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Two people face several drug charges after being found unconscious in a Hickory hotel room on Tuesday. Hotel staff at the Red Roof Inn on Lenoir-Rhyne Blvd reported the incident to police. After receiving medical attention, Kassandra
The bitter cold air we warned about yesterday arrived overnight. Temperatures across the Catawba Valley area bottomed out in the mid- and upper-teens overnight. Bundle up if you’re headed out this morning as highs today are only
Lenoir police are investigating the death of a 15 year-old girl this past weekend and the overdose of another person that survived. Authorities have not determined how the girl died but have said that discovered the drug
Here’s an update on a story we reported yesterday: Two juvenile escapees from Concord are back in custody after being caught near Hickory Tuesday afternoon. The pair escaped from Stonewall Jackson Youth Development Center Sunday afternoon. Police
NC Works will be holding a job fair this afternoon in Conover. Veterans will be able to get in at 3:30 this afternoon and non-veterans will be able to get in after 4 pm. The event runs
The Catawba Valley area will get its first real taste of winter later today. Temperatures are expected to drop throughout the day and to be in the 30s by late this afternoon. There is also a chance
Authorities say two juveniles who escaped from a youth detention center in Concord on Sunday may be in the Catawba Valley area. The two escaped from the Stonewall Jackson Youth Development Center on Sunday afternoon. Pictures of
According to WBTV, a UPS driver has been charged in connection with a deadly crash that happened Halloween night in Burke County. Code Bess was charged with misdemeanor death by a motor vehicle and failure to reduce
Catawba County Public Health encourages individuals to visit their medical provider for a flu shot before flu season arrives. For people who do not have a medical provider or who wish to obtain a shot at Catawba
NC Governor Roy Cooper signed a special proclamation this morning for the Veterans Day holiday. The Proclamation was signed at the Executive mansion in Raleigh. In 2017, NC ranked 7th among the states in total Veteran population
