Gretchen Stenger

Reporter at WCAV-TV (Charlottesville, VA)

Bloom U Alumni | @CBS19News | Charlottesville, VA Have a story? contact me: [email protected]

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Greensboro nonprofit Reading Connections has full-circle moment

1 day ago | myfox8.com | Gretchen Stenger

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — It’s a full circle moment for a local business owner giving back to the very organization that jump-started her mother’s career. Reading Connections is celebrating 35 years of helping thousands of people improve their literacy skills. To celebrate this big milestone, Coleman Care Services, a local company, shared how Reading Connections impacted them many years ago.
Greensboro nonprofit Reading Connections has full-circle moment

1 day ago | yahoo.com | Gretchen Stenger

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — It’s a full circle moment for a local business owner giving back to the very organization that jump-started her mother’s career. Reading Connections is celebrating 35 years of helping thousands of people improve their literacy skills. To celebrate this big milestone, Coleman Care Services, a local company, shared how Reading Connections impacted them many years ago.
Greensboro looking for a permanent housing solution

2 days ago | myfox8.com | Gretchen Stenger

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — The City of Greensboro is drawing inspiration from Raleigh to address one of its most pressing problems: finding a solution for those facing homelessness. The city is working with Guilford County to find what fits for the Triad. King’s Ridge, a 100-unit community in Raleigh, opened in January. It is helping to break down barriers for those experiencing homelessness so they can keep and maintain housing.
High Point Preservation Society looks to the city to help fund the restoration of John Coltrane’s home

3 days ago | yahoo.com | Gretchen Stenger

HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — The clock is ticking on a project years in the making. The High Point Preservation Society is renewing its push to preserve the childhood home of renowned saxophone player John Coltrane. They say grant money from 2022 has dried up, and there’s still work to be done. “He’s very integral to the city of High Point. He was raised here. He learned to play music here. He attended high school here,” Treasurer of High Point Preservation Society Coralle Cowan said.
High Point Preservation Society looks to the city to help fund the restoration of John Coltrane’s home

3 days ago | myfox8.com | Gretchen Stenger

HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — The clock is ticking on a project years in the making. The High Point Preservation Society is renewing its push to preserve the childhood home of renowned saxophone player John Coltrane. They say grant money from 2022 has dried up, and there’s still work to be done. “He’s very integral to the city of High Point. He was raised here. He learned to play music here. He attended high school here,” Treasurer of High Point Preservation Society Coralle Cowan said.
Parents remember baby who died with unlicensed day care provider

3 days ago | newsnationnow.com | Gretchen Stenger

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) - A family is left devastated after their little boy, one-year-old Jacob Machado Carlos, was found unresponsive in his car seat while at day care. Jacob died in his car seat while in the care of Mercedes Rodriguez. She has been charged with operating a child care facility without a license, and a homicide charge is pending. The District Attorney's office says they are working with Greensboro police to come up with the right homicide charge.
NC Fusion renovates Greensboro fields to bring in more opportunites

6 days ago | myfox8.com | Gretchen Stenger

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — It was a big night for the soccer community in Greensboro as they celebrated the opening of two new turf fields at the North Carolina Fusion stadium at Bryan Park. It has been a long-awaited project to upgrade the fields. The City of Greensboro invested in this project with the hope that it would bring economic growth to this area. The improvements were around renovating two grass fields into turf fields and adding lighting to six fields.
Parents remember baby who died with unlicensed day care provider in Greensboro

6 days ago | myfox8.com | Gretchen Stenger

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A family is left devastated after their little boy, one-year-old Jacob Machado Carlos, was found unresponsive in his car seat while at day care. Jacob died in his car seat while in the care of Mercedes Rodriguez. She has been charged with operating a child care facility without a license, and a homicide charge is pending. The District Attorney’s office says they are working with Greensboro police to come up with the right homicide charge.
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools budget shortfall larger than expected: ‘If we had accurate projections, we would have made different decisions’

1 week ago | myfox8.com | Dolan Reynolds |Gretchen Stenger

FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A statement released by Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools on Thursday offers new details in the district’s ongoing budget shortfall problem. Earlier this week, FOX8 received a copy of a letter from State Auditor Dave Boliek that was sent to WS/FCS Superintendent Tricia McManus on April 21. The letter states that the state auditors’ office will investigate the school district’s financial records. According to the audit of 2024, the district is short $16 million.
Child dies in Greensboro while with woman accused of running a child care facility without a license, district attorney’s office says

1 week ago | myfox8.com | Dolan Reynolds |Gretchen Stenger

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A Greensboro woman is facing charges after investigators say a child died in her care at her day care that she was operating out of her home. Police say she did not have a license to operate the daycare. Mercedes Rodriguez, 59, was in court on Wednesday. She has been charged with running a child care facility without a license, and a homicide charge is reportedly pending.