August 29, 2009
GREENSBORO — A 19-year-old woman told police someone maced her after she refused to get in his truck Friday night but was able to flee.The woman, whom Greensboro police did not identify, said she was walking west on Elmsley Drive near Walmart about...
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GREENSBORO — A man told police he was sitting in his living room when he heard several gunshots.After the last shot, drywall paper and dust began falling on Carlton Graves at his home at 600 Ross Ave.Police responded and discovered a bullet in his h...
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GREENSBORO — Guilford County Schools had an increase in the number of students taking Advanced Placement courses last year as well as in the number doing well on those national exams, according to data released this week . The data showed that:
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When times get tough, such as they are now, citizens like me have to change their habits. Although I may not have the luxury of buying the books, music and movies that I want, I can count on our public library to have them. I would like to thank the staff...
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August 28, 2009
HIGH POINT — A local horse trainer learned Friday that the open road is not only dangerous for humans, but also for animals. Danielle Dempsey’s truck towing a horse trailer overturned on Interstate 85 Business near the Surrett Drive exit in Hi...
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GREENSBORO — A double-axle rental truck got stuck under a railroad bridge in downtown Greensboro this morning.The Ryder truck got stuck under the Norfolk Southern bridge as it was going north on McGee Street. The accident happened just before the Da...
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WINSTON-SALEM — A young man drowned in a pool Friday at the Plantation Place Apartments at 3621 Cash Drive in Winston-Salem. Vicente Alberto Leal, 19, was pronounced dead at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center after he was pulled from the...
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CAROLINA BEACH (AP) — People on the East Coast warily eyed the approaching Tropical Storm Danny, which reinforced the dangers of even a weakening storm after a young boy went missing Friday in rough surf.From the Carolinas to New England, forecaster...
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BURLINGTON — A third man has been arrested and charged in connection with a string of robberies last weekend. Davie Lewis Cates Jr., 19, of 209 Westwood Drive in Elon, was charged with three counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon. Burlington poli...
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The brazen bank robber didn't bother to hide his face as he threatened tellers with a gun in at least 10 heists from Kentucky to the Carolinas to Tennessee.Now the FBI has named a suspect after a bank surveillance photo of a...
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WINSTON-SALEM — A 35-year-old Kernersville man has been arrested in connection with burglaries of 10 local businesses this month.Winston-Salem police said James Williams Edwards was arrested Wednesday morning at his home at 408 Prince Haven Lane. He...
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The Stokesdale Town Council has opted to go with experience in its appointment to the Town Council. Lifetime Stokesdale resident Bobby Richardson was appointed Thursday night to serve the remaining two years of a council term vacated by Norman Cook, who r...
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GREENSBORO — Officials at the International Civil Rights Center and Museum no longer talk about their dream, onethat reaches back some 15 years. Instead, they talk about reality. That’s what they did Friday. “There is no question about u...
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North Carolina’s unemployment picture for July offered a little of everything — some good news, some bad and some more of the same. The good news? The jobless rate fell in more than half the state’s 100 counties last month. The bad? More...
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July 17, 2009
Two candidates will vie for the District 5 City Council seat. The election is Nov. 3.This information was compiled through interviews with the candidates. Biographical information will be updated throughout the election.ARTHUR “ART” BOYETTSeat...
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Candidates for the District 4 City Council seat. The election is Nov. 3This information was compiled through interviews with the candidates.JOEL LANDAUSeat seeking: District 4Age (date of birth): 59 (Aug. 13, 1950)Residence: 6 Collwood Court
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Candidates for the District 3 City Council seat. The election will be Nov. 3.This information was compiled through interviews with the candidates.GEORGE HARTZMANSeat seeking: District 3Age (date of birth): 42 (July 27, 1967)Residence: 2506 Baytree Dr...
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Two candidates are vying for the District 1 City Council seat. The election will be Nov. 3.This information was compiled through interviews with the candidates. T. DIANNE BELLAMY-SMALL (i)Seat seeking: District 1Age (date of birth): 58 (Oct...
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These candidates will run for mayor of Greensboro. The election is Nov. 3.The information was compiled through interviews with the candidates and will be updated throughout the election.YVONNE JOHNSON (i)Seat seeking: MayorAge (date of birth): 6...
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July 15, 2009
Candidates for the District 2 City Council seat. The election is Nov. 3.The following information was compiled through interviews with the candidates.NETTIE COADSeat seeking: District 2Age (date of birth): 73 (Jan. 30, 1936)Residence: 706 Martin Luth...
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May 6, 2009
Police will launch a focused 11-point strategic plan to reduce crime in the Randleman Road area and evaluate its results before moving forward with any plans to shut down a strip club there, officials announced Tuesday.
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February 9, 2009
GREENSBORO -- Police and SBI investigators are working through the night piecing together details of a bank robbery and ensuing chase Monday that ended in a hail of gunfire and at least three injuries. One police officer and two suspects were shot in the...
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August 21, 2008
The drier weather that western North Carolina experienced during the spring and early summer means a more colorful fall leaf season starting in October, one forecaster said today."Although there was enough rainfall this spring to keep the trees healt...
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February 18, 2008
GREENSBORO — The number can hit like a ton of bricks. The city has more than 12,000 outstanding criminal warrants divided into 1,826 felony and 10,505 misdemeanor charges all with ties to Greensboro. Each day, police officers assigned to the departm...
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