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Walking is good for the H.E.A.R.R.T.
More than a dozen doctors and other healthcare professionals swapped out their practices and lab coats for the park and walking shoes last Saturday during Red H.E.A.R.R.T.’s first Walk with the Doctors & Medical Practitioners 5K. Red H.E.A.R.R.T. (Help Education And Reduce Risk Today) is a non-profit organization dedicated...
Who's Turning 75? | Week of July 18
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Next month, WFMY News 2 is turning 75 and we want to celebrate our viewers who are also turning 75!. We begin with Doris Melton who turns 75 today, July 18! The Winston-Salem resident is a mother, and grandmother who has created a legacy of love and warmth that radiates through her family. Known for her kindness, wisdom, and unwavering support, her family says Doris has impacted and enriched many lives. Happy birthday Doris.
Mooresville man charged with statutory rape following MPD investigation
A Mooresville man has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenager following an investigation by the Mooresville Police Department. The MPD announced the arrest of Erick Mauricio Guevara, 27, in a news release Thursday afternoon. The MPD opened an investigation on Tuesday after receiving a report of a possible sexual...
Corey Thompson named head men’s basketball coach at WSSU
The Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) Department of Athletics has announced the hiring of Hall of Famer Corey Thompson as the head men’s basketball coach. “I consider it a privilege to hire the first WSSU men’s basketball alum to lead our Rams men’s basketball team,” said Director of Athletics, Etienne Thomas. “Corey Thompson brings a complete body of work with him from his lived experiences as a student-athlete, assistant coach, head coach, husband, father, educator, and Hall of Fame champion and I look forward to his leadership and partnership as we continue to protect the legacy.”
Check out this new Shelby food truck
There's a new food truck in town, and it's bringing loaded baked potatoes packed with fresh ingredients and flavors. Matthew Swint Smith and Greg Steven Wilson were playing music and jamming together with some mutual friends last winter, when the two reconnected after first meeting in Boy Scouts when they were 8-years-old.
SHP: Man dies in Hamlet crash after running from troopers
HAMLET — A Scotland County man died from a weekend wreck after reportedly leading troopers on a brief chase. According to the N.C. State Highway Patrol, 26-year-old Stephon Ramon La-vonn Bennett of Laurel Hill, was pulled over just before 2 a.m. on suspicion of driving while impaired. The trooper...
Missing Endangered Alert issued for woman in Fayetteville
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — The North Carolina Center for Missing Persons has issued a Missing Endangered Alert for Kayla Marie McCryndle. Fayetteville Police Department officers are asking citizens to be on the lookout for McCryndle, who has a cognitive impairment. Investigators say she is a 22-year-old black woman, who...
RDU, hospitals & businesses in NC feel impacts of global IT outage
Worldwide tech outage forces ground stop of airlines at RDU, around the world. Airlines across the country had to cancel more than 4,000 flights on Friday during a worldwide technology outage, and more than 33,000 flights were delayed. The outage, caused by a software update by a massive cyber firm,...
Two of 100 counties escaping North Carolina drought
(The Center Square) – Agricultural damaging drought continues in North Carolina, though rain in the past week has helped. Still, Columbus County in the southeast and Yadkin in the northwest are listed in extreme drought, according to the state’s Drought Management Advisory Council. Severe drought grips all or parts of 26 other counties spread across the state and 49 more have moderate drought. That’s 77 of 100, and 21 of...
‘Chicken man’ wanted in theft of more than $12,000 in chicken from Food Lion stores, deputies say
A man accused of stealing chicken from a Food Lion store in Spartanburg County may have also stolen more than $12,000 worth of chicken from numerous Food Lion stores in North Carolina.
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