Guilford County Sheriff’s Office sergeant accused of domestic violence, arrest warrants show
PFAFFTOWN, N.C. (WGHP) — A Guilford County Sheriff’s Office sergeant faces domestic violence charges, according to an arrest warrant. Matthew Scott Buchman, 41, of Pfafftown, has been charged with misdemeanor crime of domestic violence and misdemeanor assault on a female. The warrants allege he grabbed a woman by her...
Natural gas leak caused Forsyth County home explosion that injured 4 people
FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Investigators have revealed what caused a home in Forsyth County to explode, injuring four people on July 24. The Griffith Fire Department was first notified of a possible gas odor near the home that would later explode at 9:52 p.m. on July 24. At the time, firefighters were unable to […]
Veteran’s widow gets long-awaited VA benefits after private company fails him
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Every morning, Ken Cressman makes a cup of sweet tea for his 98-year-old mother, Joan—her favorite drink and a small gesture in a long journey that began when he moved her from Pennsylvania to Greensboro a few years ago. “She was still fairly independent,” Cressman...
Man arrested, charged after breaking into Winston-Salem home with 2 children on Rolling Knoll...
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — A man was arrested and charged after a home was broken into on Monday morning, according to a Winston-Salem Police Department news release. Around 4:49 a.m., WSPD officers responded to a burglary call in the 4000 block of Rolling Knoll Lane. Arriving officers determined that 41-year-old...
Winston-Salem woman wants AC in apartment fixed
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — As the temperature continues to rise above the 90s, a woman who lives at the Station Townhomes, also known as the Deacon Station in Winston-Salem, said so does the temperature inside her apartment. She has no air conditioning, and this isn’t the first time FOX8 has reported on similar...
Is a broken AC illegal? It depends on your lease or job
GREENSBORO, N.C. — With heat waves gripping the Triad, we’re hearing from viewers sweating it out at home and on the job—asking the same question: What are my rights when the air conditioning breaks down?. We dug into the laws in North Carolina for both renters and...
2nd arrest made in Greensboro cold case over a decade after woman fatally stabbed,...
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A second arrest has been made in a Greensboro cold case after a woman was killed over a decade ago, according to a Greensboro Police Department news release. Roy Carnell Brown II, 33, was served with an order for arrest from a grand jury indictment for first-degree murder, robbery with a […]
2nd man arrested in connection to teen’s shooting death in Guilford County
MCLEANSVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) — Another person has been charged in connection to the death of a 15-year-old. According to the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office, on July 24, Micah Laquarius Scott-Douglas, 22, of Greensboro, was arrested and charged with felony accessory after the fact in connection to a shooting on Hooper...
Deputies arrest Greensboro man, seize enough fentanyl to kill 3 million people
GREENSBORO, N.C. — A 41-year-old Greensboro man was arrested last week after deputies conducted a search warrant and seized drugs, guns, cars and cash. According to the Guilford County Sheriff's Office, members of their Narcotics Task Force conducted search warrants at multiple residences in Greensboro and Danville,...
Woman dies after rescue from Dan River in Madison
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A woman has died a week after being rescued from the Dan River in Madison. The woman was rescued in the afternoon on July 21. County officials say that heavy rainfall from the past few days has made the water levels dangerously high. According to a Rockingham County spokesperson, a […]
