‘It was a tragedy’ | Friend remembers Alessandra Merchant after Greensboro murder-suicide
GREENSBORO, N.C. — This case is in connection to the shelter-in-place alert that was sent by Greensboro police overnight Friday. A long-time friend is still struggling to imagine a world without Alessandra Merchant. He said while the investigation continues, he wants people to remember who was lost. “It was…...
Greensboro Residents Submit 38 New Neighborhood Traffic Safety Projects for 2025
The City of Greensboro’s Department of Transportation (GDOT) has received 38 new project submissions for the 2025 Neighborhood Traffic Management Program (NTMP). The NTMP began in 2024. It connects residents with city transportation staff to address issues like speeding, high traffic, and pedestrian safety. The...
Greensboro to hold community sessions for next police chief search
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Greensboro officials are inviting residents to provide input on the selection of the city’s next police chief. Community feedback sessions have been scheduled in December to gather resident perspectives on the qualities they want in the department’s new leader. The meetings will take place:
Greensboro Residents Invited to Apply for 2026 City Academy by December 30
The City of Greensboro is accepting applications for its 21st annual City Academy. This is a free public education program designed to promote civic leadership and community involvement. Applications are open until December 30, 2025. The program is available to residents who live within Greensboro’s corporate limits.
Randolph County Deputies Arrest Man on Drug and Threat Charges After Interstate 73/74 Stop
On November 23, 2025, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office stopped a vehicle on Interstate 73/74 South near a rest area. Deputies reported detecting the smell of marijuana and conducted a search based on probable cause. The passenger, Alfred Cagle Jr., 44, refused to exit the vehicle and was arrested for...
Pharmacy billing error sends patient to collections after transplant
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Toshia Dunlap is no stranger to adversity. She has survived a stroke, heart surgery and multiple kidney operations leading up to a recent transplant. But after years of battling health complications, she says another challenge blindsided her — this time from her pharmacy and insurance provider.
Intervening in a Downtown Harassment: A Search for the Woman with Two Huskies
In a recent incident reported on social media, a concerned citizen intervened when he noticed a man persistently following a woman in downtown. The woman, described as wearing spandex, a white long sleeve, and a black vest, was seen trying to evade the man by walking back and forth and entering various stores. When...
Crews battle fire at North Carolina dairy farm
ALAMANCE COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Firefighters spent the evening battling a large fire in Alamance County on Monday. Crews responded to Fogleman Dairy Farm on Sylvan Road at about 4:37 p.m., according to Snow Camp Fire Department Chief Gerry Boone. When they arrived, the barn was fully engulfed in flames. The building...
Middle-Of-The-Night Emergency Snafu Wakes Up Entire County
In the middle of the night Friday – well, really the wee hours of the morning of Saturday, Nov. 22 – a flaw in Guilford County’s emergency warning system scared the bejesus out of just about every resident in the county. One of those residents was the...
Man killed while ‘lying in roadway’ in High Point identified; suspect cited
HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — Police have identified the man who was hit and killed in a hit-and-run in High Point last week. On Friday at 6:27 p.m., the HPPD, High Point Fire Department and Guilford County EMS responded to a crash involving a pedestrian on Dillon Road at Bales Chapel Road. Police say Ostin […]
