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A Burke County high school band student has been invited to speak during a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of Allied forces invaded northern France during World War II. The News Herald reports Luke Duckworth a senior

Two men were found shot to death in Alexander County Saturday. The News Herald reports the bodies were discovered by a third individual who entered a Hiddenite home to retrieve some belongings.

A missing hiker from was found yesterday afternoon on the China Creek Trail. Blowing Rock Emergency Services were alerted when Frank Sanady did not return home from what was expected to be a day hike on Saturday.

Granite Falls Middle School was temporarily locked down on Friday. Police received a tip from the school resource officer at William Lenoir Middle School around 2 pm that a student had a gun. The News Topic reports

Police are investigating whether an apartment fire in Lenoir was set intentionally. Two resident were in the apartment on Thursday morning when they woke to a wall on fire. Police think someone set the fire intentionally, but

More than 100 boxes of Girl Scout cookies were stolen in Hickory. The Daily Record reports that the cookies were worth $500 and were stolen from a woman’s car earlier this week.

Wells Fargo customers may find themselves victims of a possible scam. Customers nationwide lost access to their accounts Thursday. The News Herald reports one of their reports received a message from an unknown number leading to prompts

CCC&TI announced the name of their first softball coach in a press release yesterday. Scott Triplett, a Hudson native will be joining the Cobra Athletic Department with his 15 years of coaching experience.

A woman died during an interaction with Catawba County Sheriff’s Deputies on Kool Park Road. Tuesday night The Daily Record reports deputies and EMS responded to a call of a woman displaying concerning behavior and rolling around

A driver was charged when her vehicle rear-ended an Alexander County school bus. The bus was stopped in a southbound lane of Second Street NE between Second Avenue and Third Avenue when the car hit it. No