Activity Bus Collision

Conover- On Wednesday March 20, at approximately 3:20 p.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a collision in Catawba County on I-40 East near mile marker 129.  Two passenger vehicles traveling eastbound struck each

Fatal Collision Take Life of Hiddenite Man

Conover- On March 20, at approximately 3:20 p.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a collision in Catawba County on I-40 East near mile marker 129.  Two passenger vehicles traveling eastbound struck each other. 

Hickory Woman pleads No Contest to Embezzlement

A Hickory woman has pleaded no contest to embezzling $600,000 from a church where she was employed. Lisa Ann McCool entered the plea Monday in Catawba County Superior Court. McCool had worked for the last 25 years

Larceny Suspect Leads Officers on Foot Chase

MDPS officers responded to Food Lion on Burkemont Avenue to a larceny. The reporting party advised the subject went behind the store toward a homeless camp. Officers began to check the area when they observed the suspect.