Greensboro NC

GREENSBORO, N.C. — A Guilford County judge heard hours of testimony Thursday in the case of Benjamin Cole, who was convicted in 1999 of killing a man during a robbery. Now, more than two decades later, Cole’s legal team is pushing to reopen the case based on two key pieces of evidence. Testimony included people who...

A North Carolina woman's stop for gas turned into a windfall of nearly a quarter of a million dollars, lottery officials said. Natalie Vega of Asheboro won the $200,000 top prize after buying a $5 scratch-off Prize Link Multiplier ticket from Zingo Express on North Main Street in Archdale, just southeast of...

TRINITY, N.C. — A local elementary schooler showed bravery in the face of a scary and stressful situation!. When a classmate was having a medical emergency, Wyatt Walker, a third grader at Hopewell Elementary, remained calm and acted quickly. The Randolph County Sheriff's Office (RCSO) said he was able...

CORNELIUS, N.C. — Firefighters across North Carolina are using an app to find people more quickly and efficiently during emergencies. Firefighters in Cornelius-Lemley, Matthews, Greensboro and Raleigh have been using the app, What3words, to navigate to the exact location of a person experiencing an emergency. The app...

Lenny Williams was Gibsonville’s mayor for 23 years, but he rarely voted. (Gibsonville’s mayor votes only when needed to break a tie, which proved to be a very infrequent occurrence.) But Williams exercised enormous influence, both over his board and town management. While we didn’t use the term...

Read comprehensive coverage of the county manager’s proposed budget – with its spending plan and property tax increase outlined:. County manager unveils plans for 1.59-cent (3.4%) property tax rate increase:. County commissioners react to manager’s plan:. Even before budget unveiled, plenty of residents had opinions...

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A crash with injuries has shut down lanes near a major road in Greensboro on Thursday morning, according to the Greensboro Police Department. The northbound lanes of Fleming Road are closed at Bryan Boulevard as a result of a crash involving injuries. There is no word as to what caused the […]

May 21, 2025 – Eden, NC (BTW21) A 911 hang-up call led to the arrest of two individuals on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges in Eden on Friday, May 16, 2025. Officers from the Eden Police Department responded to the call at 617 Park Avenue, where they found two parties involved in a verbal altercation.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — A man is in critical condition after being shot on Wednesday night, according to the Winston-Salem Police Department. At around 10:10 p.m. on Wednesday, officers with the WSPD’s Gun Crime Reduction Unit came to the 900 block of East Third Street after getting a report of a shooting. At...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — All northbound lanes and one southbound lane of North Liberty Street are back open at the intersection of 28th Street after a crash, according to Winston-Salem police. However, the traffic lights at the intersection are not functioning at this time. Duke Energy is on scene working...