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North Carolina Education Lottery winner: ‘This is just icing on the cake’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Nov 3, 2022

Bryan Lofton thought he’d like living in North Carolina when he brought his family south from Maryland a couple of months ago, but the Tar Heel state has surprised him with an unexpected reason to stay.

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Consumer Reports specialist: ’The agency surveys products that are already on the market but don’t approve of their safety before’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Oct 31, 2022

Halloween is just around the corner, and some parents are wondering about the safety of their children — and not just as it relates to sugar and cavities. They are inquiring about possible toxic ingredients in face paints and powders that children use to costume themselves.

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Pediatrician Alison Gardner on RSV: ‘We are starting to see that fast uphill climb’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Oct 20, 2022

If you’re the parent of schoolchildren, chances are they’re going to develop some sniffles in the winter, and while it might just be a typical cold, pediatricians are saying respiratory viruses are showing up in force early this year — and those can be more serious.

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Greensboro lottery winner: ‘Something told me to buy it'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Oct 15, 2022

Sometimes an impulse actually purchase pays off.

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ACC president: 'The board of directors is pleased that the conference headquarters will be joining the Charlotte community'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Oct 7, 2022

Starting next year, the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) will have its headquarters further south along Tobacco Road as it moves to Charlotte from Greensboro.

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NC Salvation Army unit ready to answer call 'to serve the most needy' after Ian

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Sep 28, 2022

As states along the eastern seaboard hunker down for Hurricane Ian’s wrath, the Salvation Army unit in Greensboro is telling North Carolinians and others it will be there to help after the storm passes.

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Vaughan: ‘In just one year, the Tanger Center has made an enormous impact on the city of Greensboro’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Sep 21, 2022

Greensboro celebrated the record-setting inaugural Broadway season at the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts recently, with city leaders saying the venue has been a boost to the local economy.

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Shoe, on COVID-19 hospitalization: ‘My whole goal was, “get home, get home, I want to go home”’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Sep 15, 2022

While vaccines and medical treatments have reduced the severity of COVID-19 in many cases, occasionally the virus can be debilitating, if not deadly.

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Mayor Vaughan: ‘No matter where you live in Greensboro, you will see a shopping cart’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Sep 7, 2022

Shopping carts are becoming a nuisance in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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Greensboro grandmother raises awareness of dangers of fentanyl after granddaughter's death

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Aug 31, 2022

After her granddaughter died from using drugs laced with fentanyl, Debbie Peeden signed up for a billboard with her granddaughter’s picture to alert people to the dangers.

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Greensboro housing project primed for construction to start to spring

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Aug 29, 2022

A $90 million redevelopment project at the tract of the former Cone Health Women’s Hospital is getting underway after COVID-19 stalled plans for a couple of years.

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NC A&T student Redmond: ‘Knowing that this is the place I’m going to spend the next four years… is nice’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Aug 17, 2022

Moving into a college dorm as a freshman is an experience most people remember for a long time, but about 100 freshmen at North Carolina A&T State University will have a different memory than their classmates.

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Loomis: ‘Race Against Drugs’ aims to ‘raise awareness about drug overdoses in the community’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Aug 9, 2022

Now, Loomis and Caraway Speedway have teamed up to sponsor “Race Against Drugs,” an event meant to raise awareness of drug use in the Triad. The race is set for Aug. 20.

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Guilford County resident on stolen bikes: ‘I stuck my head to grab something … and I noticed that all the dirt bikes were gone’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jul 31, 2022

Jimmy Rice likes to take his family on dirt bike trails as a way for everyone to bond and spend quality time together. But now, that will be harder to do since someone allegedly stole five of the motorized two-wheelers.

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Owner of Historic Magnolia House: ‘We are working on an on-site museum to keep the history of the Inn alive’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jul 20, 2022

In its heyday, the Historic Magnolia House attracted some big names, including Jackie Robinson and Ray Charles.

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Mother on daughter’s death: ‘I told her you need to get (those) dogs out of your house’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jul 12, 2022

A dog-sitting gig turned tragic Thursday for Trena Peed, a Greensboro woman after the dogs she was watching turned on her, fatally attacking her in the backyard.

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Mebane fire life educator on the death of a baby in a hot car: 'The first responders go through a lot'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jul 8, 2022

It’s expected that when a child dies, the family is overcome by grief.

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Middle College at NC A&T valedictorian: 'I want to be a pediatrician and biology is just the way to go'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jul 5, 2022

Josh Scovens, valedictorian of The Middle College at NC A&T, had his choice of colleges to attend.

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Son of deceased High Point woman: ‘My mom innocently sat on her own front porch and was murdered’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jun 28, 2022

As cities of all sizes cope with rising crime rates over the past few years, crimes of opportunity are hitting closer to home.

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Wildlife expert: Bear 'conservation efforts have been very successful' with 5 spotted in Piedmont Triad

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jun 24, 2022

If you spot the occasional black bear in the Greensboro region, take it as proof that the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission's efforts are working.