Alamance County man arrested after videos, photos of juvenile allegedly found on phone
BURLINGTON, N.C. (WGHP) — A man has been charged with secret peeping in the Piedmont Triad. According to the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office, on Friday, they spoke with a Burlington Police Department detective about “an incident involving an Alamance County resident.” Over the course of the investigation, images and v
North Carolina’s record heat could add $100 to power bills, and your thermostat matters...
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Piedmont Triad could see storms overnight, Monday morning
(WGHP) — There will be a good chance for fairly widespread rain and storms overnight and Monday morning, with clearing by Monday evening. It will be much cooler on Monday and Tuesday. Higher temperatures return for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday with much lower humidity. The low tonight will be near 70, with a high on
High Point man charged with murder in 1988 Florida cold case
HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — A High Point man is awaiting extradition back to Orlando, Florida, in connection to a decades-old murder case. Willie Carpenter was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service North Carolina Regional Task Force on Friday. He lives in High Point, and his arrest comes 38 years after the murder of Orla
Severe Storm Risk With Damaging Wind Gusts Over 60 MPH Targets Charlotte, Columbia and...
NORTH CAROLINA — A cold front sitting just to the north, combined with plenty of heat and humidity building through the afternoon, will spark scattered thunderstorms once again that move southeast across the region between 3 and 11 p.m. Sunday. Because of morning cloud cover in some locations, storms may not get going
Residents still hoping Graham city council will restore Sesquicentennial Park, abandon plans to sell...
About three dozen residents turned out Tuesday night, hoping to organize themselves into a group that can persuade Graham’s city council not to move forward with plans to sell the former Sesquicentennial Park site, at the northwest corner of Court Square, as surplus property. Instead, the group hopes to get the council
Commissioners to begin discussing data centers, possible moratorium
It wasn’t so long ago that high-tech data centers were the darlings of economic development. Now, with the rise of A.I. supercharging the demand for these behemoth facilities, the proliferation of data centers has begun to set off alarm bells for officials across North Carolina – including at least one member of Alaman
Harvard study finds ABSS third through eighth grade students behind 88% of nation in...
A recent Harvard and Stanford University study concluded that the Alamance-Burlington school system is more than a full grade behind in reading and math in grades three through eight – ranking near the bottom of more than 10,000 U.S. school systems. The 2026 “Education Scorecard,” was produced in collaboration...
Rain possible in Piedmont Triad Sunday, Monday
HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — Warm and humid weather continues this evening and into tonight. An isolated shower or storm is still possible overnight. The low tonight should be near 70. That cold front we have been promising is expected to move through from the northwest on Sunday. That passage will increase the chances fo
70-Mph Bruiser Storms Put Carolina Piedmont On High Alert
Central North Carolina’s Piedmont got thrown under the weather spotlight Friday afternoon as a fierce line of severe thunderstorms rolled through, prompting a broad warning and some nervous glances at the sky. Small towns and key stretches of Interstate 85 and I-73 were squarely in the crosshairs as radar and spotters

















