Article Archive
August 29, 2008
A golden day for Olympic medalist
GREENSBORO — For a few precious minutes, Caroline Lind’s Thursday was just like the rest of ours: a quick trip to a Battlegr... Continue
Five arrested in robberies using Web
GREENSBORO — Police have arrested five people in connection with robberies pulled in July that were set up through ads on the...... Continue
Drying out, cleaning up
Water that raged out of control Wednesday — from the sky, overtopping creeks, seeping into basements — retreated Thursday to... Continue
McCain picks Alaska governor as VP
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — John McCain picked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a maverick conservative with less than two years in office, as... Continue
Local woman arrested in slip-and-fall scheme
RALEIGH — A Greensboro woman has been charged in connection with three slip-and-fall incidents at retails stores in Rowan Coun... Continue
N.C. man indicted for Obama threats
CHARLOTTE (AP) — A North Carolina man accused of threatening to shoot Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has been...... Continue
Update: Fay's remnants help ease N.C. drought
RALEIGH — Torrential rain from the remnants of Tropical Storm Fay this week helped pull North Carolina out of the worst catego... Continue
Easley pledges help for flood damage
CONCORD (AP) — North Carolina's governor is promising help for residents of Cabarrus County, where flooding from remnants of a... Continue
Trucker charged in wreck that killed toddler
ASHEVILLE (AP) — A West Virginia truck driver has been charged in the death of a toddler killed in a seven-vehicle wreck last...... Continue
Randleman Elementary closed today
RANDLEMAN — A water main break has closed Randleman Elementary today. Randolph County Schools did not immediately announce a m... Continue
Man with gun fails in robbery attempt
BURLINGTON — Police are looking for an armed man who tried to rob a hotel Thursday night. Burlington police said a man entered... Continue
Greensboro homicide suspect arrested in Charlotte
GREENSBORO — A man wanted in a recent homicide was apprehended Thursday in Charlotte.Greensboro police said Scotty Lamont Bric... Continue
School board passes 2008-09 budget
Five months after seeing the first draft, and three days after most of its students started the school year, Guilford County Sch... Continue
Sales-tax increase would go to schools
With a quarter-cent sales-tax increase before voters for the second time in a year, Guilford County commissioners passed a resol... Continue
Relief at the mall: Popular Oak Hollow store is saved
Teenagers tried on jeans and T-shirts Thursday as pop songs by Amanda Bynes and The Jonas Brothers blared on high-definition TV...... Continue
August 28, 2008
Obama tells huge Dem crowd he'll fix Washington
DENVER (AP) - Before an enormous, adoring crowd, Barack Obama promised a clean break from the "broken politics in Washington and... Continue
Man crashes into police cruiser to stop robbery
WINSTON-SALEM - A man crashed into a police cruiser Thursday afternoon to stop an armed robbery. At 3:58 p.m., Melvin Banger was... Continue
Burlington police look for home invasion suspects
BURLINGTON - Police are searching for two men that broke into a Burlington home this evening. At 8:41 p.m., Burlington police re... Continue
Man charged with impersonating police officer
GREENSBORO - A Greensboro man was arrested Thursday after police say he impersonated an officer in May. Greensboro police arrest... Continue
After 58 years, football is back at tiny Campbell
BUIES CREEK (AP) - Dale Steele had one of the toughest jobs in college football: Convincing recruits to play for a Campbell prog... Continue
McCrory, Perdue launch new TV ads
RALEIGH (AP) - North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory says job creation will be his top priority if elect... Continue
Woman rescued from vehicle now in fair condition
CHARLOTTE (AP) - A mother who spent five days trapped in her truck next to a rural western North Carolina highway has been upgra... Continue
Arrest made in Winston-Salem homicide
WINSTON-SALEM - Police were alerted to a homicide Thursday that occurred earlier this week and were able to make an arrest. Poli... Continue
Rare N.C. pottery to be auctioned at fundraiser
RALEIGH (AP) - Not many people are familiar with the name Isaac Lefevers, but in pottery circles, he's known as the James Dean o... Continue
Weather service confirms tornado in Randolph
RALEIGH (AP) — The National Weather Service today confirmed that a tornado touched down Wednesday in Randolph County as the re... Continue
