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The Morganton Department of Public Safety responded to a wreck at N Green St and Sanford Drive.  The accident occurred around 2:30 pm Tuesday.  The Burke County Rescue Squad and Burke County EMS also responded.  Minor injuries

A bus burned at a daycare Monday.  The bus caught fire at TenderCare Child Development Center in Mountain View.  There were no injuries reported.  According to the Catawba County Deputy Fire Marshal, the bus caught fire while

Bond was set at $152,500 for a Lenoir man.  34 year old Jonathon Deontate Parrish was arrested by Lenoir Police.  He faces felony trafficking opium among other drug charges.  He was placed in the Caldwell County Detention

Over 5 pounds of methamphetamine were located in a Morganton man’s residence.  51 year old Gregory Travis Gowan faces felony trafficking methamphetamine among other drug charges.  He was arrested on March 18th.  Undercover officers had been investigating

Bond was set at over $300,000 for a Lenoir resident.  44 year old Stephanie Lee Sipes was arrested by Lenoir Police and faces felony possession of methamphetamine among multiple other drug charges.  28 year old Taylor Jo

Preliminary results are now in on a body located in Alexander County last week.  An autopsy was preferred and initially it was thought the decomposition level would prohibit an identification.  Authorities now believe the remains are that

Federal charges were brought against a Catawba county man.  35 year old Spencir Denard Rickerson is facing Covid 19 Relief Fraud.  He obtain a PPP Loan with a fraudulent application of a non existent company.  He received

Here is the latest on the body found in Alexander County earlier this week.  The Hiddenite Volunteer Fire Department members found human remains off Sulpher Springs Road.  After an autopsy an identification has not been made due