“There’s an app for that.” Yo, that line has gotten so stale it’s like all 2011, yo. OK, that’s enough of my bad imitation of teenager-speak. But there…
Almost four out of five bikers agree: Wear a helmet. That’s according to a survey of North Carolina residents, funded by the North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program…
UPDATE: WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – A 17-year-old was charged with the hit-and-run accident that injured a 7-year-old girl at a school bus stop Monday morning. Accidents involving school…
UPDATE: WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Late reports on Monday night from WFMY-TV News 2 and WXII-TV clarify some details of the incident in which a 7-year-old girl was struck by a car as she…
Second of a two-part series. To read part one, click here. As the holiday season of 2012 approached, I had read again and again of accidents involving school buses and personnel in North…
On the last Friday morning in October, a pickup truck smashed into the back of a stopped school bus on a highway just north of Rocky Mount, a small town about halfway between Roanoke and…
A violent crash on Halloween night ended with a couple of miracles in Asheboro, North Carolina. A SUV barreling through a 35-mph zone at 70 miles per hour slammed into the back of a car…
The annual magic of Halloween conjures up happy phrases: Tricks and treats, kids and candy, ghosts and goblins, frights more fun than fearful. But to make sure that the scares are only…
When I read about businesses being raided by police and charged with selling synthetic drugs, I poke around a bit on the Web for what is new in this “industry.” I hope to find fresh…
A recent study by the AAA auto club revealed a shocking statistic: One out of seven drivers in North Carolina doesn’t have a valid driver’s license. That number was so outrageous…
Let’s play a word-association game. Take a common word, a concept. Now define that concept in just two words. You have 30 seconds. First concept: “Parenthood.” Hmmm…
It wasn’t outwardly apparent that something was wrong on the little street called Rockwood Drive in Rowan County, until a sheriff’s car responded to a 911 call at 1:25 Tuesday…