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Vault Visit: City of Winston-Salem pays for towing mishap
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — This year, WFMY News 2 turns 75! So, to celebrate, we're opening the WFMY News 2 vault. They went to a racing event at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem. They parked in a city lot, which wasn't usually a problem. But this time, when they left,...
Pleasant Garden Fire Department battles a cancer death and diagnosis
PLEASANT GARDEN, N.C. — The Pleasant Garden Fire Department is grappling with a challenging week. It lost one member to cancer, and now another is fighting for his life. On Monday, the Pleasant Garden Fire Department remembered Fire Commissioner Phil Marion. Marion managed the fire district, working with emergency...
Westchester names Keever head of school
HIGH POINT — The interim head of school at Westchester Country Day officially has landed the position full time. The school’s board of trustees announced Monday the appointment of longtime teacher and administrator Mary Keever as the 14th head of school.
Multiple agencies joined for recent license check
On April 27, 2024 Detectives with the Davidson County Sheriff's Office T.R.A.C.E. Team along with officers from the Lexington Police Department, Thomasville Police Departments DWI Task Force, North Carolina Highway Patrol, Denton Police Department, Davidson County 911 Center and the Forensic Test for Alcohol Branch (Breath Alcohol Testing Mobile Unit- BAT Mobile) conducted a multi-agency driver’s license checking station in the area of Hwy 109 South, Denton.
Citizens praise High Point officers’ efforts to cut down on crime at hotel
HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) – People living in the Oakview neighborhood in High Point are praising efforts by police to cut down on crime at a hotel. The InTown Suites on North Main Street has been on officers’ radar for about four years now. Police are doing what they call self-initiated calls. These are calls […]
Deal reached with Thomas Built Buses' workers in High Point
HIGH POINT, N.C. — A large group of workers avoided a strike after a deal was reached with Thomas Built Buses in High Point. It comes days after the union warned it would go on strike. Last week, they held pickets, threatening to go on strike. Workers said they...
Greensboro water customers could see rate increases as city works to remove 'forever chemicals'
Greensboro's water customers could see their rates rise again in the next fiscal year. According to a budget presentation at a Greensboro City Council work session Thursday, water and sewer rates could increase an average of 8.5% if a new proposal is approved. Water Resources Director Mike Borchers said at...
Woman shot at Winston-Salem tavern; injuries life-threatening, police say
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — A woman is suffering from life-threatening injuries as the result of a shooting at a tavern on Sunday morning, according to the Winston-Salem Police Department. At around 2:07 a.m. on Sunday, officers came to CB’s Tavern at 3870 Bethania Station Road after getting a report of a shooting. The victim, a […]
Salvation Army of Greensboro wants to sell former Center of Hope property
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Two years after shutting down the Salvation Army Center of Hope and demolishing the building that once served as a hub for those in need of shelter and other programs for two decades, the Salvation Army is now looking towards the next step for the property and its operations. In 2022, the […]
Cicada mania: What to know about the 13-year emergence of Brood XIX (19)
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — While cicadas are causing a noisy ruckus in at least one South Carolina county, many are not yet awake in Western North Carolina. Why? It has to do with soil temperature. Once the temperature of the soil where the cicadas live at about 8" deep warms to a steady 64 degrees Fahrenheit, they'll start sounding off. Soil temperatures are already consistently warmer in South Carolina right now.
Labor deal points to growing union strength in the South
Daimler Truck and the United Auto Workers reached an 11th-hour agreement late last week that averted a strike at locations including Thomas Built Buses in High Point, a move that allows the union a rare chance to flex its muscle in the South. The UAW says the tentative deal covering...
New details released after school bus with child on board involved in High Point crash
HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — A crash report revealed new details after a car reportedly hit a school bus, which had a child on board, in High Point. At about 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, police responded to a crash in the area of North Main Street and Skeet Club Road. According to police, a 2013 […]
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