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Residents of North Carolina are being warned about an increase in EBT card skimming and cloning scams. The North Carolina Department of Justice has reported that criminals are attaching skimming devices to card readers in order to
On January 11, 2023, the Burke County Sheriff’s Office with the assistance of the NC State Bureau of Investigations, conducted another search in a remote wooded area near Kayla’s Ridge Road in Connelly Springs. Investigators discovered a
Catawba County Schools board has requested an additional $2 million in funding from the county commissioners for the upcoming 2023-24 school year. Of the requested funds, $626,000 would be allocated to creating 10 more teaching positions to
On Tuesday evening (January 24th), a home in Alexander County was destroyed by fire. Units from Sugar Loaf, Taylorsville were dispatched to a residence on Jolly Cemetery Road north of Taylorsville at approximately 11:30 p.m. When firefighters
On Tuesday (January 24), Lincoln County Sheriff’s Officers were dispatched to an unoccupied residence in the 900 block of McRee Road in Lincolnton in reference to a break-in in progress. At the scene, officers encountered 41-year-old Jamie
Phillip Thomas Head, a 34-year-old resident of Warsaw, Virginia, was arrested by Lenoir Police Officers on Wednesday, January 25th. He has been charged with two felony counts of indecent liberties with a child and one felony count
Mooresville Police Officers responded to a call regarding an attempted armed robbery at a Super Sport Drive business. The victim reported that when he arrived for work and got out of his car, a white two-door vehicle
At around 5:20 pm on Saturday (January 21st), the Hickory Police Department responded to reports of a body in the Walmart parking lot on Highway 70 S.E. in Hickory. After investigation, they identified the man as a
On January 18, Hickory Police Chief Thurman Whisnant was awarded the 2022 Outstanding Service Award from the North Carolina Association of Chiefs of Police at their annual conference banquet in Cherokee, NC. Each year the association, composed
More than 100 guests joined Caldwell County Commissioners to open the new Caldwell County Animal Care Enforcement Facility on Saturday. Local leaders and guests were excited to tour the new 12,000-foot facility, and see the 46 dog
