Motorcycle collision take the life of Lenoir man and leaves passenger critically injured
Morganton– On Saturday, June 21, at approximately 11:05 a.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal collision in Burke County on NC 181 near Streamside Drive. A 2002 Kawasaki motorcycle traveling north on
Development center staff members arrested for assault
On June 18, 2025, the Burke County Sheriff’s Office was contacted in reference to an incident that occurred during a supervised outing by the staff of the J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center. The group had traveled to
Unemployment claims in North Carolina declined last week
Initial filings for unemployment benefits in North Carolina dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 3,263 in the week ending