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The Burke County Sheriff’s Office made an arrest in a vehicle theft investigation last week. After receiving reports of a vehicle stolen on Antioch Road in Morganton Thursday, investigators located the vehicle on U.S. 70 in Hildebran
Lenoir Police Department and the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office arrested and charged 27-year-old Keaisha Winkler of Lenoir on Friday with trafficking in opiates and felony maintaining a vehicle for the sale of a controlled substance. The arrest
There was a fatal collision on Startown Road at Catawba Valley Boulevard in Hickory Thursday morning. According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, a motorcycle was traveling east on Catawba Valley Boulevard, entered the intersection on
Approximately 40 employers and partners will participate in the Alexander County Career and Resource Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 12 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the East Taylorsville Baptist Church gymnasium at 644 1st Ave Drive
The 41st Annual Morganton Festival is today and Saturday in downtown Morganton with free music and entertainment, plus rides, games, food and vendors for all ages. The festival is an animal-free event and will go on rain
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol has reported a fatal collision in Catawba County on Zion Church Road near Butner Drive early Wednesday morning. A motorcycle was traveling north on Zion Church Road and drove off the
A multi-county chase turned into a manhunt in Burke County late Tuesday night and into the early hours of Wednesday morning. A man accused of shooting a postal worker and stealing her vehicle in Madison County led
Earlier this week, the North Carolina State Laboratory notified Caldwell County Animal Care Enforcement that a bat submitted for testing was infected with the rabies virus. The bat was found on Steeltown Road in Lenoir when it
A local manhunt ended around 3 a.m. Tuesday morning on Melrose Street in Lenoir as Teddie Lee Robbins was taken into custody. He was charged with one count of second-degree kidnapping, one count of attempted first-degree murder
With the 41st annual Historic Morganton Festival starting at 12 p.m. Friday, the city is preparing to welcome thousands of people. To ensure the safety of those in attendance, there will be several street closures. Parking will not
