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 A Gastonia woman is facing several charges after a 3 year old child was found nude, riding a bike around 12:30am Thursday morning.  Police said the child told them he didn’t know where he lived.  A short

A Historic Catawba County bridge is scheduled to reopen this weekend after it was damaged by heavy rains and flooding.  The Bunker Hill covered bridge in Claremont has been closed to the public for a year while

The Historic Morganton Festival, Inc. won two major awards at the North Carolina Association of Festivals and Events ShowFest Conference in Charlotte January 26 and 27. The North Carolina Association of Festivals and Events is comprised of

The Caldwell County School System is one of 15 school districts statewide that was recently awarded grant monies under the Coding and Mobile App Development Grant Program launched in 2017 with funding from the North Carolina General

A second person has died from injuries suffered in a car accident Tuesday morning on Thornburg Dr., SE in Newton.   two of the surviving occupants of the crash are still listed in critical condition at Atrium Health

**UPDATE 1-29-2020** Hickory – The Hickory Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance to identify a second suspect connected to the murder of Andres Osvaldo Moscotte on Thursday, January 23, 2020. Anyone with information or who might

A Lincoln County man is facing additional charges in connection to a incident in April of last year. 53 year old Donnie Harris Lane was originally charged with statutory rape and indecent liberties with a minor. On Wednesday,  Lane

Drivers in Granite Falls are being asked to exercise caution and patience as The NC Department of  Transportation continues to make improvements around the Duke Street and US 321 A area.  That intersection is now closed and motorists

MCNC, the non-profit operator of the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN), today announced a collaboration with Facebook to make high-speed broadband available to nearly 30 Community Anchor Institutions (CAIs) in the western North Carolina counties

Newton Police are investigating an accident Tuesday morning that killed one person and injured 3 others.  The crash happened in the 500 block of Thornburg Dr. SE, Conover. When officers arrived they discovered a  vehicle on its