RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — North Carolina lawmakers are headed back to the General Assembly on Tuesday with a key priority to pass a new state budget. In a column released Friday, Senate leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham County) said he believes lawmakers can reach an agreement focused on tax cuts and lower spending. But he acknowledged [...]
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — Two teens were killed, and five teens were left with injuries after a fight that escalated into a deadly mass shooting in a Winston-Salem park, according to the Winston-Salem Police Department. Police say that there was a "planned fight involving several young individuals" that escalated into a shootout at around 9:52 [...]
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RANDLEMAN, N.C. (WNCN) — A cluster of small earthquakes continues to rattle North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad, with another tremor recorded Monday morning in Randolph County, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The latest quake struck at 7:50 a.m. and registered a magnitude of 2.0. That brings the total to six earthquakes recorded in Randolph County [...]
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DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) -- A body was recovered in Davidson County on Friday, according to the Davidson County Rescue Squad. Rescue officials recovered the body from the southbound I-85 rest area. The cause of death is unknown at this time. Rescue officials described the recovery as "challenging." The Holly Grove Fire Department, Pilot Fire [...]
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LUMBERTON, N.C. (WBTW) -- It's been almost a decade since a trio of women were found dead in a four-block radius of Lumberton, and authorities said Saturday solving the case remains a priority. "We continue to actively develop and follow leads. We will utilize every possible resource to uncover the facts. These women deserve justice [...]
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A 21-year-old murder suspect who was caught on camera being attacked by the victim's father inside the Mecklenburg County courthouse has had all charges officially dropped against him.
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HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) -- After more than eight decades, a North Carolina soldier who died as a prisoner of war during World War 2 is finally back home. First Sergeant David Crouse died in 1942 in the Philippines. On Friday, his remains returned to the Piedmont Triad International Airport, bringing him back to where [...]
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ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — The North Carolina Zoo's new Asia Continent is all but ready to open, but one thing is getting in the way: the North Carolina state budget. For years, the North Carolina Zoo has been working on this landmark 12.5-acre expansion, which will bring tigers, Komodo dragons, Visayan warty pigs, Asian small-clawed [...]
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HAGATNA, Guam (AP/WNCN) — A faith-based group based in western North Carolina airlifted over 40 tons of supplies in emergency relief to a small island hit by a super typhoon near Guam. According to the Associated Press, areas of the Northern Marianas were hit hard Tuesday by Super Typhoon Sinlaku, including Saipan. The only hospital [...]
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — There has been a sharp rise in a potentially deadly lung infection here in North Carolina. State health leaders say cases of Legionnaires' disease jumped more than 50% in just one year. While the exact cause is still unclear, experts believe our warmer climate could play a role. According to the [...]
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