Police investigation shuts down busy highway in North Carolina
NORTH CAROLINA — All southbound lanes of U.S. 421 were closed at Pleasant Garden Road on Tuesday due to an active investigation, according to the Greensboro Police Department. Police have not released details about the nature of the investigation. The Guilford County EMS said one of its crews responded to the scene...
Teen arrested after man shot at Greensboro gas station | Second suspect sought
GREENSBORO, N.C. — A 17-year-old has been arrested following a shooting late Sunday at a Greensboro gas station that left a man hospitalized, according to the Greensboro Police Department. Officers responded around 9:58 p.m. on Sunday to reports of a robbery at the Speedway on East Wendover Avenue. Police...
Suspect in custody after shooting at Circle K in High Point: Police
HIGH POINT, N.C. — One person was hospitalized and another was arrested on Monday night after a shooting at a Circle K gas station on E. Parris Avenue in High Point. According to the High Point Police Department, officers received a call about shots fired at approximately 6:35 p.m. on Monday. When they arrived on...
9 escape North Carolina house fire after 13-year-old smells smoke
EDEN, N.C. (WGHP) — Nine people managed to escape a house fire in Eden, according to Eden firefighters. According to Eden Fire Chief Chris White, around 11:30 Friday night, crews responded to a fire at this house off the 500 block of North Bridge Street in Eden. “I was in my room and started playing […]
Missing man found dead with traumatic injuries in Greensboro; suspect charged with murder
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — The Greensboro Police Department is investigating its first homicide of the year after a man was found dead on Monday. On Monday, officers with the GPD’s Crimes Against Persons Squad came to the 5600 block of Hornaday Road after getting a report of a missing person. At the scene, they found...
Juvenile charged after loaded gun found at West Forsyth High: Sheriff’s Office
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A juvenile is facing felony charges after deputies found a loaded handgun on campus at West Forsyth High School during a traffic stop on Monday, according to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said the incident happened on Monday when a Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office...
Asheboro police make series of arrests, charge person they say was trying to deliver...
ASHEBORO, N.C. — Asheboro authorities say a series of overnight incidents led to multiple arrests, drug seizures and the recovery of a missing juvenile during separate calls handled by officers early this morning. Police were first called around 1:45 a.m. to a report of an unknown man attempting to...
Winston-Salem’s Eastern Loop is on track to open this year
A 17-mile section of Winston-Salem’s Northern Beltway is slated to open later this year. The beltway project was first proposed in the 1960s, but serious planning didn’t begin until the 90s. The newest segment will open up the Eastern Loop to traffic, eventually running from Interstate 74 to...
Penny Problems: More businesses round up or down without exact change
GREENSBORO, N.C. — My husband went through a Triad McDonald's drive-thru the other day and saw the round-up, round-down notice on the window. Some stores and fast food spots started their own money guidelines as soon as the news of discontinued pennies was out. And while we're probably going to see more of them in...
2 weapons found at Cummings High School in Burlington police say; 1 student charged
ALAMANCE COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Two weapons were found on the campus of Cummings High School on Friday, according to the Burlington Police Department. According to police, the school informed deputies that a weapon was potentially on school grounds. At the school, officers found and confiscated two weapons. One...

















