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The Hickory Police Department has released a new app that allows residents to receive alerts and send tips to law enforcement. The App is available for download on both Android and Apple devices.

A Burke County man reported that two people kidnapped him, drove him to a remote area near Mortimer, stripped him naked, then shot him in both legs. The News-Topic reports Sanford Clark was found at the side

A Hickory man was arrested and charged after gunshots were fired on 20th Street NE Tuesday night. Hickory police responded to 950 20th Street NE after receiving a call about shots fired. No injuries were reported. During

A Drexel home was destroyed in a fire Wednesday evening. A woman was home when the fire started, but The News Herald reports she was outside at the time. U.S. Highway 70 between Burke Memorial Park and

The Catawba County Sheriff’s Office seized more than 60 grams of cocaine on Friday night. Sheriff’s deputies found a car parked illegally in the road on Edna Street around 7 p.m. The News-Topic reports no arrests have

Only a third of the 150 prospective jurors summoned for a high-profile murder trial showed up yesterday leaving Judge Lisa Bell to consider sending deputies out to round up more prospective jurors. The News-Topic reports if the

Elite Comfort Solutions in Conover is under inspection by the North Carolina Department of Labor after The Hickory Daily Record reports an accident sent one employee to the hospital with severe injuries last week.

By early 2020, Lenoir’s newest venue for concerts and live theater may also be its oldest. Plans to restore the W.E Shaw building now included the restoration of the former Henkel Opera House on the upper floor

A laser tag event is being held in the Bandys High School gym on Saturday to help raise money for Adam Hoffman, a senior at Bandys High who was diagnosed with leukemia in April. The event will

A woman pleaded guilty Monday to a single charge in a multi-agency drug investigation The News-Topic reports Rachel Grizzle of Lenoir came under investigation in 2018 after the Lenoir Police Department began receiving complaints about possible drug