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Weekend power outages

More than 200 Duke Energy customers in Gaston spent part of Saturday night without power.  A cold front moving through caused high winds that brought down numerous trees and limbs onto power lines causing the interruptions.  Power

Pedestrian Killed in Catawba County

A pedestrian was hit and killed early Friday morning in Catawba County near Sherrills Ford.  The woman was hit by the car on Slanting Bridge Road just before 7am this morning.  The driver of the car did

Arrest in Newton Shooting

Newton police have mad an arrest in connection to a shooting Thursday on K Street where a 17 year old was shot in the leg .  The suspect is a 16 year old so police have not

Hickory celebration today

The City of Hickory will hold its 150th anniversary kick off celebration today but due to the weather the event has been moved indoors.  The event will be held in the Council Chambers at City Hall.  To kick

Men save boy from drowning

New information about a rescue last week that saved a 6 year old boy in Alexander County.  The Sheriffs Office reports that Workers remodeling a home were among citizens involved in the rescue of a child who

Body may be missing man

Authorities believe remains discovered earlier this week in Rowan County are those of 66 year old Rick Travis, who has been missing for nearly a year. A deer hunter found the body near the Yadkin River in the

Fire destroys cars at body shop

A fire at a Morganton body shop destroyed a large number of cars New Years eve night.  The fire started next to Morrison’s Body Shop on East Meeting St. and quickly spread to the cars, which were

17 year old shot in Newton

A 17 year old boy was shot around 3:30 Thursday morning at a home on K street in Newton.  Police responded to the call and found the victim had been shot in the leg.  He was transported

Morganton man shot as he lay in bed

At approximately 12:01 am on 1-1-2020 at 226 Pete Brittian Rd., Morganton, a resident was shot in the ankle as the subject lay in the bed of his home. The trajectory indicated that the bullet entered the

Fatal Crash on Hwy 70 in Iredell

One person was killed in a fiery crash along Hwy 70 in Iredell county Wednesday morning.  According to reports, a SUV crossed the center line into the path of a tractor trailer truck and the two collided