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Randolph County high school student walks with class to honor fallen Charlotte police officer
RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. — Alex Purdue wanted to make a difference. Just five days after the shooting in Charlotte that killed three officers on the US Marshal Task Force and one Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer, Purdue was moved to take action. Purdue, a student at Southwestern Randolph High School, wanted...
16-year-old shot in jaw by 16-year-old in Asheboro, police say
ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — The Asheboro Police Department is investigating after a teen was shot by another teen near a local park on Friday night. Police say that a 16-year-old boy was a passenger in a vehicle and was shot in the jaw by another 16-year-old boy who was standing outside of the vehicle in […]
72-year-old man pinned, airlifted in Randolph County crash
RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A man was airlifted to the hospital after being pinned in a Wednesday morning crash in Randolph County, according to the Level Cross Fire Department. At around 6:17 a.m. on Wednesday, firefighters came to the scene of a crash. At the scene, responders found that a car had gone off […]
Toyota plant manager in North Carolina offers unique perspective
(WGHP) — She’s a pioneer who keeps pioneering. First of all, April Mason is a woman in what has always been a male-dominated field: automobile manufacturing. She’s also a 30-year Toyota employee. She joined the company as a team member relations manager at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky which, ironically, is in the process of undergoing […]
Litter of four Red Wolf puppies born at N.C. Zoo
ASHEBORO, Randolph County — Employees of the North Carolina Zoo announced that four critically endangered Red Wolf puppies were born at the zoo on Mar. 31, 2024. This is all part of the zoo's Red Wolf Breeding Program which includes close to 30 wolves. The litter consisted of two...
Randolph County 911 call center experiencing 'degradation' of phone and internet service
RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. — The Randolph County 911 call center is having some issues. Randolph County Emergency Services posted to Facebook that they were experiencing a "degradation in the phone and internet services." The organization said that they were impacted by Brightspeed and AT&T outages. They do not know...
The Abyss: Inmates with mental health and substance abuse disorders cycle through jails relentlessly
WFAE — with support from the PBS series, "FRONTLINE" — has been examining the problem of inmates living with mental illness. This week we focus on ways to help former inmates stay out of jail. And the ways the system fails to do that. When I met Anthony...
Suspect arrested, accused of killing man in I-73 hit-and-run in Guilford County
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A suspect has been arrested after a hit-and-run on Interstate 73 led to a man’s death, according to a State Highway Patrol news release. Howard Bradford Melendez, 33, of Asheboro, is charged with felony hit-and-run. Tropers was arrested on Tuesday. He received a $15,000 secured bond. At 7:26 a.m. on April […]
Jordan-Matthews bests Chatham Central, 6-3, to repeat as conference tournament champs
In the second straight matchup between No. 1 Chatham Central and No. 2 Jordan-Matthews for the Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference tournament crown, the Jets prevailed once again. Jordan-Matthews won its second consecutive conference tournament title Friday after beating the conference regular season champions, 6-3. For the Jets, one successful inning at...
New records show more about why the Charlotte suspect was out of prison despite long rap sheet
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — We're learning more about how the suspect in Monday's deadly shooting was out of prison despite a long rap sheet across our state, including charges in Alamance County. The CBS station in Charlotte, WBTV, obtained the court records for the last time Terry Hughes Jr. was arrested there back in 2021.
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