Greensboro NC

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — If you are driving on East Bessemer Avenue in Greensboro, you may have noticed a large homeless encampment on the side of the road. On the corner of East Bessemer Avenue and Headquarters Drive, you can find blue tents, two yellow umbrellas, a red kiddie car, a microwave and cooler, multiple...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — When East Forsyth High School teacher Jackson Northen checked his email over Labor Day weekend, he didn’t expect it would be the message that ended his teaching career in the district. “I feel like I’m kind of in shock at the moment,” Northen said. “There’s...

The annual Festival for the Homeless in Winston-Salem is taking place this Saturday. The festival, run by nonprofit Living is Finally Enjoyable, W-S, Inc., started with the idea of giving individuals who were unhoused their own unique event. Now in its tenth year, it will provide free haircuts, clothing, food and...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — A busy Triad road was closed for hours on Tuesday due to a crash. According to the Winston-Salem Police Department, the 5200 block of Silas Creek Parkway was closed between Robinhood Road and Yorkshire Drive because there was a crash involving a vehicle and a utility pole. The call came...

Reidsville, NC – Authorities in Rockingham County are asking for the public’s assistance after two Harley-Davidson motorcycles were reported stolen from a business in Reidsville. According to the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office, the theft occurred Saturday in the area of 7885 US 29 Business. Investigators said the...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — An inmate at the Forsyth County Detention Center has died in custody on the same day they were arrested, according to a press release from the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office. On Friday evening, Michael Robert Smith, 45, was found unresponsive by FCDC staff. Despite CPR and resuscitative...

Hip-hop and HBCU culture will collide in spectacular fashion at North Carolina A&T’s 2025 homecoming, known nationwide as the “Greatest Homecoming on Earth” (GHOE). The weekend sold out in hours, and fans now have even more to look forward to with a star-packed tailgate concert headlined by hip-hop icon Jadakiss. He...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — For 13 years, Derek Tonkins called his Greensboro apartment home. The location was ideal — just a short walk from his parents’ house. That proximity turned out to be more than convenient when Tonkins’ unit became unlivable. “My toilet started overflowing. I couldn’t...

Press Release: On Thursday, August 27, 2025, deputies with the Davidson County Sheriff’s Patrol Division responded to a reported stabbing at 477 Mt. Zion Church Road in Thomasville, North Carolina. Upon arrival, deputies located a male victim who had sustained multiple stab wounds. Davidson County Emergency Medical...

ALAMANCE COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A person was killed in an Alamance County crash last week, troopers say. According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, on Friday, a Ford Explorer driven by a 76-year-old man crossed the center line and hit a Chevrolet pick-up truck head-on. The driver was taken to the hospital...