Alliyah Sims
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Greensboro, NC, United States
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High Point dealing with Adderall shortage
HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — Triad pharmacies are in a bind when it comes to helping people who need the ADHD medication Adderall. Manufacturers across the country are struggling to keep up with the high demand for the drug. This comes nearly five months after the Food and Drug Administration announced a shortage of Adderall, […] → Read More
Winston-Salem family searches for answers almost six years after woman’s disappearance
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) –A Winston-Salem family is pleading to the community for help bringing their loved one home Six years ago on Tuesday, Mary Magdalene Smith disappeared, leaving her family with unanswered questions about what happened to her. Smith’s niece tells FOX8 she was last seen by family at her sister’s home on Barbara Jane […] → Read More
Davidson County seeing big business boom
LEXINGTON, N.C. (WGHP) — A business boom is happening in Lexington. In the last couple of years, two major companies announced their plans to bring economic growth and hundreds of jobs to the city. Between Egger Wood Products and Nucor, about 700 jobs will be created, paying above the county’s average wage. Now, city and […] → Read More
Lexington pastor creating House of Freedom
LEXINGTON, N.C. (WGHP) — Nearly 2,000 people in Davidson County do not have a place to sleep at night. Right now, there is only one shelter they can go to. A Lexington pastor saw how great the need is in her community and is working to open an outreach center she’s named House of Freedom. […] → Read More
People at Winston-Salem apartments forced to move
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — People living in two city-owned Winston-Salem complexes on Willie Davis Drive and Cleveland Avenue don’t understand why they are being forced to leave their apartments. They are now having to figure out their next steps. City leaders are asking them to leave so they can make the repairs to the buildings. […] → Read More
Evictions in Triad could hit pre-pandemic levels, housing advocates say
GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — People are being forced out of their homes in the Triad, and the emergency help which saved them during the COVID-19 pandemic is no longer a safety net. The number of eviction filings for the first two months of the year in High Point has shot past the numbers for […] → Read More
Winston-Salem neighbors on edge after recent drive-by shootings
WINSTON- SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — Residents are reacting to the second drive-by in just three days at a Winston-Salem apartment complex and one of at least eight in the city so far this year. The latest shooting happened around 8:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Water Oaks apartment on Maryland Avenue where one man was […] → Read More
High Point police seize 31 guns in largest weapons bust in city
HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — The High Point Police Department says officers made the single largest weapons bust in the city. Officers seized 31 guns and illegal drugs from a home in northwest High Point in the 1500 block of Glenn Meade Drive near the intersection of Johnson Street and Skeet Club Road a week […] → Read More
Triad students react to Michigan State University shooting
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Students at Triad universities are asking questions about their safety after three people were killed and five were injured in a shooting at Michigan State University. “It’s very heartbreaking to see that something like this can happen to anyone. Especially because it was students, which could very well be us,” Faith […] → Read More
Triad girl finally home after spending 112 days in hospital
KERNERSVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) — An 8-year-old girl who spent Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day in a hospital after getting the flu, pneumonia and dealing with organ failure got to go home. It’s the first time Samantha Kiger has seen her room in more than three months. It was an emotional day for the […] → Read More
New traffic light added to NC 109 in Davidson County
DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — People who live and work along NC 109 in Davidson County hope a new traffic light can help save lives in the future after five people died this year. It’s at the intersection of NC 109 and Clarksbury Church Road, right off NC 64. It became operational Thursday morning. Driving […] → Read More
Greensboro neighbors react to bus crash
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Greensboro police say the driver of a Kia did not stop and crashed into a GTA bus. The crash happened at the intersection of Yanceyville Street and Cypress Street in Greensboro around 6 p.m. on Monday. On Tuesday morning, a neighbor living at the intersection of Yanceyville Street and Cypress Street […] → Read More
DNA breakthrough leads Lexington police to suspect more than 30 years after woman strangled to death
LEXINGTON, N.C. (WGHP) — Police believe they have identified the culprit behind the strangulation of 29-year-old Mary Mathis Davis, a homicide that has gone unsolved for more than three decades. On Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, nearly 36 years after her death and a few days before what would have been her 65th birthday, the family […] → Read More
‘Best day of my life:’ Lexington family gets closure after 36-year-old cold case solved
LEXINGTON, N.C. (WGHP) — A Lexington family left the Lexington Police Department on Monday crying tears of joy after learning who was responsible for murdering their loved one. DNA helped solve the case of Mary Mathis Davis. One family member told FOX8 it was the best day of her life. We spoke to a former […] → Read More
4 high school students survive Reidsville crash
REIDSVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) — Four high school students survived a crash. Reidsville police say the crash involved a 16-year-old driver going almost twice the speed limit along Freeway Drive and Ashcroft Drive. “It would not have surprised me it would have been a fatality. The impact and the vehicles looked that bad.” The crash report […] → Read More
Greensboro officials work to find housing for those facing homelessness
GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — There is a growing need for housing as the temperatures drop. Right now, the Regency Inn and Suites and the Doorway Project are the two main places for the homeless to find temporary housing in Guilford County, but both are full. Members of the Guilford County Task Force recently met […] → Read More
New Winston-Salem police chief addresses recent violence
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — Holding people accountable who chose violence is at the top of Winston-Salem’s new police chief’s list when it comes to addressing violence in the city. Chief William Penn Jr. took over the role of “Top Cop” Monday. The former assistant chief enters the role where the start of the year has […] → Read More
Villages of Summerfield farm project moves forward
SUMMERFIELD, N.C. (WGHP) — A vision of a one-of-a-kind community in Guilford County is a step closer to happening, but not everyone is happy about it. It’s the 973-acre Villages of Summerfield Farms Project. A mixed-used project of this magnitude will be developer David Couch’s first. He tells FOX8 it’s the reason why he hired […] → Read More
East Greensboro is seeing a wave of economic growth
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — East Greensboro is a part of the city people often say doesn’t get much attention. New development in the area will hopefully change their mind. Housing, higher education and job opportunities are coming to the neighborhood. The Publix distribution center on US 70 in McLeansville is putting smiles on people’s faces. […] → Read More
Winston-Salem apartment fire leaves nearly a dozen people without home
WINSTON- SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — People living in an apartment complex in Winston-Salem woke up to flames, smoke and loud knocks at their door telling them to leave their homes in the middle of the night. More than a dozen people now are without homes as fire investigators work to learn how the fire started […] → Read More