Bob Buckley

6 days ago | myfox8.com | Bob Buckley

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Carter Francois looks across a half-rebuilt Alpine Inn and says without bravado: “I’m kind of proud of myself.”He should be. His entire livelihood washed down a mountain in McDowell County as Hurricane Helene dropped nearly two feet of water on western North Carolina overnight. He had to rebuild it all without any income. “The numbers for a rebuild, compared to what I paid for this place, are astronomical,” Francois said.

1 week ago | myfox8.com | Bob Buckley

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — You may never hear a story quite as sad as Breanna’s. When she was just a child, her mother had a series of cancers. “Breast cancer – had a full hysterectomy done, cervical cancer. It was just back-to-back,” says Breanna. “My dad got hurt at work, a bunch of discs in his neck were bulging. They got him pain pills and I did too, I guess, being around it. It just turned into a disaster.

3 weeks ago | myfox8.com | Bob Buckley

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — What if someone offers a penny for your thoughts … but there aren’t any pennies to provide? Earlier this year, President Trump wondered out loud about the possibility of getting rid of the penny – that it had outlived its usefulness. He may need to get in line behind Wake Forest University professor Robert Whaples. Whaples brought the idea up back in 2007.

1 month ago | myfox8.com | Bob Buckley

He became a freshman in Congress after having little experience in government before. But when he ran for the Republican nomination for North Carolina’s 6th District, he had one overriding issue: securing the border and stopping the flow of the deadly fentanyl that took his brother’s life a year or so ago. He says his alignment with President Trump on that issue was key to his victory. “The president has people … who want to keep us safe, and so do I,” McDowell said.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Bob Buckley

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A century or so ago, it wasn’t uncommon for a man to spend much of his life on a horse. Today, it’s very rare. But then, Fred Berry has always been a little different.