Fantastic Friday, tracking few shower chances over holiday weekend
We’ve made it to August’s final Friday! Mother Nature has saved the best for last for us this afternoon as plentiful sunshine and low humidity usher temperatures into the mid-80s across the Piedmont and Foothills. Get out and enjoy the day – this is as good as it gets through the holiday weekend. Despite the passage...
Historic Biltmore Greensboro Hotel listed for $2M
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Biltmore Greensboro Hotel, a historic Victorian-style boutique property in downtown Greensboro, is on the market for $2 million, offering investors a mix of history, charm, and redevelopment potential, according to LoopNet. Built in 1920 and believed to have origins dating back to 1895, the...
Team UNCA wins Best Graphics at Greensboro 48-Hour Film Project
A team of UNC Asheville students and faculty took home the Best Graphics award at the Greensboro 48-Hour Film Project for their short “Code Chickadee: The Sensei Bob Story.”. The 48-Hour Film Project challenges teams to write, shoot and deliver a short film over a single weekend. Organizers give...
Downtown businesses support proposed Winston-Salem amphitheater
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Downtown Winston-Salem businesses say a proposed 5,000-seat amphitheater could boost sales and bring more energy to the city’s core. The project, slated for a lot between the Benton Convention Center and First Baptist Church, is scheduled to go before the Winston-Salem City Council on Tuesday....
Camp Springs Labor Day 2025 Bluegrass Festival begins
Campers lined in rows filled the once open fields of the restored Blue Grass Park in Camp Springs for the Labor Day Weekend Festival near Reidsville, NC. Promoters, Cody and Donna Johnson, have worked miracles to bring the iconic festival grounds back from the wilderness of years laying dormant, to a park that is...
Winston-Salem/Forsyth schools declare Sept. 15 as staff planning day amid budget crisis
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Amid ongoing budget challenges, the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education has designated Friday, Sept. 15, as a district transition day and no students will attend school. The day will serve as an RT (reserve) day for teachers and other district staff, the district said....
Man Arrested for Crimes against children by multi-county task for, authorities ask for information
In August 2025, members of the Invictus Task Force initiated an investigation related to a Cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. During the course of the investigation, Christopher John Tuft was identified as a suspect. On August 29, 2025, a search warrant was executed by members...
Forsyth County educators perform walk-ins across the district
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — At least a dozen schools across Forsyth County saw teachers and staff participating in walk-in rallies on Friday. It is one step forward in the fight for educational resources and job security. At Walkertown Middle School, educators gathered before dawn on the school's front lawn to...
Forsyth County inmate dies shortly after being booked: NC SBI
FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. — An inmate at the Forsyth County Detention Center died Friday afternoon shortly after being booked, according to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. The inmate was placed in a holding cell alone around 1:13 p.m., and staff found him unconscious a short time later,...
Expect warm Friday in Piedmont Triad
(WGHP) — A pleasant evening ahead for the Piedmont Triad with temperatures falling through the 70s. We’ll fall into the 60s after sunset tonight, and skies will become mostly clear through the evening. Overnight, we’ll continue to see mostly clear skies with temperatures falling into the upper 50s by Friday morning....