November 7, 2009
GREENSBORO — Five hours. That was a long time for a pregnant woman to be on her feet waiting in line to get a filling at the dentist. Not that Stephanie Atkins, one of 549 people processed for treatment by 1 p.m. at the Missions of Mercy dental clin...
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RALEIGH — Students in Guilford and Forsyth counties would begin studying for careers in the aviation industry as early as middle school under a program developed by GTCC and funded by a Golden LEAF grant of $1.45 million.
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EDEN — One person was killed in an early morning shooting goday on Monroe Street.
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Guilford County's health department has opened today's H1N1 flu vaccination clinic to all five priority groups.Those groups are pregnant women, people 6 months to 24 years old, health care workers and emergency medical services personnel.
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GREENSBORO — Four people charged in connection with a July hit-and-run accident that left a woman dead inside a car along U.S. 29 were among those indicted this week by a grand jury.
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When 81-year-old Laszlo Berkowits recently stood at the entrance of the gas chamber at the infamous Auschwitz death camp complex, it occurred to him this would have been where his mother saw her last bit of sunlight.
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WENTWORTH — Sheriff Sam Page on Friday named a 21-year veteran of the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office as his chief deputy. Abner Bullins, previously the sheriff’s administrative captain, was promoted to major. Page recognized him and...
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Triad Health Project provides emotional and practical support to people living with HIV/AIDS, to their loved ones, and to those at risk for HIV/AIDS.
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November 6, 2009
GREENSBORO — The operating room isn’t real. The patient and the surgeon aren’t either. Nor are the intricate and varied medical devices. But the results of this video- game-style simulator could be very real for the surgical technicians...
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RALEIGH — The state Senate's top leader is endorsing Sen. Martin Nesbitt of Buncombe County to become his top lieutenant. Senate President Pro Tempore Marc Basnight wrote a letter Friday to Senate Democrats asking them to support Nesbitt as the next...
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CAMP LEJEUNE — A North Carolina Marine was arrested Friday in the death of a fellow Marine at Camp Lejeune. Pvt. Jonathan Law, 21, was in military custody after a homicide about 1 a.m. Friday, according to Capt. Timothy Patrick, a Marine Corps spoke...
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RALEIGH — The state's highest court says three cigarette companies no longer have to make payments to tobacco farmers in Maryland and Pennsylvania through a decade-old settlement.
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REIDSVILLE — The driver of a Lincoln Town Car drifted into the wrong lane, causing an accident on N.C. 14 on Friday morning, the Highway Patrol said. The accident was reported at 9:25 a.m. Friday near the American Red Cross offices. Trooper D.C...
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CAROLINA BEACH (AP) — The stepmother of the police officer who shot an Army psychiatrist suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers said Friday the woman's heroics are not surprising.
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ELON — Mary and John McKissack realized they needed to make a change to pay college tuition for their 16-year-old daughter in a few years. The family of six has relied on John’s income because Mary McKissack home-schools their children.So, Mar...
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WHITSETT — Lots of residents are taking advantage of the trial period allowing them to drop off recyclables behind Town Hall. In early October, one week after it began, the town had to ask the waste-collection company to double the number of 96-gall...
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HIGH POINT — Local residents can see an online map of crime in High Point at crimemapping.com.The police department has started using the Web site so residents can track criminal acts near their homes and businesses. Residents also can get an e-mail...
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CHARLOTTE (AP) — Carolina Panthers kicker John Kasay is questionable for Sunday's game at New Orleans after missing a second straight practice with a groin injury.Kickoff specialist Rhys Lloyd would likely attempt field goals and extra points if Kas...
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GREENSBORO — Greensboro police have accounted for two more people featured in “Guilford County’s Most Wanted.”Police said Friday they used a Crime Stoppers tip to arrest Tiffany Jade Denham at her home at 1519 Homeland Ave. on Thur...
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GREENSBORO — Former U.S. Marshal and Guilford County deputy sheriff Harlon E. Costner announced Friday that he plans to run for sheriff in 2010.Costner is the second candidate to officially announce his intention to run for sheriff. Sheriff BJ...
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REIDSVILLE — The opening of a new downtown restaurant has been delayed, city officials announced Friday.
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WINSTON-SALEM — The Forsyth County Department of Public Health will hold an H1N1 and a seasonal flu clinic on Tuesday.
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GREENSBORO — Dr. Russell A. Cobb, founder of one of the Triad’s largest and best-known chiropractic clinics, died Thursday afternoon. He was 66.Cobb, the owner of Cobb Chiropractic Clinic at 1001 N. Elm St. in Greensboro, died following a 20-y...
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WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — Wake Forest quarterback Riley Skinner has been cleared to play in Saturday's game at No. 10 Georgia Tech (3:30 p.m., WXLV-45) after sustaining a concussion last week.The school announced today that the senior is expected to star...
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