Raleigh, NC Weather Alert: Heavy Shift From Record Heat to Cold Rain Oct 17
Strong cold front ends record heat across central North Carolina as rain and gusty winds arrive Saturday.
Consultant to roll out vision for North Church Street corridor
Consultants in the city of Burlington’s hire are putting the finishing touches on a plan that could serve as a road map for the revitalization of a once-vibrant area on the east side of town. The firm of Freese & Nichols was originally tasked with this so-called North Church...
Winter-like weather coming to the Triad
PIEDMONT TRIAD, N.C. (WGHP) — Areas of patchy fog were able to develop overnight so use extra caution on the roadways this morning. Visibility will remain decreased due to areas of patchy fog through around mid-morning. Temperatures are starting off in the mid-60s and it’s muggy out, especially considering it’s October. Big changes are on […]
High Point Market’s industry‑defining furniture trade show returns this weekend
HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — The future of furniture will come into view this weekend at the High Point Market’s Fall 2026 trade show. Held exclusively for members of the home furnishings industry, the High Point Market Authority’s spring and fall events are the largest home furnishings trade shows in the world. The Fall 2026 […]
North Carolina gas prices down one week into gas relief
BURLINGTON, N.C. (WGHP) — In the week since Governor Josh Stein signed the Relief at the Pump Act, prices have fallen from north of $4 to as low as $3.48. Sheila Jeffreys, of Burlington, hadn’t filled up since the bill was passed, and she was quick to notice how big the change was from her last […]
New apartments coming to Friendly Center in Greensboro
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — More housing is coming to Greensboro. A 270-unit multi-family community is going to be built at Friendly Center. A groundbreaking ceremony for Pembroke at Friendly Center was held on Friday. Hines, a leading global real estate group, is behind the project. The new housing development will be located near Whole Foods […]
A Greensboro bank wants to keep M&F Bank’s name and headquarters in Durham
Triad Business Bank, a startup bank out of Greensboro, has emerged as a rival bidder for Durham's M&F Bank, the second-oldest Black-owned bank in the country. Why it matters: Earlier this summer, M&F Bank agreed to a deal to be acquired by South Carolina's Optus Bank in a deal that would form the largest Black-owned bank in the country. But the deal would also lead to the end of the M&F Bank name — which has been in place since 1907 — and move its headquarters to Columbia, S.C. Driving the news:
University’s plans for new elementary school get no easy pass from Elon’s municipal leaders
Mayor recalls when university objected to the then-existing elementary school in the same area of town. Elon University didn’t see much of a homecourt advantage this week when it presented the leaders of its eponymous hometown with a rezoning request for a new elementary school within its campus. Elon’s...
Elon town council forced to untangle its own incomprehensible parking decision
Elon’s town council was trooped down memory lane earlier this week in order to reconstruct a convoluted decision that its members reached in September about parking along several municipal streets. Elon’s town clerk Kathleeen Patterson asked the town’s leaders to recall this welter on Tuesday so that she could...
ABSS to declare Sellars-Gunn surplus property and offer it for sale
Will county commissioners exercise their right to buy historic school building?. Alamance-Burlington school officials have decided to declare the former Sellars-Gunn Education Center along Apple Street in Burlington as surplus property. The proposed disposition of Sellars-Gunn will appear on the consent portion – which is typically reserved for noncontroversial items...
