‘I wouldn’t want to live next to that’: neighbors voice concern over proposed shelter...
HIGH POINT, N.C. — A proposed multi-million-dollar homeless shelter in High Point is raising concerns among nearby residents, even as the nonprofit behind the project stresses its goal is to strengthen the community. George Idol, who has lived in his house for nearly 40 years, said he worries about...
Life-threatening injuries after car, bicycle crash on Creek Ridge Road in Greensboro
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A section of Creek Ridge Road in Greensboro was closed as a result of a crash involving serious injury, according to the Greensboro Police Department. Creek Ridge Road was closed in both directions for around a half mile between Lynhaven Drive and Riverside Drive due to the crash. There is...
WS/FCS employees start receiving notices in districtwide layoffs
FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. — Records show district enrollment in Exceptional Children students has actually increased every year since at least 2020, raising the question, if these students aren't contributing to the district's overall enrollment drop, why is the EC program taking such a big hit in layoffs?. District...
Mebane man charged with exploitation of minor
MEBANE, N.C. (WGHP) — A Mebane man was charged with exploitation of a minor after being arrested on Friday, according to an Invictus Task Force news release. In April 2025, members of the ITF started investigating a ybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. During the course of the...
Summerfield man sentenced to nearly 2 decades in prison for Ponzi scheme
SUMMERFIELD, N.C. (WGHP) — A Summerfield man was sentenced to nearly two decades in prison on Friday for his involvement in a Ponzi scheme and tax fraud, according to the Department of Justice. William Lamar Rhew, III, 39, pleaded guilty to: The charges were in connection with a $20 million Ponzi scheme. He was...
North Carolina man arrested on TSP for felony possession of crack cocaine
LAGRANGE – A traffic stop on the northbound Taconic State Parkway in the Town of Lagrange on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 19, led to the arrest of the driver, Jeffrey Shaw, 44, of Greensboro, North Carolina, on drug possession charges. State Police K9 Vinn conducted an exterior sniff...
High Point mother sues Roblox, claiming failure to protect child from predator exploitation
GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. — A High Point mother has filed a lawsuit in Guilford County against Roblox, alleging the popular gaming platform failed to protect her daughter from sexual exploitation. The complaint, filed in superior court, says the girl, identified as Jane Doe N.L., was targeted by a predator...
2 charged in connection with fatal overdoses in High Point, police say
HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — Two men have been arrested and charged in two separate death by distribution cases, according to the High Point Police Department. On Thursday, Tyler Shane Hazelwood, 34, of Rural Hall, was arrested in connection with the January 2024 fatal drug overdose of a 29-year-old man found dead...
Mother And Uncle Charged After Toddler Found Alone In Greensboro
The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office has released more information about a young child who was found walking alone in Greensboro earlier this month and the Office has now charged two relatives in connection with the incident. On Friday, August 8, at roughly 7 p.m., sheriff’s deputies were called to...
Oldest African bull elephant in U.S. celebrates another birthday
ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Six African elephants live at the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro. One of them is the oldest African male elephant in the country, and as Shannon Smith shows us, he just celebrated another birthday!
