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...
View ArticleGreensboro 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...
View ArticleGreensboro 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,...
View ArticleSome 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...
View Article‘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...
View ArticleGreensboro 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...
View ArticleMt. 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...
View ArticleUFO 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...
View ArticleGreensboro 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...
View ArticleFifty 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...
View ArticleGuilford 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...
View ArticleStoneville-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...
View ArticleGreensboro 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...
View ArticleVigil 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...
View ArticleGreensboro 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...
View ArticleCameras 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...
View ArticleGreensboro 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...
View ArticleAmerican 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...
View ArticleGreensboro 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...
View ArticleMom, 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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