ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A school bus driver in North Carolina suffered a minor injury after being assaulted by a middle school student, according to the Rowan County Sheriff's Office. At around 2:40 p.m. on Tuesday, a Rowan County school bus was dropping students off when a fight broke out among several students on the bus. How often do students assault teachers and school personnel in North Carolina? Deputies say that as the bus was stopping, one student tried to hit another student. The bus driver tried to break up the fight and a third student got involved. The student who started the f ..read more

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A fire broke out Thursday night at an Oregon hotel that film fans may recognize from Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining." Fire officials in Clackamas County said the fire broke out sometime before 9:30 p.m. in an attic of the Timberline Lodge, a historic Mount Hood hotel that served as the exterior for the Overlook Hotel in Kubrick's 1980 thriller. Fire crews from Clackamas, as well as Hoodland Fire, Gresham Fire and Estacada Fire, were all on the scene fighting the blaze, according to a press release from Clackamas Fire. Just after 11 p.m., a Clackamas Fire spokesperson co ..read more

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — If you're in the Triad and are looking for a taste of the tropics, check out the Jamaica Coast Catering food truck. Marcia Williams began cooking at the age of 12 when her mother introduced her to the kitchen. Fuel up with the Grounded coffee camper in the Triad Williams was born and raised in Jamaica and came to New York at just 19 years old. After years of catering Jamaican cuisine in the Greensboro area, she decided to follow her dreams and open a food truck. Menu items include a variety of bowls that are all served with rice, beans, sauteed cabbage, carrots and fr ..read more

SAN DIEGO (KSWB) -- A mountain biker had a close encounter with a rattlesnake earlier this month in California's Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve. Manuel Altamirano and his friends were riding their bikes on a trail when Altamirano fell off his bike and crashed into the dirt, winding up face-to-face with a rattlesnake. "I’ve had countless encounters with these guys over the years, but it’s the first time I crashed on one. It all happened so fast," Altramirano said in an Instagram post. After the crash, Altramirano captured the rattlesnake on video right next to his bike's front tire. "I hit hi ..read more

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) -- The suspect in the secret peeping incident at Greenville's Target on Monday is facing additional charges, Greenville police said on Friday. Thomas Elliott, 21, was arrested after a customer at Target recorded him putting his phone on the ground under a woman’s skirt. The Greenville Police Department announced on Wednesday that Elliott was facing two charges after police reviewed security footage from the store. Additional charges were added on Thursday and now on Friday, he's facing two other charges. Officers have identified three separate victims from that Mon ..read more

(AP) – Who knew what Taylor Swift's latest era would bring? Or even what it would sound like? Would it build off the moodiness of “Midnights” or the folk of “evermore”? The country or the '80s pop of her latest re-records? Or its two predecessors in black-and-white covers: the revenge-pop of “Reputation” and the literary Americana of “folklore”? “The Tortured Poets Department,” here Friday, is an amalgamation of all of the above, reflecting the artist who — at the peak of her powers — has spent the last few years re-recording her life ..read more

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A fraternity has been suspended from a Triad campus after an investigation by the university. UNC Greensboro said on Friday that its chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon has been suspended for a decade after an investigation of recruitment violations and hazing. This suspension means that Sigma Phi Epsilon's "University Affiliation" is revoked or restricted. "Fraternity and Sorority Life at UNCG is to support the community that encourages academic, personal and leadership development of its members. UNCG is committed to hosting fraternities and sororities on our campus t ..read more

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Earth Day is coming up on Monday, but every day is Earth Day at the North Carolina Zoo ..read more

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — The Fayetteville Police Department and FBI are requesting the public's assistance to build a timeline of exactly when and where two missing relatives were last seen. Earlier this month, while investigating an unrelated matter, Fayetteville police discovered 17-year-old Blake Deven and 28-year-old London Deven had been missing for several years. According to police, the Deven family moved to Fayetteville in 2015. Police said in November 2016, they moved to the 1800 block of Eichelberger Drive where they lived until June 2019. The family who currently lives at the hom ..read more

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) -- The man suspected in the Apex shooting death of a mother of two has been indicted on a charge of first-degree murder by a grand jury. Tevin Montrell Leach, 30, is accused of shooting and killing his ex-girlfriend, 30-year-old Felicia Barbee-Battle, outside of her workplace.  Apex police say Barbee-Battle was at her job at Molly Maids at the Beaver Creek Commons when Leach went inside the building asking her to come outside to speak with him. “He said, ‘Come on don’t let it end this way,’ or something. I couldn’t get it all word for word. Then he started c ..read more