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Two suspects have been charged in a fatal shooting.  22 year old Zachary Nathaniel Kersey was arrested by Caldwell County officers.  He faces accessory after the fact to murder.  22 year old Isaac Mckinley Dixon is facing

A Burke County man is facing fentanyl charges.  38 year old Matthew August Caiaccia was arrested by Hickory Police.  He was also charged with felony possession of methamphetamine among other charges.  Caiaccia was placed in the Catawba

Up to 150 jobs could be coming to Morganton.  Vanguard Furniture of Conover has purchased an old Drexel Heritage building.  The 163,000 square foot factory will be restored and will make case goods and upholstery.  An official

Bond was set at $200,000 for a Hickory woman.  41 year old Elizabeth Ann Kathleen Byrd faces felony probation violation and had been convicted on drug offenses in 2020.  Byrd was placed in jail with a court

The Burke County Public Schools announced North Liberty will close until Tuesday January 18th due to Covid 19 cases and quarantines.  The school has 64 students and 36 staff.  The board voted last night for masks to

A Hickory man is facing ID theft among other charges.  39 year old Joshua Aaron Gibbs was arrested by Hickory Police, he also faces felony possession of heroin, possession of a counterfeit instrument and resisting an officer

The District Attorney’s Office confirmed no charges will be filed in a death at the jail in Burke County.  61 year old John Howard Lambert was pronounced dead after a routine check of his cell on December

Caldwell County officers arrested a Morganton man on drug charges.  30 year old Jonathan Robert Triplett faces felony possession with intent to manufacture sell and deliver schedule 2 controlled substance.  He also faces resisting an officer charge. 

The Burke County Public Schools announced that Hallyburton Academy in Drexel will be closed this week through Wednesday.  Covid cases, isolations and quarantines especially among the staff was the cause.  The principal Jonathan Clontz, said he hoped

A Hickory woman was sentenced to 2 years in prison.  39 year old Jessica Anne Miller had stolen more than $68,000 from a workforce development program from 2016 to 2019.  Over 40 individuals were defrauded in the