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Alamance County authorities try to control gang problem

ALAMANCE COUNTY, N.C. — Alamance County authorities, along with Alamance-Burlington School Board members, are trying to prevent an increase in gang activity. On Monday, members of the Alamance County...

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Greensboro apartment building gets a makeover

GREENSBORO, N.C — It’s out with the old and in with the new for a West Market St. apartment building in Greensboro. The apartment building, formerly Cascade Grandview Apartments, is under new...

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Greensboro City Council considers $200,000 request from local firm

GREENSBORO, N.C.– Greensboro-based executive search firm Charles Aris has its sights set on a new location in downtown Greensboro. The company, which recruits executives from Fortune 500 companies,...

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Some upset at lack of funding from Guilford Co. Commissioners

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Guilford County Commissioners approved a budget on Thursday night, but school officials say it isn’t enough for repairs and instructional needs. Guilford County’s 2013-14 fiscal...

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‘Shift Accelerator’ could bring hundreds of jobs to Greensboro

GREENSBORO, N.C.– Greensboro City Council leaders are considering a proposal by a group of entrepreneurs for a project that would create 1,000 jobs in the area over the next several years. “Shift...

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Greensboro city leaders look to toughen Minimum Housing Standards

GREENSBORO, N.C– For more than two years, Greensboro city leaders have been trying to come up with ways to strengthen the Minimum Housing Standards and inspections in the city. Leaders have come up...

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Mt. Airy schools consider drug testing students

MT. AIRY, N.C.–Mt. Airy school officials are being proactive before drug abuse becomes a problem in the school district. The district is considering random drug testing for all students in grades 6–12...

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UFO Symposium coming to Greensboro this weekend

GREENSBORO, N.C. — As a young child, Kent Senter believed there could be life on other planets. Senter, from Burlington, said he had his first sighting as a young child and his most “life changing” in...

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Greensboro city leaders to hold meeting Wednesday to reconsider teen curfew

UPDATE: The Greensboro City Council has approved an ordinance to reinstate a downtown curfew for teenagers. Read more. GREENSBORO, N.C.–Multiple fights, gunfire and vandalism Saturday night and early...

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Fifty new citizens celebrate the Fourth of July in Winston-Salem

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The third annual naturalization ceremony, attended by 400 family members, friends and spectators, took place in Salem Square on Thursday. “Congratulations everyone. You’re...

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Guilford County teachers try to make more with less

GREENSBORO, N.C.– Guilford County students will return to school in about a month and  school officials are trying to determine how to compensate for budget shortfalls. The district did not receive...

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Stoneville-based Gerbing considers move to Greensboro

GREENSBORO, N.C.– Stoneville-based Gerbing is considering a move to Greensboro. The city is considering giving Gerbing, which specializes in heated high-tech clothing, $150,000 in incentives to...

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Greensboro city leaders deny Black Network Television loan

GREENSBORO, N.C. – A television sitcom that is currently being filmed in Greensboro hit a snag with some city leaders on Wednesday. In a vote 6-3 Tuesday, Greensboro City Council members decided not...

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Vigil for 17-month-old killed in Eden to be held Sunday

BURLINGTON, N.C.- Not a day goes by that Susan Paul doesn’t think about her granddaughter, Toni Gwyn. The 17-month-old was found dead inside her parent’s home on July 11 after Eden Police say her...

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Greensboro City Council member questions Civil Rights Museum finances

GREENSBORO, N.C.– Several meetings were held with Greensboro City Council members Thursday to discuss what’s next for The International Civil Rights Center and Museum. Museum officials are asking for...

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Cameras help stop crime in Greensboro parks

GREENSBORO, N.C. — In an effort to deter crime, the City of Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department have started using “flash cams.” The cameras are used take still photos of people in Greensboro’s...

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Greensboro police officer fired, another suspended after investigation

GREENSBORO, N.C. — An officer with the Greensboro Police Department has been fired and another has been suspended as the result of the city’s investigation into the department’s response to a student...

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American Medical Association declares obesity a disease

GREENSBORO, N.C.–The American Medical Association has adopted a new policy that officially labels obesity as a disease “requiring a range of medical interventions to advance obesity treatment and...

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Greensboro approves downtown curfew for teens

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Greensboro City Council approved an ordinance on Wednesday to reinstate a curfew for teenagers following Saturday’s fight. The measure passed in an 8 to 1 vote Wednesday morning...

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Mom, 2-year-old killed in crash in Alamance County

ALTAMAHAW, N.C. — State troopers say a mother and her 2-year-old daughter died early Thursday in a single-vehicle wreck in Alamance County. According to the N.C. Highway Patrol, 27-year-old Amy Huskey...

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