Hampstead
LATEST NEWS
High of 92, 20% chance of rain on Tuesday in the Triad
An area of high pressure is causing a heat dome across the southeast, with temperatures topping out in the lower- to mid-90s in the Piedmont today. In the Triad, highs will reach the lower-90s with heat indices between 96° and 97°. We will have partly cloudy skies by this afternoon, and a slim, 20% chance […]
Advocating for agriculture: North Carolina farmer chosen for national program
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Linda Pryor started her career in dentistry, but now she’s a farmer. “Being able to make people feel comfortable, reassure them that you’re doing everything you can do to have a good product is the same as I was doing in dentistry,” Pryor said.
High school football player’s family suing NC over being denied access to NIL opportunity
A Greensboro high school quarterback, among the top football recruits in the country, has been denied the opportunity to profit from his name, image and likeness, the lawsuit alleges.
Agencies release Threatened Oceanfront Structures report
On Aug. 26, the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management and the National Park Service’s Cape Hatteras National Seashore released the report, Managing Threatened Oceanfront Structures: Ideas from an Interagency Work Group. The release of the report comes a little over a week after another...
NC special deputy attorney general exposed himself to traffic on Glenwood Avenue, arrest warrant says
NC special deputy attorney general charged with exposing himself, intoxication. A North Carolina special deputy attorney general has been arrested and charged with public indecency and intoxication. According to court records, Torrey Dixon, 46, was taken into custody over the weekend in Raleigh. The arrest warrants allege that Dixon exposed...
After four years of state’s appeals, ACE Speedway gets green light to sue state for selective enforcement
The highest court in North Carolina has waved the green flag with a lawsuit that the owners of ACE Speedway initially lodged four years ago over the state’s allegedly selective enforcement of pandemic-era limits on gatherings. In a unanimous ruling on Friday, the highest court in North Carolina agreed...
More than 200 local schools may contain PCBs, WRAL investigation finds
WRAL investigation: Hundreds of local schools may contain PCBs. A known carcinogen may be lurking in your child’s school. Scientists estimate that Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) are present in 1 out of every 3 K-12 schools nationwide. Despite this, these harmful chemicals often go undetected because many states, including North Carolina, do not proactively test schools for them.
Investigation continues into J & J Snack Foods fire in Holly Ridge
HOLLY RIDGE, N.C. (WITN) - The investigation continues after a fire broke out on Aug. 19th at a food distribution facility in Holly Ridge. Multiple fire crews responded to a call about a fire at J & J Snack Foods located on Sounds Rd. As crews were putting the fire out, many roads around the building were shut down like N. Dyson Rd, Kraft St, N. Himes St and Sounds Rd.
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.