Article Archive
August 28, 2008
Fay blows into town, and trouble follows
GREENSBORO — The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay swept through the Triad on Wednesday, causing flooding, property damage, power... Continue
Matt Gfeller lived beautifully, mother says
WINSTON-SALEM — The mother stood, walked to the lectern, and through the silence came sniffles, then sobs. She looked into the... Continue
Dying homeless: Mourning death of drinking buddy
GREENSBORO — Michael Keith Cooper died alone last week beside one of our busiest roads, surrounded by a bank, a convenience st... Continue
Money raised for brutally beaten restaurant owner
HIGH POINT — As restaurant owner Wang Xing lay in a coma at High Point Regional Hospital, severely beaten a month ago while ma... Continue
Outer Banks beach reopens to drivers
NAGS HEAD (AP) — A popular Outer Banks beach that has been closed to off-road vehicles has been reopened by the National Park...... Continue
Anthropologie coming to Friendly Center
Anthropologie, the hip women's boutique, is coming to Friendly Center. The store is scheduled to move in next to the planned Wil... Continue
Wednesday's rainfall: 4th-highest one-day total
GREENSBORO — Wednesday's rainfall set a daily record and ranks among the all-time single-day precipitation amounts here in the... Continue
Fay lingers; more rain expected
RALEIGH (AP) — Forecasters said rain and thunderstorms still threatened North Carolina on Thursday, but with less intensity th... Continue
Gibsonville teen arrested after Greensboro robbery
GREENSBORO — Police arrested a 17-year-old on Wednesday after a purse-snatching outside a local store. Greensboro police said...... Continue
Planners get earful on loop noise
GREENSBORO — Residents near the western Urban Loop gave transportation planners an earful Wednesday about the new road's inces... Continue
Gas prices on decline at Triad pumps
GREENSBORO - Gasoline prices in the Triad have dropped nearly 50 cents a gallon since mid-July, but what happens next could depe... Continue
Seven local United Way agencies combine strategies
GREENSBORO - Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page pulled off his police jacket. Guilford County school board member Amos Quick too... Continue
Man convicted of home invasion killing
GREENSBORO - Frank Moore missed his daughter's first day of school this year.Moore, 37, was killed at home last year in a robber... Continue
Nearly 5 inches of rain ease drought concerns
GREENSBORO - Despite flooding, severe weather watches and chaos associated with Wednesday's storms, officials say there is a sil... Continue
Two armed robberies reported in Kernersville
KERNERSVILLE - Police are investigating two Wednesday evening robberies in Kernersville. At 6:47 p.m., officers responded to the... Continue
Aug. 28, 1995: Heavy rain causes flooding, fatal wreck
This story ran in the News & Record on Aug. 28, 1995: GREENSBORO — Unrelenting rain soaked Greensboro and its neighbors fo... Continue
August 27, 2008
Wright found guilty of obstruction of justice
RALEIGH (AP) - Former Rep. Thomas Wright was found guilty of felony obstruction of justice Wednesday and sentenced to prison aft... Continue
Jailer charged with providing drugs to inmate
GRAHAM - An Alamance County detention officer was fired after allegedly providing drugs to an inmate. Jo Ann Hensley, 58 of Meba... Continue
More charges filed in alleged gang home invasion
GREENSBORO - More charges were filed Wednesday against three gang members arrested in connection with a home invasion last week. Continue
More charges filed in UNCG rape, burglary investigation
GREENSBORO - More charges were filed Wednesday against the man charged in a series of rapes and burglaries in the UNCG area from... Continue
Coach K to 'live the moment' after Olympic success
DURHAM (AP) - Mike Krzyzewski always maintained that leading the U.S. Olympic basketball team would make him a changed coach. Su... Continue
Mom survives 5 days in wreckage of truck
RALEIGH (AP) - Amber Pennell was trapped for five days in her mangled pickup truck, hidden under vines in a steep ravine in west... Continue
N.C. agency suing auditor over ethics investigation
RALEIGH (AP) - The North Carolina State Ethics Commission doesn't want State Auditor Les Merritt to look into a claim that commi... Continue
Grandmother questions $10,000 wireless bill
CHARLOTTE (AP) - A Charlotte grandmother is fighting a wireless bill of more than $10,000 that was boosted by six weeks of calls... Continue
Hospital director wants transfer to continue
RALEIGH (AP) - The leader of the new state mental hospital in Butner says plans to transfer patients there from aging Dorothea D... Continue
