North Carolina family grocery market closes after 37 years as costs climb
A family-run North Carolina meat and produce market has reached the end of an almost four-decade run, with its owner citing the rising cost of doing business. The Greensboro shutdown…
Elon University hosts Alamance County candidates for forum
CORRECTION: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that Dennis Riddell is a six-term incumbent. Riddell has served seven terms. Elon News Network regrets this error. Elon University hosted an Alamance County candidate forum, featuring hour-long discussions with candidates for North Carolina House of Representatives Districts 63 and 64,...
Winter-like temperatures moving into the Triad this weekend
PIEDMONT TRIAD (WGHP) — Get Ready for 30s. After record warm temperatures this week, we expect to see our first round of widespread 30s this weekend on Sunday morning. Normal temperatures don’t reach the 30s until Nov. 13, but most days are not exactly normal. This year, we expect the cold 30s to arrive a […]
Volvo Trucks North America unveils new Volvo VNX at Greensboro headquarters
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Volvo Trucks North America debuted its new Volvo VNX truck at a launch event outside its Greensboro headquarters on Wednesday. Volvo says the VNX is built tough to handle the most demanding construction and off-road environments. The vocational, heavy-haul truck is engineered for industries such as construction, logging, municipal plow, agriculture and concrete, […]
Toyota hosts fire safety demonstration at battery plant
LIBERTY, N.C. (WGHP) — October is National Fire Prevention Month and Toyota is marking it by giving an inside look at its battery plant. Lithium-ion batteries are highly flammable, so fire safety at the plant is focused on being proactive, not reactive. “We know where our hazards exist,” said Security and Emergency Management Operations Manager […]
Burlington woman accused of pointing gun in road rage incident
BURLINGTON, N.C. (WGHP) — A Burlington woman is facing a misdemeanor charge after allegedly pointing a gun at a pair of people out of road rage, according to the Burlington Police Department. On Saturday, officers came to the area of Maple Avenue after getting a report of someone brandishing a gun in a road rage […]
Cone Health to end Hospital at Home program
CLIMAX, N.C. (WGHP) — “I’m sad really because I think a lot of people can benefit from this and I know we did,” said the wife of a former hospital-at-home patient, Mary Mowery. Mowery, 85, from Climax shared her reaction Wednesday after learning a medical program her husband once used will soon be dissolved. It […]
2 Triad leaders receive The Order of the Long Leaf Pine award
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) – North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein inducted 15 outstanding North Carolinians into The Order of the Long Leaf Pine for their community contributions at the Civil Rights Museum in Greensboro on Wednesday. Among the honorees were two leaders from the Triad. Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines and Executive Director of Piedmont Triad International […]
Record-setting heat in the Triad on Wednesday
PIEDMONT TRIAD, N.C. (WGHP) — Unseasonably hot temperatures stay put through the end of the work week, until a potent cold front barrels through the state late Friday. Sunny weather returns to the Piedmont today, and high temperatures will be carried into record territory. The standing record high is 85 degrees, set in both 1940 and […]
Multiple Triad communities push to conserve water amid drought
PIEDMONT TRIAD, N.C. (WGHP) — More than 90% of North Carolina is at minimum abnormally dry with parts of the Piedmont Triad even seeing “exceptional drought” conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Multiple cities in the Piedmont Triad, including Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Burlington and Reidsville, have enacted water conservation measures, a precaution to avoid any […]
