Elon Town Council swears in recently elected members
Elon Town Council swore in new member Steve Exum during their meeting on Dec. 9. Returning council member Randy Orwig and Mayor Emily Sharpe were resworn into their current positions, with Monti Allison being resworn in as Mayor Pro Tem. Steve Exum thanked his family for their support and talked...
Reynolds American adding 200 jobs at Tobaccoville
Reynolds American said it will add 200 more manufacturing jobs this year at its operations center in Tobaccoville near Winston-Salem, reflecting growth in its smokeless products business, the company said. The move follows the addition of about 800 jobs over the past two years at Reynolds, which oversees U.S....
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education candidates call for action after fatal stabbing
FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Two Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education candidates are calling for action following the fatal stabbing at North Forsyth High School on Tuesday. One student died after an altercation between two students. Now, candidates from both sides of the aisle are coming...
3 arrested in drug, firearms bust on Summit Ave, police say
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Three people have been arrested in a drug bust along Summit Avenue in the early hours of Wednesday morning, according to the Greensboro Police Department. Police and SWAT responded to the scene on the 1500 block of Summit Avenue and the 4700 block of Oremba Circle.
Man charged after reported shoplifting at Burlington leads to Aberdeen pursuit
Aberdeen police say a Fayetteville man has been charged in connection with a reported shoplifting case that led to a vehicle pursuit through a residential area last month. Police said officers were called to Burlington on Nov. 15 for a reported larceny in progress involving two people who were allegedly filling two...
Everything we know about the deadly student stabbing at North Forsyth High School
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — An altercation between two students at North Forsyth High School turned deadly on Tuesday morning. This is what we know so far. Student altercation turns deadly Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools operated on a two-hour delay due to winter weather on Tuesday morning and the first bell...
Bodycam footage of viral Greensboro arrest released
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — The Greensboro Police Department on Monday released body camera footage of an arrest that circulated online earlier in November. The footage shows police using force to arrest Nathaniel Williams, 37, on Veasley Street on Nov. 3. Williams said that he believes the force was excessive. Police...
State charter oversight board closes down second school this semester
Monroe Charter Academy came before the North Carolina Charter School Review Board on Tuesday seeking a seven-year renewal of its charter. Instead, the board ordered the school to close immediately, saying it had been “operating illegally.”. The school had planned to relocate from Union County to a campus in...
Expect chilly week in Piedmont Triad
(WGHP) — Tuesday through Friday will feature scattered clouds and cool temperatures. Partly to mostly cloudy skies on Tuesday with lows in the teens and highs in the mid to upper 30s. Wednesday, mostly to partly cloudy skies and warmer with lows in the upper 20s and highs in the lower 50s. We will cool […]
Thousands eligible for payment after Weaver fire settlement approved
People who evacuated during the Winston Weaver Fertilizer plant fire in 2022 could soon receive hundreds of dollars in compensation. On Monday, Judge Edwin Wilson officially signed off on an $8 million class action settlement with Winston Weaver Company for the January 2022 fire, which forced mass evacuations amid...

















