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The Caldwell County Board of Commissioners agreed to allow Caldwell County Schools to enter into a contract with an energy performance firm. The School system is looking to rethink their energy usage and attempting to save millions

All but one of the allegations against a Burke County rescue team that was deployed to the coast have been found unsubstantiated. According to the News Herald, some team members drank beer at a restaurant believing they

An Alexander County man is in custody after a seven-hour standoff with police on Saturday. The Daily Record reports Ralph Walter Aldridge shot at officers after inviting them to approach his home. Officers attempted to continue negotiations

A captain with the Burke County Emergency Services has been suspended. Captain Jimmie Winter was suspended effective today without pay for one 24-hour shift as a result of an investigation of an anonymous complaint/allegation. The News Herald

A Hudson man received life-threatening injuries yesterday morning after he wreck into a dump truck, then hit a gas pump, which burst into flames. David Randall Bryant was driving south on 321-A when he struck the rear

A man was shot in an apparent road rage incident in Valdese yesterday afternoon. Joshua Max Barnes was shot after confronting a man driving a white sedan on Main Street. The News Herald reports Barnes was shot

A man believed to be linked to 12 break-ins over the last four months is in custody. Mark Francis Hodsden of Morganton was identified with help from the community and social media after surveillance footage caught a

A local radio host received a charge of sexual battery on Wednesday. Edgar Allen Jolly host for WSVM 1490 AM in Granite Falls was charged after he allegedly placed his hand over a victim’s waist and pulled

Schools all across Caldwell County are helping hurricane victims along the coast. Sawmills Elementary school raised over $1,000 that will go to five families to help their rebuilding efforts. Gamewell Elementary raised $500 to purchase box fans

A Morganton man is in custody after stabbing a man multiple time Saturday night. Sammy Lee Keller was charged with assault with a deadly weapon after police  were informed of a man who had been stabbed in