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Kool Park Road in Hickory was shutdown due to a deadly crash early yesterday morning. Louis Chavez was trying to avoid another car when he lost control of his vehicle. WSOC-TV reports the car flipped and landed

READY, SET, KINDERGARTEN! Children who will turn 5 years old on or before August 31, 2019, are eligible to register for kindergarten and encouraged to attend kindergarten screening held in each of the elementary schools in the

HICKORY, N.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University has named Courtney Thompson-Ballard as director of financial aid. She assumed her role in mid-January after serving as interim director since October 2018. Thompson-Ballard has 20 years of progressive experience at LR,

Two dogs were killed and a man was injured in a house fire Tuesday Afternoon in Morganton. The fire took place on High Peak Valley and the appeared to have been accidental. The News Herald reports the

A woman was found dead in an apartment in Valdese on Tuesday morning. The woman was found after police were called in for a welfare check. The woman was in her sixty and the News Herald reports

Cold temperatures are in this week’s forecast and this typically leads to higher demand for propane and fuels. Blue Ridge Energy Propane and Fuels delivery personnel are continuing to work long hours, making deliveries to ensure all

A High-Speed chase ended with a crash in Burke County yesterday. The chase started in Longview and ended along Cape Hickory Road when Kevin Brooks ran off the road and overturned his vehicle.  Speeds were reported by WSOCTV

A Dudley Shoals home was destroyed by a fire on Sunday night. The fire was caused by a space heater being left on several feet away from a Christmas tree. The family was able to escape the

A man found dead from an apparent accidental drowning Saturday was identified as a suspect in a high-speed chase. Douglas Cox of Morganton was found after his sister reported him missing on Monday. The News Herald reports

A Former Hickory Police Officer who was convicted of unreasonable use of force in Federal Court is now facing a civil suit. Robert George threw Chelsea Doolittle to the ground from the back of a police car