars to move the bulk of its operations to Forsyth County. According to Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification […]

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Sarah Caldwell, of Greensboro, bought a $30 scratch-off and won a $100,000 prize, according to an NC Education Lottery news release. Caldwell bought her winning MAX-A-MILLION ticket from Aly USA on South Regional Road in Greensboro. She arrived at lottery headquarters Monday to claim her prize. After required state and federal […]

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — The Greensboro Police Department is investigating a crash at an intersection involving “serious injuries” that took place on Monday night. At around 6:55 p.m. on Monday, officers came to the intersection of Lowdermilk Street and Camron Avenue on the east side of Greensboro after getting a report of a crash with […]