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A kidnapping charge was filed in Hickory. 29 year old Jonathan Andrew Johnson was arrested by Catawba County Sheriff’s Officers. He faces felony second degree kidnapping and communicating threats among other charges. He was placed in the
A Morganton man has died after a shootout with police. The incident occurred in Caldwell County Sunday on Hwy 321 near Sawmills. 35 year old Jerome Lavon Connelly was pronounced dead at Frye Regional Medical Center. He
The Hickory Police are investigating a shooting death. 35 year old Shonniel Blackburn was found with a gunshot wound outside Blue Ridge Heights Apartments on 1st St SW. Catawba County EMS attempted to revive him, but he
A fugitive from South Carolina was arrested in Hickory. 39 year old John Stearling Duquette was arrested by Hickory Police on a felony warrant of fugitive awaiting extradition to another state. A charge listed in Greenville County
According to a preliminary report from a forensic engeneering firm, faulty design caused the arches in Hickory to fall. The wooden structure over the Rudy Wright bridge collapsed on February 18th. The firm, FORCON International finished their
A former Burke County Commissioner has died. Jim Cates was 84. He was also an educator and businessman and had run for a few state offices. He was known by many for his signature bow tie. He
Bond was set at $50,000 for a Lenoir man. 29 year old Michael Andrew Williams was arrested by Lenoir Police. He faces felony larceny of a motor vehicle. He was placed in the Caldwell County Detention Center.
$4,500 worth of items were stolen from ULTA. The masked suspect took perfumes and was out of the Hickory store in less than a minute. The store is located on Catawba Valley Blvd SE. Hickory Police are
Firearms charges were brought against a Hickory man. 22 year old Yorel Damir Scott was arrested by Hickory Police Department of Probation and Parole. He faces felony possession of a firearm by a felon among other charges.
A forgery charge was filed against a Granite Falls man. 40 year old Sterling Dion Dula was arrested by Caldwell County officers. He faces felony uttering a forged instrument. He was placed in the Catawba County Detention
