NCDHHS: Central North Carolina teen dies after rare amoeba infection
RALEIGH, N.C. — A central North Carolina teen has died after developing a rare and often fatal infection caused by Naegleria fowleri, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. NCDHHS says the teen died Aug. 31. “We extend our condolences to the family, friends and...
Greensboro family-owned market closing doors after nearly 40 years:’Very hopeful that we could move...
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A family-owned market is closing its doors after struggling with rising costs for more than a year. Christy Umfleet and her family have owned and operated the Town & Country Meat & Produce Market for nearly 40 years. Her father opened the market in 1989. Their store along West Vandalia Road […
It’s going to be a hot week in the Piedmont Triad
PIEDMONT TRIAD, N.C. (WGHP) — Unseasonably hot weather continues to roast the Piedmont, with highs rising to the mid- to upper-90s this week. High pressure is locked in place over the southern Appalachians, acting like a pressure cooker over the Carolinas. Skies remain mostly sunny today, boosting high temperatures to
Injuries reported after car crashes into building in Greensboro
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A person was arrested, and injuries have been reported after a car crashed into a building in Greensboro on Tuesday, according to the Greensboro Police Department. The crash happened on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive on Tuesday afternoon. Police say the injuries reported are not life-threatening
NCDOT repairing cracked concrete under Interstate 85/40 Haw River bridge in Alamance County
ALAMANCE COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — The North Carolina Department of Transportation is doing repairs on the Interstate 85/40 bridge over the Haw River due to cracks in the concrete underneath the bridge. NCDOT says that there is no structural damage to the bridge and that traffic is safe to cross as normal. Crews will be […
Former Greensboro Mayor Carolyn Allen dies, Nancy Vaughan says
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Former Greensboro Mayor Carolyn Allen died on Tuesday at 93. Allen served as the city’s first female mayor. She held office for three terms from 1993 to 1999. She was born on Nov. 3, 1932, and died on Sept. 1, 2026. The cause of her death has not been released. Former […]
North Carolina preteen creates interactive journal to help empower girls
(WGHP) — Maddy Richardson, the reigning 2026 Universal Preteen, is expanding her commitment to uplifting kids. “My platform is called ‘Your Big Day.’ I help kids that struggle with childhood anxieties,” she said. That initiative helps children cope by building their confidence to face life’s big moments. After two year
Heat wave to start September in central NC
September will start with a heat wave in central North Carolina.
Former Summerfield Official Blasts Town Over ‘Bullying’ Lawsuit
The legal war between the Town of Summerfield and two of its former top employees shows no signs of cooling off – and former Summerfield Finance Officer Dee Hall says the fight has now required her and former Town Manager Scott Whitaker to turn over more than 22,000 pages of emails, text messages, photos and other pers
Man charged in Kernersville hit-and-run after car found submerged in Belews Creek
KERNSERVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) — The suspect in a hit-and-run that led to the suspect vehicle being found submerged in Belews Creek has been taken into custody, according to jail records. The suspect, Logan Michael Milstead, was taken into custody on Sunday and is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday. Milstead had been
