Local News
A Hickory man was killed in a motor vehicle accident with a Catawba County Sheriff’s Office patrol car. The accident happened when Hernan Cortez was traveling west on 12th Ave Drive NE and Deputy Stobbe was traveling
A Hildebran town manager’s contract was terminated at a special meeting of the town council Monday night. The Daily Record the council appointed Rick Rankins as interim town manager, replacing Tom Crum.
Three people were arrested after a car chased ended when the vehicle crashed into a house in Lenoir. Jonathan Kersey tried to get away as officers tried to pull him over for driving at a high speed.
Hickory Police are searching for a man accused of stabbing a woman at the McDonald’s on Fairgrove Church Road Monday night. The woman was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The Daily Record reports there
The two men found dead in a house on Mt. Wesley Church Road in the Stoney Point Community have been identified. Chad Kennedy and Mark Fuery were found in two different rooms in the house with numerous
A Hickory man is the second person to be charged in the beating of a Caldwell County Man last month. Jorge Garcia is accused of helping Richard Barton assault Steven Lawrence who was beaten and duct taped
A Burke County high school band student has been invited to speak during a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of Allied forces invaded northern France during World War II. The News Herald reports Luke Duckworth a senior
Two men were found shot to death in Alexander County Saturday. The News Herald reports the bodies were discovered by a third individual who entered a Hiddenite home to retrieve some belongings.
A missing hiker from was found yesterday afternoon on the China Creek Trail. Blowing Rock Emergency Services were alerted when Frank Sanady did not return home from what was expected to be a day hike on Saturday.
Granite Falls Middle School was temporarily locked down on Friday. Police received a tip from the school resource officer at William Lenoir Middle School around 2 pm that a student had a gun. The News Topic reports
