CRIME & SAFETY
2 charged after unsupervised toddlers hit by car, seriously injured, High Point police say
HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — Two adults have been charged after unattended children were injured in a crash. According to a High Point police report, on Wednesday a car was driving on Model Farm Road when two “wandering” toddlers “darted into the road.” The toddlers were both hit by the car, and the report indicates […]
Interstate 74/Interstate 85 Business tractor-trailer crash blocks lanes in High Point
HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — A tractor-trailer is causing massive delays at a very busy junction in High Point. The tractor-trailer is stuck at the intersection of Interstate 85 Business/US 29 North and Interstate 74. There is no word as to what caused this crash or the status of anyone involved at this time.
Grandparents and grandchild were in parked car when shot, Greensboro police say
GREENSBORO, N.C. — WXII has learned new details about a shooting that left one person dead and two others injured, including a toddler. The shooting happened on Tuesday at 10:09 p.m. at the 1100 block of Vance Street in Greensboro. According to Greensboro police, when officers arrived, they found...
Teen severely injured, airlifted after US 64 crash in Asheboro
ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A teen was airlifted to a local hospital after a crash on US 64 in Asheboro, according to North Carolina State Highway Patrol. At around 8:22 p.m. on Thursday, troopers came to the area of US 64 and Loflin Pond Road after getting a report of a crash. Investigators say that […]
Man sentenced to 24 years in Winston-Salem for raping, impregnating teen in the 1980s
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — A man has been sentenced to over two decades in prison after being found guilty of raping and impregnating a teen girl. On Wednesday, 67-year-old Reginald Reynard Lampkins pled guilty to three counts of second-degree rape. In July 2022, the Winston-Salem Police Department took a report from a woman who told […]
Greensboro police pull ‘long time’ submerged car from Buffalo Lake
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Investigators pulled a vehicle that had long been submerged from a lake in Greensboro on Thursday afternoon, according to the Greensboro Police Department. Police are at the scene at Buffalo Lake near East and West Cone Boulevard pulling the vehicle. Investigators say the submerged vehicle is a sedan that “has been […]
Remains found in Catawba County identified as 23-year-old Winston-Salem woman missing for year
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — The remains of a 23-year-old Winston-Salem woman who had been missing for over a year were found in Catawba County on Tuesday, according to the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say that the remains were found at a property on the 8000 block of East NC 150 on Tuesday and they […]
Man charged after 2 men found dead at Thomasville motel, police say
THOMASVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) — An arrest has been made after a double homicide in Thomasville. According to police, they were called to the Budget Inn on North Road about a body being found in a room on Tuesday just before 5 p.m. At the scene, they found two men who had been shot to death. […]
Winston-Salem crews respond to crash with overturned vehicle, 2 taken to hospital
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — Emergency crews in Winston-Salem worked to rescue a person who was trapped inside a vehicle after a crash on Thursday night. The crash happened in the area of Ebert Road and Cherokee Lane. FOX8 is told two vehicles were involved. One vehicle overturned, and both people involved in the crash were […]
Greensboro police to release bodycam video after officer fatally shoots man armed with BB gun
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Greensboro police will release body-worn and video-mounted camera video from a fatal officer-involved shooting that took place last summer in Greensboro, according to the Greensboro Police Department. The Superior Court granted GPD’s request to release the footage from the June 22, 2023, shooting. The recordings must be released within 21 days. […]
UNC football player gets probation, community service for underage drinking on night of deadly crash
20-year-old UNC student killed in crash, football player charged. One of the University of North Carolina football players charged with underage drinking on the night that a fellow student was killed in a crash has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to complete community service and substance abuse assessment and treatment.
NC fire captain facing life-threatening injuries after fighting house fire
Captain Ronnie Metcalf was among the firefighters battling the blaze in the 300 block of West Fifth Street when he became trapped inside the burning home on Tuesday morning, according to Lexington Fire Chief Paul Jarrett.
Randolph County man advocates for innocence after death of child, pushes for 2nd trial
RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) – After more than a decade, a Randolph County man could get a second chance at freedom. Alex Trogdon was charged with killing his then girlfriend’s 16-month-old child in Dec. 2003. His first trial in 2006 ended in a mistrial. When he went back to trial in 2010, it ended in a second-degree […]
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