Bridgewater College swim teams bring home ODAC swimmer of the year, rookie of the...
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Bridgewater College men’s and women’s swim teams turned in strong efforts across the four-day meet at the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Championships last weekend at the Greensboro Aquatic Complex. The men opened the championships with a fifth-place finish in the 800-yard freestyle...
Authorized tower access claim unravels; North Carolina man arrested
Authorities say a familiar excuse didn’t hold up Sunday afternoon when deputies responded to a business alarm at a North Carolina 260-foot self-supporting tower site, pictured above, owned by SBA Communications along Highway 62. According to the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrived at the site and found...
FOX8’s Alex Schneider learns the art of quilting
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — In this week’s edition of Teach Me Tuesday, FOX8’s Alex Schneider took a trip to Studio Stitch in Greensboro to learn about the art of quilting.
Greensboro city leaders present plan to fully remediate Bingham Park
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Greensboro city leaders say it’s a marathon and not a sprint to fully remediate Bingham Park. It’s an East Greensboro Park that closed more than a year ago after tests determined there were high levels of toxins in the soil. City leaders say it was used as a landfill in the […]
2 charged after January robbery, shooting in Walkertown, Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office says
WALKERTOWN, N.C. (WGHP) — Two people have been arrested after someone was shot during a robbery. According to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, on Jan. 16, they were called about a robbery and shooting on Tall Oaks Road in Walkertown, where they found a 21-year-old victim who was taken to the hospital. He has been...
Charge against Rockingham County man accused of threatening church dismissed
ELON, N.C. (WGHP) — The charge against a Reidsville man accused of threatening a church has been dismissed, according to North Carolina court records. Around 7:30 p.m. on March 1, 2024, Alamance County deputies say they responded to Friendship Baptist Church on Elon-Ossippee Road in Elon on a report of someone...
Guilford County deputies charge man in connection with 14 vehicle break-ins
SUMMERFIELD, N.C. — A Guilford County man is facing dozens of charges after investigators linked him to a string of vehicle break-ins last month. According to the Guilford County Sheriff's Office, Joseph Gene Haswell, 33, was arrested after detectives connected him to multiple reports of unlocked vehicles being...
NC restaurant leader optimistic about industry’s future despite Greensboro closures
GREENSBORO, N.C. — After four restaurants closed in downtown Greensboro in January, some residents began asking whether the city’s dining scene was shrinking. But statewide hospitality leaders say the broader picture tells a different story. “In a post-pandemic world, many restaurants have had their ups and their...
Descendants rediscover Black Patriots who fought at Battle of Guilford Courthouse
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — As the country approaches 250 years of independence, we’re looking back at the Revolutionary War and the people whose service helped shape the nation’s history. Part of that history sits in the Triad with the Battle at Guilford Courthouse preserved as Guilford Courthouse National Military...
Greensboro police officer, father of 5 dies unexpectedly after suffering medical emergency
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Greensboro Police Officer Lucas Pierce, who spent nearly 17 years serving the city's District 4 as a community resource officer, died Tuesday night at his home following a medical emergency, according to the Greensboro Police Department. He was 44. Pierce is survived by his wife and...

















