Article Archive
August 28, 2008
Wednesday's rainfall: 4th-highest one-day total
GREENSBORO — Wednesday's rainfall set a daily record and ranks among the all-time single-day precipitation amounts here in the... Continue
Matt Gfeller lived beautifully, mother says
WINSTON-SALEM — The mother stood, walked to the lectern, and through the silence came sniffles, then sobs. She looked into the... Continue
Money raised for brutally beaten restaurant owner
HIGH POINT — As restaurant owner Wang Xing lay in a coma at High Point Regional Hospital, severely beaten a month ago while ma... Continue
Man charged with impersonating police officer
GREENSBORO - A Greensboro man was arrested Thursday after police say he impersonated an officer in May. Greensboro police arrest... Continue
After 58 years, football is back at tiny Campbell
BUIES CREEK (AP) - Dale Steele had one of the toughest jobs in college football: Convincing recruits to play for a Campbell prog... Continue
McCrory, Perdue launch new TV ads
RALEIGH (AP) - North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory says job creation will be his top priority if elect... Continue
Woman rescued from vehicle now in fair condition
CHARLOTTE (AP) - A mother who spent five days trapped in her truck next to a rural western North Carolina highway has been upgra... Continue
Arrest made in Winston-Salem homicide
WINSTON-SALEM - Police were alerted to a homicide Thursday that occurred earlier this week and were able to make an arrest. Poli... Continue
Greensboro homicide suspect arrested in Charlotte
GREENSBORO -- A man wanted in a recent homicide was apprehended today in Charlotte.Scotty Lamont Brice Jr., 18, was arrested by...... Continue
Rare N.C. pottery to be auctioned at fundraiser
RALEIGH (AP) - Not many people are familiar with the name Isaac Lefevers, but in pottery circles, he's known as the James Dean o... Continue
Weather service confirms tornado in Randolph
RALEIGH (AP) — The National Weather Service today confirmed that a tornado touched down Wednesday in Randolph County as the re... Continue
Man surrenders in Graham shooting
GRAHAM — A man wanted in a March 4 shooting turned himself in today. Graham police said Travis Lamont Haith, 19, surrendered a... Continue
GTCC gets aviation grant
GTCC will beef up its offerings in aeronautics thanks to a Duke Energy grant. The school announced today it received a grant for... Continue
Naked man on porch arrested
REIDSVILLE — A man was arrested after a woman and two girls saw him standing naked on his front porch as a nearby school was l... Continue
Highway Patrol names its first female major
RALEIGH (AP) — The Highway Patrol has its first female major, who will become training director at the patrol's academy in Ral... Continue
3 from Winston-Salem indicted in land deal
WINSTON-SALEM — Three men, including the former chairman of the Housing Authority of Winston-Salem and his business partner, w... Continue
Be a responsible dog owner
GREENSBORO — The American Kennel Club Responsible Ownership Day will be Sept. 6 at Lindley Park, adjacent to the Arboretum. Th... Continue
Update: Flooding causes two sewage dumps
GREENSBORO — The city reported two sewage discharges Wednesday that dumped about 315,000 gallons of untreated wastewater into...... Continue
Man shot at Winston-Salem club
WINSTON-SALEM — A man shot three times in the legs outside a Winston-Salem strip club is expected to survive the attack. Winst... Continue
Law enforcement groups discuss combined response
GREENSBORO - A crisis isn't the best time for members of different safety agencies to get to know each other.That's why the Tran... Continue
'Walk Against Crime' is canceled
The "Walk Against Crime" scheduled for Thursday night along Phillips Avenue has been canceled, according to a release from the G... Continue
Outer Banks beach reopens to drivers
NAGS HEAD (AP) — A popular Outer Banks beach that has been closed to off-road vehicles has been reopened by the National Park...... Continue
Anthropologie coming to Friendly Center
Anthropologie, the hip women's boutique, is coming to Friendly Center. The store is scheduled to move in next to the planned Wil... Continue
Fay lingers; more rain expected
RALEIGH (AP) — Forecasters said rain and thunderstorms still threatened North Carolina on Thursday, but with less intensity th... Continue
Gibsonville teen arrested after Greensboro robbery
GREENSBORO — Police arrested a 17-year-old on Wednesday after a purse-snatching outside a local store. Greensboro police said...... Continue
