Meghan Trainor and husband Daryl Sabara welcome third baby together via surrogate
Singer Meghan Trainor, 32, and her husband, actor Daryl Sabara, 33, announced they welcomed their third child via surrogate on Jan. 18. Trainor shared an Instagram post about her new daughter’s arrival, writing: “Our baby girl Mikey
Caldwell County shooting leaves one dead
On Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at approximately 9:30 am, officers with the Lenoir Police Department responded to a report of a shooting at a residence in the 1100 block of SW Tara Place. Upon arrival, officers located
The Burke County Opioid Response Team issues statement on increased overdose incidents
Burke County, NC — The Burke County Opioid Response Team has been alerted to an increase in serious overdose incidents within the county, believed to be associated with a potentially contaminated drug supply. Burke County officials want
‘Blindsided’: Furniture workers sue over lack of layoff notice
By Dave Faherty for WSOC TV CONOVER, N.C. — Workers at a Conover furniture plant who were laid off over the holidays filed a class-action lawsuit because they said they were blindsided. he lawsuit claims hundreds of
Hickory man to serve a total of 32 years following carjacking conviction
A Hickory man was sentenced today in federal court after pleading guilty to carjacking and aiding and abetting, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. U.S. District Judge Matthew E. Orso ordered