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High Point man arrested for second time in less than a week, police say
HIGH POINT, N.C. — Police said a 21-year-old man is back in custody for the second time in less than a week. High Point police said Lorenzo A. Aguilar, 21, of High Point, has been connected to recent shootings. Wednesday, officers charged Aguilar with two felony probation violations. He...
WHOA! Check out how much fast food prices have changed in 10 years
GREENSBORO, N.C. — You're paying more for food. In April, groceries ticked up slightly compared to a year ago, 1.1% but fast food prices soared 4.8%. When you look at how prices have changed in the last 10 years, you can really see that fast food is no longer fast and inexpensive.
Drying out on Thursday with a few clouds, but more rain could come to the Piedmont Triad
(WGHP) — We will dry out on Thursday, followed by more rain chances. There’s a good chance we will have clouds and patchy fog on Thursday morning with lows in the upper 50s to lower 60s. A mix of clouds and sun is expected during the day Thursday with highs in the upper 70s. The chance of […]
All lanes of NC-68 closed in both directions due to crash in Greensboro
GREENSBORO, N.C. — All lanes of NC-68 are closed in both directions from I-40 to Regional Road due to a crash in Greensboro, police say. There are no reported injuries at this time. The estimated time for reopening is unknown at this time. Stay with WFMY News 2 for...
WATCH: Unsettled, Damp Weekend
Weak high pressure will build over the region through tonight. An upper level disturbance will move in from the southwest Friday, thenan upper level trough will slowly move eastward through the Mid-South and Carolinas Saturday through Sunday, bringing unsettled weather.
Winston-Salem man beats brain cancer twice
A man in Winston-Salem, North Carolina has beat brain cancer not once, but twice. May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month. According to braintumor.org, the five-year survival rate for those diagnosed with glioblastoma is 6.9% percent. The average length of survival is less than a year. Brian Anderson in Winston-Salem beat...
Why do you eat when you're already full?
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Smelling food, especially when we're hungry, makes us want to eat. That's natural. But if you're full and you smell food, do you eat even though you're full just because it smells good?. A study by Northwestern University was published in the Journal of Neuroscience this...
Former Reidsville YMCA employee charged with indecent liberties
REIDSVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) — A man who worked at a Piedmont Triad YMCA is facing charges. Zachary Tyson Highsmith, 24, of Rocky Mount, worked at the Reidsville YMCA from August 2023 to April 2024, when the YMCA said they were made aware of allegations against him and suspended him, later terminating him. He was charged […]
Is that text for you? Scammers pretend to have the wrong number to get you talking
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Getting a text that is not for you is not that uncommon. It's a tactic scammers use to open up conversation in the hopes of getting you to engage with them to the point that some kind of information about you is learned or money is given. Just recently a co-worker got these texts:
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