3 arrested in drug, firearms bust on Summit Ave, police say
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Three people have been arrested in a drug bust along Summit Avenue in the early hours of Wednesday morning, according to the Greensboro Police Department. Police and SWAT responded to the scene on the 1500 block of Summit Avenue and the 4700 block of Oremba Circle.
Man charged after reported shoplifting at Burlington leads to Aberdeen pursuit
Aberdeen police say a Fayetteville man has been charged in connection with a reported shoplifting case that led to a vehicle pursuit through a residential area last month. Police said officers were called to Burlington on Nov. 15 for a reported larceny in progress involving two people who were allegedly filling two...
Everything we know about the deadly student stabbing at North Forsyth High School
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — An altercation between two students at North Forsyth High School turned deadly on Tuesday morning. This is what we know so far. Student altercation turns deadly Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools operated on a two-hour delay due to winter weather on Tuesday morning and the first bell...
Bodycam footage of viral Greensboro arrest released
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — The Greensboro Police Department on Monday released body camera footage of an arrest that circulated online earlier in November. The footage shows police using force to arrest Nathaniel Williams, 37, on Veasley Street on Nov. 3. Williams said that he believes the force was excessive. Police...
State charter oversight board closes down second school this semester
Monroe Charter Academy came before the North Carolina Charter School Review Board on Tuesday seeking a seven-year renewal of its charter. Instead, the board ordered the school to close immediately, saying it had been “operating illegally.”. The school had planned to relocate from Union County to a campus in...
Expect chilly week in Piedmont Triad
(WGHP) — Tuesday through Friday will feature scattered clouds and cool temperatures. Partly to mostly cloudy skies on Tuesday with lows in the teens and highs in the mid to upper 30s. Wednesday, mostly to partly cloudy skies and warmer with lows in the upper 20s and highs in the lower 50s. We will cool […]
Thousands eligible for payment after Weaver fire settlement approved
People who evacuated during the Winston Weaver Fertilizer plant fire in 2022 could soon receive hundreds of dollars in compensation. On Monday, Judge Edwin Wilson officially signed off on an $8 million class action settlement with Winston Weaver Company for the January 2022 fire, which forced mass evacuations amid...
Residents condemn city officials for allegedly refusing to address toxic threat: ‘Our community has...
Community members are frustrated nothing has changed. Residents condemn city officials for allegedly refusing to address toxic threat: 'Our community has been ... a target' first appeared on The Cool Down .
Mebane approves Sheetz for Buckhorn Road
On the evening of Monday, December 9, the Mebane City Council unanimously approved a proposal to establish a conditional zoning district on eight properties totaling 10.22 acres for a convenience store with gas pumps by the Nepalese Investment Group LLC. After first approving the rezoning of the 10.22 acres from...
ICE agents once again operating in NC, activists say, including arrests in Durham
Another large-scale immigration enforcement operation appears to be underway in North Carolina, focusing on the Research Triangle and Triad area, according to immigrant advocacy group Siembra NC. In a statement Friday, Siembra NC said they received reports of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in...

















