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GREENSBORO, N.C. — Storms can topple trees onto your house, rain down hail that can cause roof and water damage, and create flood waters that are deeper than you thought. When something like this happens, all you're thinking about is what it's going to cost to fix it. Here's what you need to do to make a solid...

RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — The Randolph County School System made the decision on Monday night to close Uwharrie Ridge 6-12. School district leaders said enrollment at the school has been decreasing for years. Enrollment is now done to 369 students, which is only about half of its capacity. The vote passed 4-3....

KERNERSVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) — Are first responders meeting your expectations? The Kernersville Fire Rescue Department is asking that question and more in a strategic plan survey. Kernersville Fire Rescue Chief Scott Alderman says his department follows a five-year strategic plan, which expanded across the town. “One of...

A Forsyth County family escaped unharmed when a tree fell onto power lines during a storm, sparking a small fire at their home on Linville Road. COPYRIGHT 2025 BY KOAM NEWS NOW. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.

Here, visitors can trade city streets for rugged cliffs, forested ridgelines, and some of the most scenic views in North Carolina’s Piedmont. The park spans more than 9,000 acres in the Sauratown Mountains, a dramatic range often called the “mountains away from the mountains.” Explore the vast network of...

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A Greensboro city leader wants businesses to be held accountable for complaints. “We’ve had businesses that have been a source of complaints for a long time, and we really struggled to hold them accountable with our current ordinances. The whole point of this is to be able to hold those...

KERNERSVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) — One family in Kernersville is working on cleaning up after Monday’s early morning storm uprooted a tree. The Winston-Salem Fire Department got a call that a tree had downed a power line along Linville Road around 10:30 a.m. on Monday. A large tree was uprooted in front of homeowner...

The funeral for Forsyth County Sheriff's Deputy Kaleb Mitchell is set for Monday afternoon. The 24-year-old deputy died in a head-on crash with a wrong-way driver. Bryan Castillo, 19, of Winston-Salem, was driving over 100 mph on U.S. 311 before the crash that killed Mitchell, officials said. “My brother was...

(WGHP) — In the FOX8 House Call, we’re learning about how to manage diabetes. Michaela Pesta, a physician assistant at Novant Health Wellness and Education in Thomasville, talks about Novant’s diabetes management program.

Students were out of session again at the beginning of the week in Randolph County because of threatening weather. For at least one school, that means the school year will last a little longer. Uwharrie Charter Academy was closed to students and staff Monday because of widespread concerns about damaging...