PHOTOS: Storm photos from 5/23

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Thursday, May 23rd, 2013, 7:51pm

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Clemmons (Credit: Ashley Harrison)
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Deputies investigating vandalism at Rockingham County High

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Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013, 1:48pm

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Camp Celebrate helps young burn survivors heal

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Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 10:49pm

WAKE FOREST, N.C.–With all the advances in medical science over the last few decades, there are still some things that doctors find hard to resolve–at least in a way that returns the patient to what they once were.

Bob Buckley reports on Camp Celebrate, a special place that let’s burn victims feel normal again, even if it’s for one weekend.

The camp is free for burn victims between the ages of 7 and 15.

You can find out more about Camp Celebrate here.

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Jury rules that company not negligent in Greensboro man’s death

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Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 4:01pm

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A Forsyth County jury ruled Monday that a home-warranty company’s actions did not lead to the death of a Greensboro man from carbon monoxide poisoning in 2008.

The Winston-Salem Journal reported that Forsyth County resident Paula K. Gregory filed a wrongful-death lawsuit in 2010 in Forsyth Superior Court on behalf of her son, Darryl Gregory Jr.

Darryl Gregory and his friend, Monique L. Carpenter, died Nov. 14, 2008, at his house in Greensboro.

Paula Gregory alleged in her lawsuit that Old Republic Home Protection, a home-warranty company based in California, failed to investigate Windham Heating and Air Conditioning in Stokes County before hiring the company to fix Gregory’s furnace.

Gregory had complained numerous times to Willie McKinney, who was Gregory’s landlord.

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Greensboro police campaign to stop sale of synthetic marijuana

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Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 3:23pm

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Greensboro police said they plan to start visiting businesses Tuesday to stop the sale of synthetic marijuana, a controlled substance under North Carolina law.

Police said they are asking business owners to voluntarily comply with the law.

They said they do not plan on making any arrests, but will start a more strict enforcement within weeks.

Officers said they will stop at businesses including convenience stores, “hookah” bars and shops that sell smoking paraphernalia.

They said if synthetic marijuana is being displayed, they will talk with the store owner, have them sign a form and remove the product.

Police said synthetic cannabis – often called “spice,” “herbal incense,” or “potpourri” – is especially popular with people under 21 because there was no age limit to buy it.

The synthetic drug mimics the effects of the drug THC, which naturally occurs in the marijuana plant.

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Cocaine found in vehicle that damaged four police cars

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Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 11:49am

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Authorities said two kilos of cocaine were found in a pickup truck that fled Greensboro police Monday, damaging four unmarked police cars and causing minor injuries to three officers.

Ramon Conchas-Escobedo, 33, of Asheboro, was arrested after police said they received a tip he was transporting drugs into the city.

Police said they tried a roadblock on High Point Road near South Holden Road around 4:19 p.m. and the suspect accelerated and struck four unmarked police cars, including one head-on.

Greensboro police said the suspect then fled and abandoned his vehicle on Groometown Road near the overpass entrance to I-85.

Authorities said he was tracked by a police K-9 to a marshy area inside a perimeter established by Guilford County Sheriff’s deputies and Greensboro police.

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Guilford County inmate bitten by K-9 while attacking officers

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Monday, May 20th, 2013, 7:07pm

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Deputies said a Guilford County Jail inmate who tried to attack officers was bitten by a department K-9 and injured.

Deputies said Sai Ksor, 43, of Greensboro, was being escorted from the courthouse to the jail Monday afternoon when he intentionally dropped to the floor and started kicking at officers.

Guilford County deputies said the inmate kicked one officer in the leg several times and tried kicking another.

Authorities said a K-9 officer was nearby and came to help the two deputies. They said the canine bit the inmate in the shoulder and he immediately stopping trying to assault the officers.

Officials said the inmate was taken to the jail and treated for an injured arm.

Ksor was arrested on May 7 for second-degree trespassing and assault on a government official.

Deputies said he will face additional charges after the incident on Monday.

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