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Kenny Beck

North Carolina

Weekday Evening Anchor at WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)

Weekday Evening Anchor at WCWG-TV (Greensboro, NC)

Weekday evening anchor at WXII 12 News (NBC in Winston-Salem/Greensboro). Also an author (https://t.co/zOPyedBP2J) & former pro ballplayer. RTs do not = endorsements

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  • 2 weeks ago | wxii12.com | Kenny Beck

    North Carolina's March 3, 2026, primary election is still about eleven months away, and the candidate filing period doesn't open until December, but one state legislative race is already garnering a lot of attention. Sam Page, first elected as Rockingham County's sheriff in 1998, is challenging Phil Berger, who has spent the last quarter century as a state senator and the last decade and a half as Senate president.

  • 3 weeks ago | wxii12.com | Kenny Beck

    State lawmakers are right in the middle of their legislative session, and WXII 12 News had the opportunity to interview Senate President Phil Berger at his office in Raleigh. He says the number one job of the legislature right now is to make sure they've done everything possible to help the people of western North Carolina, but they're also waiting to see what the federal response will look like, moving forward. He hopes to be able to vote on the senate's version of the budget before Easter.

  • 3 weeks ago | wxii12.com | Kenny Beck

    HAIRSTON, LATER DIED FROM HIS INJURIES. TRIAD SHERIFF SAYS HE HAS SERIOUS CONCERNS NOW FOR HIS DEPARTMENT, AND HE’S BLAMING IN PART, ANOTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY THAT HE WORKS WITH CLOSELY. KENNY BECK IS IN OUR STUDIO TONIGHT TO EXPLAIN KENNY LINDSEY ROCKINGHAM COUNTY SHERIFF, SAYS HE’S HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME HIRING PEOPLE AND AN EVEN HARDER TIME KEEPING PEOPLE. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS 18 VACANCIES RIGHT NOW.

  • 1 month ago | wxii12.com | Kenny Beck

    After spending the last 21 months as Fort Liberty, the 160,000-acre military installation in Cumberland County, North Carolina, which is home to 10% of the entire United States Army, is now Fort Bragg once again. "We got folks going to the southern border now. We got folks responding to Hurricane Helene. We got folks in central command. We got folks in European command right now and we've got forces that are here ready to go anywhere on the globe tonight.

  • 1 month ago | wxii12.com | Kenny Beck

    A new economic report shows Americans are growing increasingly unsettled about the nation's economy. February's Consumer Confidence Index, released Tuesday morning by The Conference Board, shows the biggest month-to-month drop in three and a half years. The CCI, which measures how Americans feel about their finances and the economy in general, now sits at 98.3, which is also its lowest point in eight months.

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Kenny Beck
Kenny Beck @kennybeckWXII
10 Apr 25

The Dow finished the day losing more than 1000 points, or 2.5%, wiping out a significant chunk of yesterday’s historic gains. Even with Wednesday’s nearly 3000 point boost, the Dow is down more than 2600 points over the last six trading days.

Kenny Beck
Kenny Beck @kennybeckWXII
9 Apr 25

RT @TheMasters: Poppy McIlroy converts the lengthy putt on No. 9! #themasters https://t.co/6Vfkfxm3v7

Kenny Beck
Kenny Beck @kennybeckWXII
9 Apr 25

This will definitely be a race worth watching as we get closer to March... https://t.co/2Pi6z9B9ZA