Greensboro NC

Tulsa, Oklahoma – A dog named Rio was missing for about two weeks. His owner, Melissa Burris, was bowled over when she got a call from a rescue in Greensboro, North Carolina – more than 1,000 miles away. Ten-year-old Australian shepherd Rio is an escape artist, according to his human Melissa Burris. Burris adopted Rio

All good things come to an end, but what about the things we’re ready to leave behind? The heat is one of them. After a prolonged stretch of hot and humid weather, a pattern change is finally on the way that will bring more rain and somewhat cooler temperatures back to central North Carolina. The transition begins Thur

Alamance-Burlington school officials are looking at the possibility of transferring its classified employees – i.e., those whose positions don’t require a state educator’s license – from being employed by ABSS to being contract employees of a staffing firm based in Tennessee. Originally, the school board had...

GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — They’re native to the Mediterranean and warm-weather climates, but fig trees grow very well here in North Carolina. In this week’s Grow Like A Pro, Horticulture Agent Taylor Jones explains why the fig tree is the August Plant of the Month. Learn...

For 80 years, Bobbitt has had the privilege of building spaces that strengthen communities across North Carolina. As we celebrate our 80th year, we’re reflecting not only on the projects we’ve built, but on the relationships, people and communities that have shaped our company along the way. Here...

North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro is expecting its largest student body in school history this fall – topping 16,000 students. The HBCU has steadily grown for the last 12 years and securing housing for students who want and need to live on campus remains a challenge. In July, NCAT opened its first new r

An infected fox that surfaced in Eli Whitney earlier this month has been credited with the fifth confirmed case of rabies that Alamance County has logged this calendar year. According to the local health department, this rabid fox was one of two that interacted with humans near the juncture of NC 87 and Greensboro-Chap

BURLINGTON, N.C. (WGHP) — A Burlington man got an unexpected paycheck on Tuesday. Silvestre Luna Luna was shocked to learn he won a $110,804 jackpot on a digital instant game on Aug. 7. “I was so surprised,” he said. Luna won his big prize on a $10 play in the Wheel of Bonuses game. The […]

Burlington city council has tapped attorney Christina Benson for one of the city’s two seats on the appointed board that oversees the state-owned liquor stores in most of Alamance County. The council appointed Benson on Tuesday to take over a post that fellow attorney Frank Longest had previously held...

Jay Avaiya and his wife, Shruti or "Sunny" technically live in Greensboro, but joke that they really just sleep there as they now spend most of their waking hours at the Quick Stop convenience store, gas station and grill located on North Carolina Highway 62 South at Oakview Loop Road.