New Greensboro website tracks city’s plan to add 10,000 new homes
Greensboro has launched a website that allows individuals to learn more about a housing initiative to add 10,000 new homes by 2030. The new website provides data points to track the progress of housing units being added. It comes just a few months after Greensboro City Manager Trey Davis first announced his 'Road to...
Video: Fire breaks out on Westridge Road in Greensboro
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A fire in Greensboro has created a plume of smoke visible for miles Wednesday. At about 6:55 p.m. Wednesday, emergency crews responded to the fire on the 1700 block of Westridge Road in Greensboro. When they arrived, heavy fire was visible. A second alarm was issued at 7:43 p.m. as crews […]
Man attacked with butcher knife at area Walmart
A man from Burlington has been arrested after he allegedly tried to kill another individual with a butcher knife at a local retail establishment. According to Burlington’s police department, Richard Robert Mass-Blakely was taken into custody last Sunday morning shortly after the attack of 45-year-old Christopher Lee...
Man dies 2 days after West Clemmonsville Road crash, Winston-Salem police say
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — A man has died after a crash in Winston-Salem, police say. According to the police department, they responded to a single-vehicle crash around 8:40 a.m. Monday on West Clemmonsville Road. They say that Eric Lee McKey was driving and, for “unknown reasons,” he hit a tree. He was taken to...
Area radio station owner dies
ASHEBORO — Fred Keith, a past owner of a Randolph County radio station, died May 13 at age 89. Keith, who lived in Asheboro, was longtime owner of WKXR 1260-AM and WZOO-FM 94.6. “A great gentleman,” station sports director Scott Faglier. “Mr. Keith loved radio.”. He first...
Expect muggy conditions in the Piedmont Triad with more rain chances
(WGHP) — Warm and muggy conditions will help to keep scattered showers and thunderstorms in the forecast. Mostly cloudy on Thursday with highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s. A few thunderstorms could pop up in the afternoon and evening. Chance of rain 30%. A cold front moving across the state will bring us scattered...
Housing Authority of Winston-Salem leader to step down in June
The Housing Authority of Winston-Salem's Executive Director Kevin Cheshire is stepping down after serving five years in the role. According to an announcement, Cheshire will step down from his leadership role and as general counsel on June 30. He will continue to work with the agency as a part-time advisor during the...
Driver in crash that started fire at Caudill’s Electric in Kernersville had previous arrests...
KERNERSVILLE, N.C. — Since the news broke on Tuesday, we have learned a little more about the driver in the deadly crash that caused the fire at Caudill's Electric in Kernersville on Saturday night. According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, 25-year-old Isabelle Lawson died Saturday night after...
Man shot by troopers on Interstate 85 appears in court on multiple charges
GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A man who was shot by troopers after an alleged assault made his first appearance in court. Jaylen Deshawn-Mathew Sawyer, 25, of High Point, was hospitalized after being shot by a trooper during a traffic stop almost two weeks ago, an incident which closed down I-85 between Guilford and...
Burlington Man Charged With Insurance Fraud for Collecting Disability While Employed
A Burlington man stands accused of insurance fraud after allegedly collecting disability payments while gainfully employed. Edgar Octavio Ambrocio Perez, 26, has been charged with a pair of felonies: insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense. The North Carolina Department of Insurance revealed that...