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16-year-old Chloe Hastings has been reported missing by authorities and it is believed she may have run away with her boyfriend Aydon Wood.  She is a white female, 5’5″, 115-120 pounds with red hair and brown eyes.

56-year-old Jimmy Ray Green was arrested Monday by Catawba County Sheriff’s Officers. He’s charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury along with misdemeanor counts of assault on a woman

Archery is a big deal and a growing sport in the Catawba Valley! As proof, nearly 400 elementary, middle, and high school student archers from Burke, Caldwell, and Catawba counties and from as far away as Maryland

On Saturday the Hickory Police Department is investigating a fatal wreck.  A box truck was traveling south on NC 127 and moved into the middle turning lane to turn left onto 31st Avenue Court NE. As the

Joshua Phillip Ostwalt from Lenoir escaped from the Robeson CRV Center in Lumberton on Wednesday the 9th.  He was serving a two-year, six-month sentence for breaking and entering.  The North Carolina Department of Public Safety confirmed that

33-year-old Hickory man, Zong Yang was arrested by Conover Police Officers and charged with possession of a stolen vehicle.  He has also been charged with possession of stolen goods or property, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana

The North Carolina Chamber of Commerce awarded the City of Newton with a $950,000 grant for revitalization efforts at the Central Recreation Center. The grant will support renovation projects used for education, recreation, and public gatherings.

21-year-old Chauncey Ellis Miller was arrested Wednesday (November 9) by Burke County Sheriff’s Officers. He’s charged with three felony counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. Miller was Wednesday at an address on Icard Church of

Registration for the youth basketball league is open now through Friday, Nov. 18, in Lenoir. This league will be open to boys and girls, ages 4 to 13. Practice for the league will be in December, and

Over the next few weeks, City of Hickory Public Works crews will begin winterizing park restrooms and water fountains to prevent freezing pipes. This process involves shutting off the water supply and closing facilities. Once winterized, restrooms