Nor’easter remains on track for long-duration coastal impacts
Eastern North Carolina’s cold front has pushed well offshore this afternoon, bringing a surge of colder air and gusty northerly winds behind it. I have high confidence that a strong coastal low will develop into a nor’easter well off our coast through the rest of the weekend into early-to-mid next week, bringing strong winds, high waves, coastal flooding, and extremely dangerous marine conditions.
Three hospitalized after wagon ride accident at Lazy 5 Ranch in Mooresville
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Three people were taken to the hospital after being ejected from a horse-drawn wagon at a ranch in Mooresville. Lazy 5 Ranch posted on social media following the incident Saturday morning. Officials say that during a wagon ride, a tree limb fell and struck the side of the wagon. […]
Kernersville Fire Rescue saves injured dog from manhole
KERNERSVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) – It wasn’t a cat in a tree, but a dog in a manhole rescue mission. Kernersville Fire Rescue is always ready to battle a blaze or handle virtually any accident or crisis they encounter in their often-dangerous job. But on Friday, Kernersville Fire Rescue...
Final Text Messages Revealed in Chapel Hill Trial of Murdered UNC Student
The trial of Miguel Salguero-Olivares for the brutal 2012 murder of UNC sophomore Faith Hedgepeth has reached a critical phase in North Carolina. Following stunning state testimony regarding final cell phone activity and unanalyzed blood evidence, jurors are left weighing a complex web of college town secrets and genetic markers.
First snow falls in NC mountains as freeze warning looms
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Fall colors are still hanging on in the North Carolina mountains, but winter made an early appearance Saturday morning. Snow fell at some of the highest elevations in Western North Carolina on Oct. 17, including Mount Mitchell, where the National Weather Service reported a burst of snow as temperatures dropped below freezing.
Store owner pleads guilty to selling stolen goods
Marty Christopher McDaniel, 44, of Conover, entered a guilty plea in federal court after being accused of selling stolen goods from big box retailers across state lines.
Avoid paying scammers posing as Edgecombe Deputies
EDGECOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — The Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office wants to warn the public about phone scams. Scammers have been using fake names and technology to make calls appear to come from the Sheriff’s Office. The Edgecombe County Sheriff’s department wants the public to know that they will never call or demand money to […]
Buc-ee’s eyes second NC location
North Carolina could be getting its second Buc-ee’s.
Cold front and developing nor’easter to end record heat
The stretch of record-challenging heat comes to an end this weekend as a cold front finally arrives early Saturday. Forecasters now have high confidence that a low pressure system will form along that front and strengthen into a nor’easter that lingers off our coast through the weekend and into next week, bringing strong winds, rough seas, coastal flooding, and dangerous conditions on the water.
VIDEO: Fight involving parents, coaches breaks out at T-ball game in Ramseur
RAMSEUR, N.C. (WGHP) – In the final T-ball game of the season, a fight broke out between parents and coaches at Allen H. Leonard Park in Ramseur on Thursday night. Christopher Allred, the director of the Randolph Athletic Association, said he was coaching one of the T-ball players when a parent became upset with how […]
