Attention Greensboro Residents: West Friendly Avenue Lane Closures Scheduled for October 30
On Thursday, October 30, both westbound lanes of the 4100 block of West Friendly Avenue in Greensboro, between Starmount Drive and Westminster Drive, will be closed for road repairs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Drivers should use alternate routes. Signs and cones will mark the closed area.
Court date set for subjects of controversial UNCG arrest video
Bystander recorded 3 UNCG officers on top of student as she asked them to take hands off her neck. Civil rights group provides legal counsel.
Greensboro Residents Invited to Special City Council Meeting on October 30
The Greensboro City Council will hold a special meeting at 2 p.m. on Thursday, October 30, 2025. The meeting will take place in the Katie Dorsett Council Chamber at the Melvin Municipal Office Building, 300 W. Washington St. Residents can watch the meeting live on the City's website, YouTube page, and Greensboro...
Man charged after loaded handgun found in Morris County hotel room
MOUNT OLIVE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Morris County) — A North Carolina man has been charged after a loaded handgun was discovered inside a Budd Lake hotel room, police said. Authorities responded to the Baymont by Wyndham Hotel, 102 Route 46, around 1:08 p.m. on Oct. 25, after cleaning staff reported finding a firearm in a...
Woman accused of stabbing Greensboro woman to death faces increased charges: Court docs
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The woman accused of stabbing and killing 27-year-old Brianna Best Parker is facing increased charges related to her death, according to court documents acquired by WFMY News 2. On Aug. 5, Parker was found unresponsive with stab wounds and dies after she was taken to a...
1 seriously injured in Greensboro shooting, police say
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Greensboro Police are investigating after a person was hospitalized with serious injuries after a shooting Thursday morning, according to a news release. At around 9:46 a.m., the GPD, Greensboro Fire and Guilford County EMS responded to the 2000 block of East Wendover Avenue about a person...
NC county school district’s multi-million dollar debt paid off by local foundations, organizers say
FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — All the money Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools owed the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has been paid. $3.4 million has reportedly been paid in full. In support of WS/FCS, local foundations, community leaders and businesses made financial commitments to the WS/FCS...
Samaritan’s Purse prepares to fly aid to Jamaica
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Help will be on the way to Jamaica from the Piedmont Triad. Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica as a Category 5 storm around 1 p.m. on Tuesday. Samaritan’s Purse is loading up their cargo planes to send relief from Greensboro. Samaritan’s Purse loaded up their first plane on Tuesday with...
North Carolina man sentenced in Lynchburg brothel case
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WFXR)- A North Carolina man was sentenced to two years and six months in prison for running a brothel in Lynchburg. Thomas Lee Thomas, of Thomasville, was found guilty of commercial sex trafficking on September 15, 2025. According to prosecutors, the investigation started in June 2024, when officers...
Keep your umbrellas close in Piedmont Triad on Wednesday
(WGHP) — The Piedmont could see a few scattered showers early Wednesday. Another system will bring the region better rain chances Wednesday night through early Thursday. Keep your umbrellas close on Wednesday. It will be a cloudy day with a few showers. Highs will be in the low to perhaps middle 50s. Another low...
