Greensboro NC

Greensboro will soon have a new police chief, but the announcement has already sparked significant backlash from residents who say they were shut out of the final stages of the selection process. Less than 24 hours before Greensboro officials formally announced the city’s next police chief, nearly 80 residents and...

Known as the "Furniture Capital of the World," North Carolina is famous for its high-quality furniture. And for over a century, it's been the heartbeat of the American furniture industry. But in recent decades, that business has changed dramatically, decimating the workforce and leaving average American consumers...

Elon University withheld payments to municipality for months. A dispute over fire inspections has given Elon’s municipal leaders a newfound appreciation for the tenuousness of the financial support that they regularly get from the town’s eponymous university. At issue in this case of town-gown relations is an annual...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — A Winston-Salem woman is speaking out after she said her home was hit by gunfire. Yvette Abbott lives on Northridge Drive. Police say officers responded to her home around midnight on Sunday after getting a report about shots being fired into an occupied dwelling. When officers arrived,...

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A man accused of shooting at Greensboro officers earlier this year who was hurt when police returned fire died on Thursday in a hospital, according to a Greensboro Police Department news release. Investigators say that they were called to the scene on the 1200 block...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The remains of a 70-year-old Harvey Lee Hairston, who was reported missing in October, were found Tuesday in a wooded area less than a mile from where he was last seen, police said. Officers with the Greensboro Police Department responded around 10:20 a.m. March 31 to...

RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. — Two inmates were mistakenly released from custody today due to human error but were quickly located and returned safely, according to the Randolph County Sheriff's Office. The incident is under internal review and is being handled as a personnel matter. Officials said they are also...

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Rockingham County commissioners are set to consider a policy change that would give the county manager authority to hire and fire staff without their approval. The Rockingham County Board of Commissioners will vote on “amendments to the County Manager’s Employment Agreement” as part...

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — An Asheboro man was handed down a first-degree murder conviction and death sentence by a jury on Thursday in connection to the death of a man in 2021, according to court documents. Branson Raye Lambert, of Asheboro, is in the custody of the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office. He will be taken to...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — A Greensboro man charged with shooting at police officers in February has died, according to the Greensboro Police Department. Officers say 26-year-old Raevon Milton was hospitalized on Feb. 26, 2026 after police returned fire during the shooting in the area of Orchard Street and Randleman Road.