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A former Burke County high school player made it through another round of NFL cuts.  BJ Emmons is still with the Las Vegas Raiders after the second mandatory preseason cuts were made.  Each team now has 80

A Hickory man is facing assault charges.  Yorel Damir Scott 21, was arrested by Hickory Police.  He faces discharging a weapon into an occupied dwelling or vehicle, and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. 

60 new jobs are coming to Burke County.  Synergy Labs was awarded a $500,000 grant.  Governor Cooper’s office made the announcement.  The company, located in Hildebran, manufactures pet and veterinary products.  The money will be used to

The Morganton Department of Public Safety arrested a man on theft of dog charges.  Ricky Lee Lackey 63, also faces felony first degree burglary charges.  He was placed under a $5,000 secured bond.  Court date had been

Bond was set at $1 million in Catawba County.  Maggie Blake Wingler 32, faces felony first degree sexual exploitation of a minor and second degree sexual exploitation of a minor.  The charges are from Stanly County.  She

The name of the victim in a murder case has been released.  Pamela Alice Moses 50, of Coldwater St in Connelly Springs.  Authorities found her outside the home with gunshot wounds. Johnny Everette Setzer 49, faces the

Bond was set at $400,000 in Caldwell County.  Darlin Jeffrey Ramirez 25, of Charlotte faces statutory sex offenses and indecent liberties with a child charges.  He was placed in the Catawba County Detention Facility.  A court date

A Lenoir man is facing charges in Hickory.  Erick Keyonta Hunt 25, faces felony assault inflicting serious injury among other charges.  He was placed under a $25,000 unsecured bond.  His next court date is set for September

A man was charged in a fatal shooting in Burke County.  Johnny Everette Setzer 49, faces the murder charge and felony larceny of a firearm charge.  The shooting occurred on Coldwater St in Connelly Springs.  The victims

A 2.7 earthquake shook Burke County on Tuesday.  Residents reported hearing a boom and feeling the shake around 9:19am.  The epicenter was located 4.1 miles north of Morganton.  The website volcanodiscovery.com confirmed the quake.