GREENSBORO, N.C. — Strawberry grower, James Kenan has been worrying a lot lately about his strawberry crop after recent thunderstorms washed away 15 percent of their profits.

Kenan, who owns Bernie’s Berries in Greensboro, said rainfall can be damaging to his six-acre crop as it makes strawberries more susceptible to fungus. 

“Strawberries need water, but they need it from underneath,” Kenan said.

Kenan sells other produce, but most of his income comes from people picking and buying strawberries. 

“It is heartbreaking… It really is,” said Kenan.

Ingram’s Strawberry Farm in High Point also has water damage, but Rhonda Ingram said she can shrug it off a little easier. 

HIGH POINT, N.C. — The High Point City Council has unanimously approved an incentives package for Ralph Lauren.

The council voted to approve a package worth $2 million.

The company is considering making upgrades to its two existing facilities in High Point or building a new facility. That move could bring 500 jobs to the area.

Guilford County approved an incentives package for the company last week.

HIGH POINT N.C. — Davidson County deputies arrested a suspect involved in a breaking and entering and larceny in High Point.

According to authorities, 23 year-old Shallon Victoria Kennedy, of 103 Bell Drive in Thomasville, is suspected of breaking into a friend’s home and then selling the stolen items to a local pawn shop.

Kennedy is charged with felony breaking and entering along with felony larceny.

Kennedy is being held in the Davidson County Detention Center under a $5,000 secured bond. She is scheduled to appear in court on June 25.