Local News
A suspected heroin dealer was arrested in Lenoir on Tuesday. Dorian Michael Morgan of Morganton was taken into custody after investigators found heroin and thousands of dollars in his motel room. The News Topic reports agents from
A Gamewell Man riding a stolen motorcycle led deputies on a high-speed chase Monday afternoon. Deputies pulled behind Cody Dale Adkins because the motorcycle did not have a license plate. According to The News Topic, Adkins then
Two Caldwell County Businesses plan to expand and create a total of 35 news jobs. The Caldwell County Board of Commissioner approved job creation incentives for Automated Solutions LLC and BRUEX Inc. According to the News Topic,
The sheriff’s deputy wounded in a shooting last week was released from the hospital yesterday. The News Topic reports Jordan Sherrill was escorted by a long train of marked and unmarked vehicles. According to Captain Aaron Barlowe,
According to the News Topic a Gamewell man was arrested after neighbors called 911 Saturday morning. Joshua Ray Bishop is accused of going door to door armed with a rifle and then shooting a neighbor’s dog. Bishop
A truck went airborne on I-40 Sunday afternoon. The truck was part of a three vehicle wreck near mile marker 109. The truck was hit by another vehicle causing it to spin out and land on top
Freedom High School’s men’s soccer coach received multiple charges Thursday Night including assault on a female according to the News Hearld. Juan Mateo Pedro allegedly grabbed a woman’s cell phone from her hand, dragged her by the
According to the Morganton News Herald Seven units at the I-40 Flea Market in Valdese were damaged in a fire Saturday Afternoon. Firefighters were able to extinguish the flames after about 15 minutes according to Burke County
A Granite Falls man died from his injuries after veering off the road causing his car to overturn multiple times Friday afternoon. The News Topic reports Gary Wayne Hicks was taken to the hospital where he passed
A second person has been charged in the shooting of a Caldwell County Deputy last week. According to the News Topic James Edgar Roberts of Lenoir is accused of providing a get-away vehicle to Kerry Edwin Townsend.
