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A portion of a roof at a daycare in Conover collapsed yesterday morning. A handful of rooms were damaged, but no children were inside at the time of the accident. WSOCTV reports 6 trusses gave way due

The State Court of Appeals has rejected Caldwell Memorial Hospital’s attempt to block a surgery center in Valdese. Blue Ridge Healthcare System received approval to develop a surgical center similar to RiverCrest Medical Park which is currently

Investigators have determined that a Granite Falls man who died in January of gunshot wound accidentally shot himself. Cal Bills was with his fiancee and their young son in their apartment when a gun he was holding

A fire damaged the basement of a house in Lenoir and left a family homeless. The fire started yesterday morning near the water heater of a house on Vance Street. The News Topic reports Mercedes, Jose, and

The Town of Blowing Rock has filed suit against Caldwell County for $150,000. Gideon Ridge Inn, a resort in northern Caldwell County has mistakenly been paying the county a 3 percent occupancy tax. The inn was also

A Grace Chapel-area woman was ordered to repay more $18,000 after pleading guilty to stealing her mother-in-law’s debit card. Jane Hefner used Edna Davis’ debit card to withdraw $8,000 last year. The News Topic reports Hefner also

Flooding Remains a Possibility as Rains Continue As portions of western and central North Carolina prepare for another round of winter weather expected to begin tonight, Governor Roy Cooper reminds people to be prepared and to be

A Morganton street was closed Monday for a controlled explosion. The explosion was used to clear away rock so that contractors could repair and replace storm drains on S. Sterling Street. The News Herald reports the street

The City of Hickory will hold a meeting on Thursday to discuss a park planned for the intersection of Highway 127 and Cloninger Mill Road. The Hickory Daily Record reports the park is planned to be 73

New workforce housing is coming to Hudson. The Board of Adjustment unanimously agreed to approve a 66-unit low income apartment complex on Highway 321. The News Topic reports residents of the apartments will have to be employed