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Major League Fishing to bring All-Star event to Smith Mountain Lake
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Major League Fishing (MLF), one of the top professional bass fishing circuits in the world, will bring its 2025 General Tire Heavy Hitters All-Stars event to Smith Mountain Lake. The nationally-televised, big money tournament will be held from May 17 to May 22 of next year. Not only will it provide […]
FOIA Friday: Records show years-long history of overdue balances of ex-Richmond city official
One of the less noticed features of the Virginia Way is the long-running tendency of the commonwealth’s leaders to conduct their decision-making behind closed doors. While the Virginia Freedom of Information Act presumes all government business is by default public and requires officials to justify why exceptions should be made, too many Virginia leaders in practice take the opposite stance, acting as if records are by default private and the public must prove they should be handled otherwise.
Isabella Strahan Announces She Is Cancer-Free!
Isabella Strahan shared a special YouTube vlog this week, revealing she is cancer-free!. Strahan, the daughter of Michael Strahan and his ex, Jean Muggli, had a malignant brain tumor removed in October, and has since undergone radiation, chemotherapy, and multiple brain surgeries. The 19-year-old posted two new videos this week....
One dead, another injured in West Cornwallis Drive shooting in Greensboro
GREENSBORO, N.C. — A man is dead and another person was injured after a shooting on West Cornwallis Drive in Greensboro Friday morning. Greensboro police said a person arrived at the Greensboro Fire Station 5 at 1401 Westover Terrace suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. The man said he...
Local man makes rounds at RNC
MILWAUKEE — It’s been a whirlwind week for local resident A.J. Daoud as a delegate to the Republican National Convention, which has included rubbing elbows with what arguably is a who’s who list of top party notables. Daoud, the owner of Cox-Needham Funeral Home in Pilot Mountain and a longtime GOP insider, not only has frequented the convention hall while former President Donald Trump and vice president pick JD Vance were present; he has been right in the thick of other events this week as...
Man charged with murder after fatal shooting in Randolph County, deputies say
ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A man has been charged with first-degree murder following a fatal shooting on Pisgah Road Friday, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office reports. Shortly after 8 a.m., RCSO responded to the shooting and found a man with gunshot wounds. The suspect, Joshua Eric Sanders, 36, of Asheboro, was still on the scene […]
Husband, wife dead in Burlington murder-suicide, deputies say
ALAMANCE COUNTY, N.C. — Deputies said a husband and wife are dead after a murder-suicide in Burlington Friday. The sheriff's office said it happened at a home on the 3000 block of Beaver Creek Road. Deputies responded to the shots fired call around 7:12 a.m. When deputies arrived, they...
Cone Health experiences impact of CrowdStrike outage, crippling airports and services around the world
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Microsoft outage linked to American cybersecurity company CrowdStrike impacts services in the Triad. Cone Health, based in Greensboro, said the outage disrupted networked computers and monitoring equipment across the system Friday. At 11:46 a.m., Cone Health told WXII that most services had returned to normal....
Leaked chicken waste paints smelly path to landfill
A truck hauling waste for Wayne Farms on its way to the Surry County landfill Monday had a near miss collision with another vehicle on Old U.S. 52 that caused it to spill out, and continue to leak, its smelly cargo over the roadway. Bobby Koehler said it was one of his Ultimate Environmental haulers that was en route to the landfill with a load of wet chicken feed mixed with bad eggs on Monday when his truck was nearly run off the road by...
New private Christian school in Burlington planning to open for 2024-25 school year
A retired, former pastor of The Lamb’s Chapel, Brian Biggers, has launched a new church in Burlington, Grace Chapel, that’s planning to open a private Christian school for the upcoming 2024-25 school year. Currently known as Freedom Christian Academy, the school’s founders have said that they would begin...
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