March 11, 2024

STANLY COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — As a second grader, Sadie Haywood has managed to build something many adults only dream of: a robust and growing social media following. There’s just something about Sadie that people fall in love with. “I think it’s just her personality,” said Ashley Haywood, Sadie’s mom.Continue Reading

Elliot Cadeau #2 and the North Carolina Tar Heels wave goodbye to the fans as they leave the floor after a win against the Duke Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium on March 09, 2024 in Durham. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN/AP) — With a heated UNC-DukeContinue Reading

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (WJZY) — Multiple animals died during a house fire in Kannapolis, according to the Kannapolis Fire Department. Crews responded to a report of a structure fire in the Jackson Park Community around 5 a.m. on Sunday. Credit: Kannapolis Fire and PoliceCredit: Kannapolis Fire and PoliceCredit: Kannapolis Fire andContinue Reading

HICKORY, N.C. (WJZY) — In a truly remarkable turn of events, thieves have returned almost all of the pieces of a 10-foot-long red thumbtack art sculpture they took from a Hickory art gallery more than a week ago. ATAC owner Hunter Speagle told Queen City News that the two piecesContinue Reading

GREENVILLE, N.C (WNCT) — Andrew Hairston had his life completely changed after losing his leg in a tragic accident. Hairston is a current recreational therapy major at East Carolina University and a retired U.S. Marine Corps captain. His life was completely changed after losing his leg. He’s now turning hisContinue Reading

Miracle Johnson (left) and Messiah Johnson (center) and mother Markayla Johnson (right) in photos from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WNCN) — Police in North Carolina are asking for the public’s help in finding a mother and her two young children who have been missing for a week. TheContinue Reading

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WJZY) — A serious multi-vehicle crash claimed the lives of two South Mecklenburg High School students on Friday, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools confirmed. According to South Mecklenburg High School Principal Mark Angerer, the two students were identified as seniors Kaia Hodge and Jada Cousins. The two teen girls were inContinue Reading

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP/WNCN) — Former longtime newspaper editor Irwin Smallwood, a North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame member who covered the founding of the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1953, has died. The News and Record of Greensboro reported Smallwood died Saturday at age 98. Smallwood had a 42-year journalism careerContinue Reading

MEBANE, N.C. (WGHP) — A Mebane man is facing charges after an alleged assault on a pregnant woman, according to the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office. On Tuesday, detectives with the ACSO’s Special Victims Unit began to investigate a reported assault on a woman in Mebane. This Triad city is theContinue Reading

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A suspect in connection to a double homicide in Iredell County has been killed in an officer-involved shooting, according to the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office. On Saturday, deputies responded to 109 Home Drive and found three victims restrained and bound, officials said. Two peopleContinue Reading