Crime

Officers were called after a man with a weapon was allegedly threatening others at the residence.

Police say they're also seeing improvement in how residents are peacefully resolving issues and reporting disputes to police before they become violent.

Greensboro Police Capt. Ashley Brown says one of the reasons for the decline is stronger partnerships — everything from federal agencies to local anti-violence organizations. 

Officer Michael Horan was killed in the line of duty at a Food Lion on Lawndale Drive around 11 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 23. Tarell Isaac McMillian, 34, of Greensboro, has been charged with first-degree murder.

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is reviewing the case, and the two officers involved have been placed on administrative duty.

Twenty-four-year-old Nayekamion Hairston was charged with felony assault inflicting serious bodily injury and a misdemeanor for trespassing and impeding a school bus. 

Officials from the Winston-Salem Police Department and Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office say the victim was transported to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and is receiving care.

An insurance magnate who was once a big political donor in North Carolina is in federal custody after pleading guilty in connection to what prosecutors call a $2 billion scheme to defraud insurance

A man accused of firing at occupied cars on a busy North Carolina highway, injuring one person, has been charged with assault and other counts, police said Friday.

A gunman has repeatedly fired at cars on a busy highway near North Carolina's capital this week, injuring one person, police said.