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CommScope has announced a major expansion at its Catawba County facilities. The Hickory-based company has more than 1,600 Catawba County employees and plans to invest $60.3 million over the next four years, including the creation of 250
The North Carolina Division of Air Quality is forecasting poor air conditions for parts of the Catawba Valley Wednesday, with yellow and orange alerts throughout the area. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality warns that older
A traffic stop last week led to a drug bust by the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office Special Enforcement Group. Officers stopped a vehicle on NC 16 Friday near the Catawba-Lincoln County line and seized 96 grams of
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol has made an arrest in a recent hit-and-run collision involving two cyclists on Airport Rhodhiss Road in Burke County. Victoria Analee Kimmer, 29, of Connelly Springs, was arrested Sunday and charged
The Granite Falls Town Council has awarded contracts for a splash pad project at the Shuford Recreation Center. According to Parks and Recreation Director Chad Raby, construction will start in the next month and should be completed
A missing Valdese woman was found dead near her home. According to the Morganton News-Herald, 89-year-old Callie Carwell was reported missing by her family Friday. During the search, a Burke County Emergency Management official found her in
There was a fatal accident Saturday evening in Lincoln County on Unity Church Road near Pine Lake Road. According to the North Carolina Highway Patrol, 27-year-old Demarco Jauan Carthcart of Charlotte was traveling west on Unity Church
According to a report on WSOC-TV, a cyclist was airlifted to the hospital after being hit by a car early Saturday morning on Airport Rhodhiss Road in Burke County. The two cyclists were struck from behind. Investigators
A Conover woman is facing federal charges for stealing more than $300,000 from two elderly relatives, according to the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. A federal grand jury in Charlotte returned a criminal
Alexander County will receive more than $5.9 million in funding over 18 years from the North Carolina Opioid Settlement from 2021. The national settlement totaled $26 billion, with $750 million awarded to North Carolina from litigation against
