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UNC Healthcare Blue Ridge is expanding in Morganton.  A groundbreaking was held on Tuesday for a new six-story 220,500 square foot building.  The cost is $118 million.  The new facility will house the expanded emergency department with

A Morganton man is charged with identity theft.  39 year old Rolando Mario Juarez Vasquez was arrested by Hickory Police.  He also faces possession or manufacture a fraudulent ID.  He was placed in the Catawba County Detention

3 people are dead in a Burke County shooting.  The Burke County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a triple murder.  Officers from Avery County assisted in responding to an address on Rhododendron Run in Newland after a 911

Bond was set at $137,500 for a Hickory woman.  34 year old Whitney Takeyla Harris was arrested by Hickory Police.  She faces habitual larceny among multiple other charges.  She was placed in the Catawba County Detention Facility

A ribbon cutting was held yesterday at the Hickory Airport.  Officials from Hickory and Burke County celebrated the opening of a new 12,000 square foot hanger.  The cost of the project was $1.5 million.  The airport is

The Apple Data Center in Catawba County is expanding.  A new 240,000 square foot facility will be built at the Startown Rd location.  A building permit including site development and mechanical and electrical equipment listed the construction

Felony financial card theft, that is the charge against a Lenoir man.  48 year old John Wesley Samuel Price was arrested by Granite Falls Police.  He was given a custody release.  His court date is set for

The Morganton Department of Public Safety is investigating a case in which shots were fired and damaged done at a hotel.  The incident occurred last week on Wednesday at 11am.  The front door and an adjoining room