Obituaries and Tributes

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (147+ words) (12) updates to this series since Updated 4 hrs ago Bryant Kersey was born on November 9, 1960, in Greensboro, North Carolina, to his loving parents, James and Priscilla Kersey. On that day, the… Catherine Ann Westerdahl Freeman, of Colfax, North Carolina, passed away…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (250+ words) Friday marks 25 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, which claimed nearly 3,000 lives. To commemorate the day, WXII has compiled a list of events happening across the Piedmont Triad: What: Davie County 9/11 Memorial Run & Walk Where: 114 Dr. Slate Drive, Davie County…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (123+ words) A beloved strawberry farm in the Triad has lost its matriarch. Emma Lou, co-founder of Mabe’s Berry Farm, died this past weekend in her home. The family behind the farm made the announcement Monday night. She was 93 years old. Emma…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (251+ words) A former Team USA triathlete was found dead following a swim on a family vacation. Spencer Korwin, 38, a father of two, was found dead Sept. 2 after he went missing off New York’s Shelter Island after going out for a swim....

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (91+ words) Still, for Jaswal's family and the Ballantyne West community, those citywide numbers offer little comfort. The shooting remains a stark reminder of how a robbery scheme involving teenagers and young adults ended a 17-year-old's life in a neighborhood where such…...

5+ day, 18+ min ago   (174+ words) Published 1:24 pm Tuesday, September 8, 2026 CHAPEL HILL — A Chapel Hill ISD student has died, the district said Tuesday. Aideeh Almanzar recently passed away, according to a statement from the district. The death was sudden. “Aideeh was a valued member of the…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (69+ words) Greensboro’s first female mayor, Carolyn Allen, was laid to rest Tuesday morning. A memorial service for Allen was held at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church on West Market Street in Greensboro. Allen served three terms as mayor from 1992 to 1999. She died…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (116+ words) Flags across North Carolina will fly at half-staff through Sept. 10 in honor of Gloria Steinem. Gov. Josh Stein ordered U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered from sunrise Sept. 6 through sunset Sept. 10, according to flag alerts tracking…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (192+ words) Darius Jones' heart stopped on May 24, and he has no memory of it. “I don't remember a thing,” Jones said of the sudden cardiac arrest that nearly killed him at his Charlotte home, before his partner's chest compressions and more…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (301+ words) Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, first lady Jill Biden and a slew of celebrities, writers and social justice activists are lauding Gloria Steinem as a revolutionary and inspiring figure. The celebrated author and activist, who became one of the…...