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‘Tragic news’: Winston-Salem teen girl drowns in rip current
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A teenage girl from Winston-Salem drowned in a rip current while visiting Ocean Isle Beach on Sunday afternoon. FOX8 is told she was a student at Reynolds High School and was with the school’s robotics team. Two other students were also caught in the rip current with her. They were […]
Man charged with murder after shooting, killing Winston-Salem man, sheriff’s office says
FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A man has been charged after another man was shot and killed in the Piedmont Triad. According to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, they were called to a home on Cain Wood Court in Walkertown around midnight about a shooting. At the scene, they found a man who had been […]
Man sentenced to 20-25 years for shooting, killing of woman in Forsyth County
FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the 2021 shooting death of a woman, the Forsyth County district attorney says. On Tuesday, Jason Marshall Duncan, 42, of Lewisville, pleaded guilty to the March 17, 2021, murder of Paula “Marie” Booth, 38, following a domestic dispute. According to the Forsyth […]
1 dead after police pursuit, head-on crash on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Winston-Salem
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — One man is dead after a head-on crash on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Saturday, the Winston-Salem Police Department says. According to a report, around 11:40 p.m. Saturday, WSPD responded to a disturbance involving a knife in the 600 block of Waughtown Street. Officers located the suspect’s and victim’s cars, both […]
'Shocking': Local sheriffs react to assassination attempt on Trump
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Former President Donald Trump was shot in the ear Saturday afternoon at a rally in Pennsylvania. Two local sheriffs tell WFMY that the assassination attempt on former President Trump is sending shockwaves through law enforcement.**. "What have we come to in America where we resort to...
19-year-old accused in shooting of Sgt. Dale Nix charged with assaulting fellow inmate
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — One of these suspects charged in the shooting death of a Greensboro police officer is facing new charges. According to warrants, Jamere Justice Foster was charged with assault inflicting serious injury, assault with a deadly weapon and misdemeanor conspiracy on Monday. Documents state that he assaulted another man with a sock […]
Shooting inside Greensboro plant leaves one employee injured, another in custody, police say
GREENSBORO, N.C. — One employee was injured and another was taken into custody after a shooting inside a Greensboro, North Carolina, plant, according to police. (Video above: Morning headlines from WYFF News 4) Greensboro police said the shooting happened just before 6:30 a.m. Monday inside Pactiv Evergreen on Radar...
Juveniles found with stolen guns and vehicles
The Thomasville police arrested three juveniles, two 16-year-olds and a 17-year-old, after executing a search warrant in the 100 block of Princeton Crossing. As a result of the investigation, police recovered two vehicles reported stolen from Greensboro and Winston Salem along with six firearms. The three juveniles face charges of possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of firearm with serial number removed, and possession of stolen financial transaction cards.
911 operator accused of setting Thomasville home on fire with ‘intent to injure or prejudice’ husband, warrants say
THOMASVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) — Warrants are revealing new details after a High Point 911 telecommunicator was arrested and charged with burning down the home she shared with her husband, a High Point police officer. The fire happened on Wednesday, July 10, at a home on Grace Drive in Thomasville, where Theresa Allison Varner, 39, lived […]
Marissa Carmichael has been missing from Greensboro for 6 months
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — It has now been six months since a Triad mother was last seen after a night out. Twenty-five year old Marissa Carmichael was last seen at an Exxon gas station in Greensboro on Jan. 14, 2024. Just before 4 a.m., she called 911 to report that her phone had been stolen […]
Trial starting for 2021 High Point University murder case
HIGH POINT, N.C. — Closure is coming for a family who lost their daughter in a brutal murder. The trial for the man accused of killing 19-year-old High Point University student, Gianna Delgado, started on Tuesday, July 16. Michael Cadogan was arrested in Carter County, Tennessee in 2021 after...
Axe-wielding man arrested, facing several charges including kidnapping, Randolph County deputies say
A man is facing several charges, including kidnapping, according to deputies with the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office. On Sunday, Randolph County deputies responded to a home on Hunters Woods Drive in Trinity after a report of an armed person. Upon arrival, deputies saw a man in the yard with an axe.
Abandoned building fire in Tobaccoville injures 2 firefighters
TOBACCOVILLE, N.C. — An abandoned building caught on fire on Saturday in Tobaccoville, according to the Forsyth County Department of Emergency Services. Just after 1:30 p.m., the Old Richmond Fire Department responded to a residential building fire on River Bluff Farm Road in the Tobaccoville Community of unincorporated Forsyth County.
Guilford County Commissioners Finally Ready To Address Sheriff’s Deputy Pay
When the Guilford County fiscal 2024-2025 budget came and went and was adopted last month by the Board of Commissioners in mid-June, a lot of commissioners sitting at the dais in the large second-floor meeting room in the Old County Court House stated that there was one gaping hole in that budget – it did not address pay increases for deputies and detention officers.
Greensboro police officers to provide additional support at RNC
MILWAUKEE — Officers with the Greensboro Police Department said they will be in Milwaukee providing additional support at the Republican National Convention (RNC). Greensboro officers said the additional police resources request was made months ago by Milwaukee’s police chief. Keep up with the latest news and weather by...
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