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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2 charged after shooting on North Liberty Street, Winston-Salem police say

1 week ago | myfox8.com | Emily Mikkelsen |Gretchen Stenger

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — Two people have been charged after a woman was shot while driving in Winston-Salem. According to the Winston-Salem Police Department, 19-year-old Timothie Makie Joyner and 17-year-old Cimal Rashona Braxton were arrested and charged on Wednesday after the Tuesday night shooting. At about 5:19 p.m. on Tuesday, Winston-Salem police say officers responded to a shooting on the 1600 block of North Liberty Street.
Winston-Salem woman says she was not given access to late husband’s social security benefits

2 weeks ago | myfox8.com | Gretchen Stenger

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — A Winston-Salem woman says it’s been five months since the death of her husband, and she’s still waiting for her survivor’s benefit checks. The Social Security Administration has undergone several changes since President Donald Trump took office. Many advocates worry these changes are leading to a lot of confusion.
Winston-Salem woman says she was not given access to late husband’s social security benefits

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Gretchen Stenger

Gretchen StengerThu, April 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM UTC2 min readWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — A Winston-Salem woman says it’s been five months since the death of her husband, and she’s still waiting for her survivor’s benefit checks. The Social Security Administration has undergone several changes since President Donald Trump took office. Many advocates worry these changes are leading to a lot of confusion.
Greensboro Police Department shares crime harm index

2 weeks ago | myfox8.com | Gretchen Stenger

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Not all crimes carry an equal weight in a community. The Greensboro Police Department showed FOX8 the new way they are tracking crime. They say the intention is to increase transparency and provide a more accurate representation of what’s happening in the city. Greensboro police say they are the first in the United States to publicize using this weighed system. Before, Greensboro police used Instant Base Reporting to share crime statistics.
Invictus Task Force brings resolution to it’s biggest case yet

2 weeks ago | myfox8.com | Gretchen Stenger

DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Four cyber tips to the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office led to investigators uncovering 75 other people who were allegedly involved in the sexual exploitation of a child. So far, 201 victims, who are all children, have been identified. Joshua Rojas will now spend 20 years behind bars after pleading guilty to five counts of child exploitation, but law enforcement says the investigation isn’t over.
Invictus Task Force brings resolution to it’s biggest case yet

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Gretchen Stenger

DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Four cyber tips to the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office led to investigators uncovering 75 other people who were allegedly involved in the sexual exploitation of a child. So far, 201 victims, who are all children, have been identified. Joshua Rojas will now spend 20 years behind bars after pleading guilty to five counts of child exploitation, but law enforcement says the investigation isn’t over.
Pfafftown compound granted extension

3 weeks ago | myfox8.com | Gretchen Stenger

FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Another extension has been granted for the property owner of a controversial homeless encampment on Pfafft Lane. The brothers responsible for the camp along Pfafft Lane, known as the Pfafftown compound, faced a judge Wednesday morning. They promised they would clean the property up. In July 2024, the Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection opened a case requiring the tenant and the owner to clean the area up.
Pfafftown compound granted extension

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Gretchen Stenger

FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Another extension has been granted for the property owner of a controversial homeless encampment on Pfafft Lane. The brothers responsible for the camp along Pfafft Lane, known as the Pfafftown compound, faced a judge Wednesday morning. They promised they would clean the property up. In July 2024, the Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection opened a case requiring the tenant and the owner to clean the area up.
Midway, Gumtree Fire Departments support merger

3 weeks ago | myfox8.com | Gretchen Stenger

DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — More resources and better response times are what the Gumtree Fire Department and Midway Fire Department are saying will be the benefits of the two departments becoming one. Davidson County Fire Marshal Danny Ward says volunteering is down across the county. The MFD and GFD are feeling the impacts. On Thursday morning, the fire marshal, along with both departments, will be proposing the merger to the county commissioners. They both say not much will change.
Drivers react after Virginia deputies shot at truck stop by suspect in Greensboro shooting; ‘Really surprised’

3 weeks ago | myfox8.com | Dolan Reynolds |Justyn Araya DeBusk |Gretchen Stenger

CARROLL COUNTY, Va. (WGHP) — The public is rallying around two deputies in Virginia who were injured in a shootout with the suspect of a separate Greensboro shooting. Deputies say they found the suspect, Edmond Johnson, 29, of Louisiana, in a Swift tractor-trailer in the parking lot of a Love’s Truck Stop off Interstate 77, Exit 1, in the Lambsburg area on Friday. When Johnson got out of the tractor-trailer, he reportedly exchanged gunfire with deputies.