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A Hickory woman hopped in a parked vehicle and drove off in it, with someone else in it. The Daily Record reports a husband and wife stopped at the Quality Inn on Sullivan road on Sunday. While

A publishing company that distributes its products across the country is building a base in Lenoir. ICON Publishing purchased a building that will be used as a base for the eastern United States and the Midwest. The

Lenoir is clearing the way for a new parking lot for the planned extension of the Lenoir Greenway along Morganton Boulevard. The city started down an old car wash this week. The News Topic reports Google will

A stolen vehicle was part of a high-speed chase that stretched from Catawba to Burke county yesterday. A white Ford pickup truck stolen from Lee Industries collided with another pickup truck near Blackburn Elementary. The News Herald

A man has been charged after police say he shot into an occupied home Saturday afternoon. The News Herald reports Richard Hidalgo of Morganton was trying to shoot at his ex girlfriend’s car. The bullet shattered the

Hickory Police Responded to a robbery at The Blue Crab Skill Fish Games Thursday night. A suspect entered the business around midnight approached an employee and took an undisclosed amount of money before exiting the building. WSOCTV

The investigation is still ongoing into the cause of the patient’s death at Broughton Hospital last week. Jodi Pychon was found in hanging in her room early Tuesday morning. A death report was done internally but Pychon’s

A Caldwell County neighborhood is looking to the state to help fix their road. The neighborhood began petitioning for the state to take over maintenance on the road realizing they could not afford to pay the $200,000

Employment in Caldwell County once again hit a post-recession high in October. Caldwell County saw the number of residents with jobs rise to almost 36,000, even though the unemployment rate rose by 0.4 percent. The News Topic

A lawsuit against the owner of the former Shuford Mills building has been settled out of court. The lawsuit was filed by Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company for more than $2.5 million accusing J. Michael Granger of negligence.