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Man spent 8 hours in porta-potty tank retrieving Mountain Dew bottle, company says
3+ hour, 37+ min ago (323+ words) (TNND) — New details are shedding light on the bizarre rescue of a man who became trapped inside the holding tank of a portable toilet in Kansas City. The unusual incident happened July 14 while crews with Patriot Portable Restrooms were collecting…...
Code orange air quality alert issued for Triad as ozone levels rise July 16
7+ hour, 36+ min ago (220+ words) A code orange air quality alert has been issued for today, July 16, for the Triad as ground-level ozone pollution is expected to reach levels considered unhealthy for sensitive groups. The Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection declared a…...
Kris Jenner’s mother, Mary Jo 'MJ' Shannon, dead at 91
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (229+ words) Mary Jo “MJ” Shannon, mother to Kris Jenner and grandmother to the Kardashians and Kendall and Kylie Jenner, has died at age 91. “Today, we said goodbye to my beautiful Mommy MJ,” Kris wrote. “There are no words that could ever…...
Davidson County T.R.A.C.E. team identifies suspects in Lexington break-in investigation
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (152+ words) A monthslong investigation into a break-in at an outbuilding near Old North Carolina Highway 109 in Lexington has led to multiple arrests, according to the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said its Traffic & Criminal Enforcement Team began investigating March…...
Trump teleprompter operator won more than $100K on speech bets: Report
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (445+ words) WASHINGTON (TNND) — A longtime teleprompter operator for President Donald Trump is reportedly in talks with federal regulators after allegedly using advance knowledge of the president's speeches to profit on a prediction market. According to ABC News, Gabriel Perez, who has…...
Bowman Gray Stadium to host Kyle Busch Invitational on Aug. 21 to benefit fund
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (290+ words) WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Bowman Gray Stadium will host the Kyle Busch Invitational on Friday, Aug. 21, bringing Legends and Bandolero racing to the historic quarter-mile oval while raising money for The Samantha and Kyle Busch Bundle of Joy Fund. Bowman Gray Stadium made…...
High Point man, 62, dies after car crosses median, hits tree on West Wendover Avenue
3+ hour, 23+ min ago (126+ words) A 62-year-old High Point man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday on West Wendover Avenue in Greensboro. At approximately 3:41 p.m. Wednesday, Greensboro police, Greensboro Fire and Guilford County EMS responded to the 4500 block of West Wendover Avenue for a crash…...
Davidson County deputies investigate road rage shooting on John M. Ward Road in Lexington
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (227+ words) LEXINGTON, N.C. — A road rage incident in Davidson County escalated into gunfire Sunday, June 7, 2026, after investigators said a Winston-Salem man followed another driver from a truck stop and shot at the victim’s vehicle. Deputies with the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office Patrol…...
Blue states pay 55 cents more per gallon than Red states: Report
7+ hour, 33+ min ago (733+ words) by TATE MILLER | The Center Square contributor Policies made decades ago cause gas prices to be on average higher in Blue states than Red states, with a 55 cent gap per gallon, a new report from the Institute for Energy Research…...
Woman says inherited home came with $228,000 water bill tied to neighborhood use
5+ hour, 5+ min ago (608+ words) BALTIMORE (WBFF) — What should have been a fresh start after losing her father has become a financial nightmare for one Baltimore woman. Kristina Moore says when she inherited her late father's Northeast Baltimore home, she also inherited a water bill…...