Article Archive
July 20, 2008
Haunted by a memory and a murderer
The mantel at the Poole home on Julian Street has displayed the same family picture for 17 years. Blown up and pasted on cardboa... Continue
For Lowe, a rare strategy nets less time
GREENSBORO - In February, Lorenzo Andrews begged a Guilford County judge to grant him leniency in a series of armed robberies an... Continue
Soldiers recount firefight that left nine dead in Afghanistan
Everything was on fire. The trucks. The bazaar. The grass. It looked surreal. It looked like a movie. That was what Spc. Tyler S... Continue
10 Plus with Wendi Wells
From her first internship, all Wendi Wells wanted to do was work in emergency animal medicine. She works the night shift at an e... Continue
License agents’ past not checked
North Carolina’s 124 private license-tag contractors handled more than 10.3 million transactions worth hundreds of millions of... Continue
Town reviewing books after embezzling charges
A Summerfield resident's arrest July 15 on five counts of embezzling funds from the Summerfield Recreation Association has the t... Continue
In the land of Krispy Kreme, are you ready for Dunkin’?
For those craving cake doughnuts over Southern glazed, your wait will soon be over. The first in a new round of Dunkin’ Donuts... Continue
Legislators find comfort in budget
RALEIGH — Legislators closed the books Friday on a General Assembly session that some may remember as much for what didn’t g... Continue
A beacon in our small world
Retired Greensboro doctor Paul Long was aboard his boat in Virginia last Sunday when he got an e-mail: “They found Mark.” Re... Continue
July 19, 2008
City signal update gets green light
GREENSBORO -- When Joe Mullinax started working for the city of Greensboro in 1978, the computer system that coordinates hundred... Continue
Missionaries return to Triad to bury their son
Seven years ago, the Entwistles left Thomasville and the comfortable life of an American doctor’s family for a remote part of...... Continue
Miscellany: Decisions on alcohol and a Bubba contest
In our summer of Saintpaul, on my last working day before a week long romp, I was just thinking … About a big vote. Asheboro...... Continue
Man charged with killing estranged wife
WINSTON-SALEM - A man was arrested Saturday and charged with killing his estranged wife. Police officers responded at 7:32 a.m...... Continue
Tropical Storm Cristobal forms off Southeast coast
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Tropical Storm Cristobal churned off the Southeast seaboard after it formed Saturday, the first storm t... Continue
2 teens shot; 4 arrested
WINSTON-SALEM - Two teens were found shot Friday night in the 3700 block of Prospect Drive. Police arrested four people, includi... Continue
Two officers on leave request hearing
GREENSBORO — Two officers on paid leave after being accused of sexually assaulting a female officer in December are appealing...... Continue
Wounded soldier recovering
A Thomasville man wound-ed in Afghanistan during some of the most brutal fighting in the war can expect a full recovery, his fat... Continue
Baseball star’s pastor: 'God is getting glory’
As he watched Josh Hamilton hit a record 28 homers in the first round of baseball’s Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium, with the... Continue
Religion calendar
Today Beach Party: Surfin’ Through the Scriptures, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Mount Hermon United Methodist Church, 8011 N.C. 704 Highway...... Continue
Vacation Bible school takes summer theme
Today * Yard sale, 7 a.m., Rockingham Friendship Center, 204 W. Decatur St., Madison. Donations accepted at Madison Presbyterian... Continue
July 18, 2008
Police recommend firing of 2 officers
GREENSBORO - Two of the three Greensboro police officers accused of sexual assault by a female officer were recommended to be fi... Continue
Apartments will let veteran fly American flag
GREENSBORO - A veteran whose American flag was taken down this week because it violated apartment complex rules will be allowed...... Continue
Incentives approved for FedEx Ground
GREENSBORO — Now, it's up to FedEx Ground to decide whether to bring $100 million and 259 new jobs here.On Thursday, Guilford...... Continue
Man wanted in attempted robbery captured
GREENSBORO - A suspect has been arrested in an attempted robbery that led three law enforcement agencies on a wild-goose chase...... Continue
Man charged with throwing bricks at funeral procession
GREENSBORO - An apparently intoxicated man was arrested Friday after police said he threw bricks at a funeral procession near...... Continue