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1 week ago | 
myfox8.com | Hojung Ryu |Dolan Reynolds
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — On the northwest corner of West Friendly Avenue and Hobbs Road sits 6.61 acres of land, which could be transformed into Carroll at Hobbs. A previous plan to build a Trader Joe’s in the area in 2014 was met with opposition. Nicky Smith, who lives off West Friendly Avenue, remembers that plan, and he said the current plan is better thought out.
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2 weeks ago | 
myfox8.com | Hojung Ryu |Dolan Reynolds
ALAMANCE COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A woman accused of killing a teenager days before she was going to graduate high school was previously involved in a crash that left four children injured. “It was the worst of the worst incident to happen, so I want her to feel remorse for what she’s done. Nothing can bring Lily back. We will see her one day, but just remorse and forgiveness,” said Dustin Holt, Lily Hahn’s stepfather. FOX8 dug deeper into the criminal past of Tracey Hernandez.
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2 weeks ago | 
myfox8.com | Hojung Ryu |Dolan Reynolds
ALAMANCE COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A woman accused of killing an Alamance County teen in a head-on wreck appeared in court for the first time on Monday. Tracey Hernandez appeared virtually in a wheelchair, dealing with injuries from the crash. Lily Hahn was supposed to graduate from Southeast Alamance High School last week, but the crash cut her life short. Instead of a graduation party in her honor, family and friends of Lily packed the courtroom to face the woman accused of causing the crash.
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3 weeks ago | 
myfox8.com | Dolan Reynolds |Hojung Ryu
ALAMANCE COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Alamance-Burlington School System students and staff are mourning one of their own after a senior died in a crash on Monday that sent five other people, including four children, to the hospital. Around 12 a.m., Lily Hahn was killed in a head-on crash while going south on Highway 87. She was supposed to graduate soon. The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is investigating. Troopers said a car going north crossed the center line and crashed into Hahn’s car.
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3 weeks ago | 
cbs17.com | Hojung Ryu |Brayden Stamps
ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Asheboro Fire and Rescue is investigating after an explosion caused extensive damage to a pair of restaurants. Just before midnight on Saturday, an explosion was reported near Coach’s Neighborhood Grill on N.C. Highway 49 that caused the roof to collapse along with a wall, according to the Asheboro Police Department.
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3 weeks ago | 
myfox8.com | Hojung Ryu |Dolan Reynolds
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Parking in downtown Greensboro could soon cost more. According to city officials, raising the prices to park can bring in about $475,000 in revenue. The city of Greensboro is considering raising parking fees for the next fiscal year. For those like Elijah Hernandez who work in downtown Greensboro, this is something that will impact their wallet. “I typically park behind Boxcart or … the Elm-McGee lot,” Hernandez said.
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1 month ago | 
myfox8.com | Brayden Stamps |Michaela Ratliff |Dolan Reynolds |Hojung Ryu
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — A second 18-year-old is facing several charges in connection with a shooting in the parking lot of Carver High School in early May, according to the Winston-Salem Police Department. At around 7:59 p.m. on May 1, a “disturbance” between individuals escalated before multiple gunshots were fired. A teenager later arrived at a local hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. The victim was not a Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools student.
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1 month ago | 
myfox8.com | Hojung Ryu |Dolan Reynolds
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Greensboro police want drivers to be safe this Memorial Day. So far in May, FOX 8 reported on at least three crashes: one on Fleming Road, a second on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and a third on South Elm Eugene Street. These crashes have left people with injuries, and Greensboro police are stressing the importance of making good driving decisions. Now that it’s Memorial Day weekend, there will be even more people on the road over the next several days.
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1 month ago | 
myfox8.com | Brayden Stamps |Emily Mikkelsen |Dolan Reynolds |Hojung Ryu
DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A man is now facing more charges after an additional 19 people were allegedly defrauded by a carport company in the Triad. According to the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office, they began a fraud investigation involving Triad Carports and Metal Structures, Inc., doing business as Triad Carports, located in Lexington, in early 2025. As they investigated, they identified 25 victims who had been defrauded out of money by the company for work that was never completed.
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1 month ago | 
myfox8.com | Hojung Ryu |Justyn Araya DeBusk |Dolan Reynolds
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — The business community in Winston-Salem says the bad behavior coming from teens must stop. Police held a press conference on Monday afternoon, warning parents about unruly teens hanging around downtown. It’s gotten so bad that police say one instance involved an 18-year-old assaulting a police officer. The past few weeks have been chaotic for downtown Winston-Salem.
