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New NC rules for 'unregulated' Mission/HCA health care monopoly? Lawmaker: explore options
ASHEVILLE - North Carolina eliminated caps on profits and other limits attached to the nonprofit Mission Hospital in 2015, allowing for what is widely understood to be an unregulated health care monopoly in Western North Carolina. Now, with what critics say is a steep decline in patient care under Mission's current for-profit...
Are E.coli levels safe for tubing French Broad, WNC rivers July 4 weekend? What to know
ASHEVILLE - With sweltering temperatures in the 90’s forecasted for the July 4 weekend, many might be planning to celebrate Independence Day on the water while rafting, paddleboarding or swimming down Western North Carolina’s beloved waterways. But how clean are the rivers that run through this mountain region,...
South Lenoir FFA shines at 95th NC FFA Convention
The South Lenoir FFA Chapter carried twenty-six students to the 95th North Carolina FFA Convention, competing in leadership development events and participating in workshops and general sessions. Many of our students were recognized for their hard work, bringing home great memories and gold medals. National Chapter Award. South Lenoir FFA.
Transportation Secretary Breaks Ground on New Winston-Salem Trail
Pete Buttigieg, secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, was among those on hand Tuesday to break ground on a new multi-use trail in Winston-Salem. The shovels were out to turn the first dirt on the Salem Parkway path, a 1.3-mile bike-and-pedestrian urban trail linking Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist to Truist Field and surrounding neighborhoods.
Get ready for a hot, humid 4th of July in the Piedmont Triad
(WGHP) — Heat and humidity will return to the Piedmont. We had a nice start to Wednesday with temperatures in the low to middle 60s. It was mostly sunny during the day with highs near 90 degrees. Humidity will overwhelm the Piedmont on the 4th of July. Our highs will jump into the middle 90s. Our heat […]
Greensboro firefighter demonstrates how to use fireworks correctly
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Fourth of July is coming up! You know what that means: grilling, pools and lots of loud, explosive, dangerous fireworks. 2 Wants to Know spoke to Greensboro Fire Department Fire and Life Safety Educator Matt Groseclose. Check out his demonstration of lighting a sparkler in...
YMCA swim team competes at national championships
The Central Bucks Region YMCA swim team sent its largest-ever continent to the 2024 YMCA National Short Course championships, held recently at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina. Blaise Hofmann was the first swimmer from the program to reach the podium at the national meet, taking eighth in...
Team USA Throws Combined No-Hitter in Win Over Chinese Taipei
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Jamie Arnold (Florida State), Tyler Bremner (UC Santa Barbara), and Alton Davis II (Georgia) chilled the Chinese Taipei bats as they worked together to throw a combined no-hitter in a 9-0 victory for Team USA on Tuesday, July 2 at First National Bank Field in Greensboro, N.C.
For many in NC, it took years to rebuild after past hurricanes
As floodwaters from Hurricane Matthew surrounded Dorothy Moore's Red Springs home of 39 years, all she could do was turn to the heavens."I'm standing there and the water's just rising, and it's coming really fast," Moore recalled. "And I'm like, oh, my God. And I just started praying."Matthew left her roof in shambles, with water damage throughout the inside of her home."To have all that water come and all that damage and not be in a flood zone, that was, that was something else," Moore said.Structurally, the foundation, the bricks, were split.She tried to rebuild, but then Hurricane Florence came...
Overturned plane reported in Davidson County
DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) –A plane overturned in Davidson County on Tuesday night. State troopers responded to the Fly High Lexington/Davidson County Executive Airport on Aviation Way. No injuries have been reported at this time. Only one person was in the plane, but their condition is currently unknown. The cause of the plane overturning is […]
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