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According to the Hickory Daily Record, 7-month-old Emma Grace Kennedy was rescued Tuesday after an anonymous tip was received by police in Randolph County North Carolina. An Amber alert was issued on Monday after the infant’s father

A wreck occurred on Mt. Olive Church Road in Morganton on Monday when Robert Eric Clarke II’s chihuahua jumped from the passenger seat to the driver’s seat putting his head in the steering wheel according to the

According to the Hickory Daily Record James Marion Benfield and Elizabeth Dixon of Alexander County took money from at least three Alexander County veterans groups for personal use. An investigation began on May 29 when the Disabled

The Southbound Lanes of US 321 were closed in Granite falls for four hours yesterday due to an overturned tractor trailer. The Lenoir News Topic Reports, the truck, driven by Joseph Marshall Collins was carrying scrap metal

Sandra Powell Searson of Valdese was charged with driving while impaired, driving left of the center and reckless driving on Friday evening according to the Morganton News Herald.  Searson was charged after a head on collision on

According to WBTV  a 16 year old drove himself to the hospital in Shelby on Sunday afternoon with a gunshot wound. Shelby Police Department told WBTV the shooting happened at Logan Street and Highland Avenue during an

The South Caldwell Softball team finished runners up in their first appearance in the state tournament The Hickory Daily Record Reports. The Spartans fell 6 to 3 to Jack Britt in the third game of the championship

According to the Hickory Daily Record Dominique Jesse Wright of Hickory stole lottery tickets valued at $296 from the Speedway Gas Station on Highway 70.  Wright has been charged with one count of felony larceny. North Carolina

The Morganton News Herald Reports Justin Kyle Choate of Dallas was killed after his motorcycle crashed into the guardrail near the Enola Road exit in Morganton Thursday afternoon. Choate was reported by witnesses to be driving in

A Tractor trailer overturned spilling cinder blocks along Highway 181 Thursday morning according to The Morganton News Herald. Marcaus Liles tried to make a curve after his brakes failed but the weight of the cinder blocks flipped