Local News
Bergsvein Toverud, who graduated from Hibriten in 2015, is now a national champion singer. The News-Topic reports Toverud placed first in the Advanced Classical Division at the National Classical Singer Competition in Chicago.
Police are seeking a Maryland man accused of stealing lighting equipment worth nearly $100,000 from a company in Granite Falls. Kun Min Park went to Commercial Lighting on North Main Street in Granite Falls and picked up
Troopers say speed was a factor in a crash that killed a man yesterday afternoon. Howard Lail was ejected from the car, which rolled between four and five times in the crash. The News Herald reportsApril Arriola
Three people were arrested on drug charges at a house a short distance from Valmead Elementary School. Mario Garcia, Alysia Taylor, and Carl Coffey Jr. were arrested after a month-long investigation lead police to their home where
A missing child in Bethlehem has been found. The child went missing just before 2 p.m. near Fox Den Lane and WSOCTV reports was found around 3:15.
Flooding from the storm earlier this month caused an estimated $2.2 million worth of damage in Catawba County. The Hickory Daily Record reports as of Monday the county has received 530 reports of damage.
The Burke County Veterans Killed in Action Committee will be hosting a “Poker Run” motorcycle ride on Saturday to raise money for a monument to honor all Burke County veterans killed in action from World War I
A Taylorsville man and a Wilkesboro woman have been charged in connection with three deaths in Alexander County. Two bodies were recovered in a Saturday night fire in Taylorsville and The Hickory Daily Record reports emergency workers
A Fire destroyed a barn that housed a workshop in Oak Hill yesterday afternoon. Lee Helton left the barn about noon when a neighbor rushed in and said that the workshop was burning. Helton was able to
The third suspect in Thursday’s armed robbery of a convenience store in Morganton turned himself in Saturday. The News Herald reports Stephen Craig received a $25,000 secured bond and has a court date set for June 24.
