Alamance County, NC – Drug Bust: Raid Nets $876K, 42 Arrested in ‘Operation Roadrunner’
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Alamance County, NC – A yearlong narcotics investigation known as Operation Roadrunner has led to the arrest of 42 suspects and the seizure of nearly $900,000 in cash, according to the North Carolina State...
Man wanted for allegedly stabbing ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend at Asheboro Waffle House
ASHEBORO, N.C. — Police are searching for a man accused of stabbing another person outside a Waffle House in Asheboro on Monday night. Officers were called to the restaurant around 8:54 p.m. on October 20 for reports of an armed person. According to the Asheboro Police Department, 28-year-old Jose Luis Sanchez went...
Sources: Food Lion is the mystery company behind $800+ million ‘Project Titan’ in Triad
BURLINGTON, N.C. — Officials for both the City of Burlington and Guilford County are preparing to consider local incentives for a project code-named “Project Titan", which could bring roughly $860 million in capital investment and create about 505 new jobs by December 2033. City and county officials...
‘Great loss’: 1st woman to serve as Guilford County commissioner Dot Kearns dies
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Piedmont Triad leaders are mourning the loss of former Guilford County Commissioner Dot Kendall Kearns. Kearns died on Monday. She was the first woman to serve on the Guilford County Board of Commissioners and served from 1985 to 1988. She also served on the board of education for both...
Peacehaven Community Farm breaks ground on new facility in Whitsett for people with developmental,...
WHITSETT, N.C. (WGHP) — Peacehaven Farm broke ground on its new 20,000-square-foot community center Sunday in Whitsett. Peacehaven Farm is a nonprofit that serves people with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities by providing safe and secure housing, as well as a long list of programs, and, now, a space to...
Firefighters respond to mobile home fire in Burlington: BFD
BURLINGTON, N.C. — A mobile home caught fire in the early morning on Tuesday, Oct. 21, according to the Burlington Fire Department. At around 7:50 p.m., firefighters were called to the 1500 block of Apple Street Extension. The mobile home was engulfed in heavy fire and smoke, according to...
A Greensboro couple buys a $25,000 walk-in tub, but it’s unusable! How we got...
GREENSBORO, N.C. — If you have mobility issues, getting into a regular tub is difficult. So often, the answer is a walk-in shower with a chair or spending a lot of money on a walk-in tub. Which is what a Greensboro couple decided to do. But then, there was a problem, and they asked 2 Wants To Know's Call For Action...
Another grenade-like device found in Asheboro
ASHEBORO — Officers with the Asheboro Police Department investigated another suspicious device at a city residence last week. The Oakmont Drive location drew attention when a resident doing yard work uncovered what appeared to be a hand grenade in a flower bed. Officers closed off the area and the...
North Carolina stands to benefit as the U.S. looks to onshore lithium refining
Australia mines more lithium than any other country — but most of that lithium is refined in China, which dominates the world's refined production. Now, countries such as Australia and the U.S. are looking to refine more lithium at home, and North Carolina is well-positioned to benefit. A lithium...
Man wanted for charges related to failed prison escape: RCSO
RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. — A man is wanted after attempting to escape from prison back in 2024, according to the Randolph County Sheriff's Office. On May 27, 2024, a corrections officer found Ronnie Stephen Fulcher trying to climb over a fence, but got caught in the razor wire, according to the sheriff's office.

















