Local News
A traffic stop ended in a drug arrest in Burke County Monday night. Steven Michael Sisk was stopped by a Public Safety Officer for having an incorrect license plate. The News Herald reports Officers discovered 4.3 grams
A teacher at North Iredell Middle School has been arrested and charged with five counts of statutory rape. The Daily Record reports Christina D. Jolly has been suspended with pay while the case is investigated.
A Connelly Springs man is in custody after a man was found dead in eastern Burke County early Yesterday morning. David Andrew Barnes was taken into custody yesterday afternoon and charged with the murder of Roger Dewayne
Gamewell is seeking bids from 3 companies for a new town hall. The town council has budgeted $650,00 for the project. The town plans to place the new building next to the current one, which the News
Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a Cajah’s Mountain man if he is convicted of murder in Burke County. The News Topic Reports Joshua Nathaniel Beard was charged with the murder of Robin Berry Teague back
A blown tire couldn’t stop a Florida band on Monday afternoon. The news Herald reports Come Back Alice was on its way to a gig in Richmond when they were forced to stop at exit 111 on
A man was arrested after breaking into a Morganton Dollar General last week. The News Herald reports Douglas Edward Staley was seen on surveillance video by police after responding to an alarm at the business. Staley being
A woman was charged in connection with the robbery of a convenience store and kidnapping of a store clerk early yesterday morning. The Daily Record reports Taya Shaquae McCathern went into the Cubbard Express on 16th Street
Two men have been charged after stealing and breaking into a safe. Jared Richard Messer and Randall Travis Lowman are accused of breaking into a house in June and then taking the safe to a second location.
A small earthquake was reported in northern Caldwell County on Sunday. The magnitude 2.4 earthquake was centered about 10 miles north of Lenoir.
