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A couple of traffic alerts you may want to take inconsideration during your commutes this week.  In Hickory, the section of Main Ave. NW between Ninth St. NW and Fifth St. NW will be closed to traffic

According to CDC’s latest FluView report (Dec 15 – 21), national levels of flu-like illness activity continue to increase and have been elevated for seven weeks.  CDC estimates that flu has caused at least 4.6 million flu illnesses, 39,000

One person was killed and another suffered serious burns after an explosion and large fire near Casar.  Hilda Roskam was killed and her husband Scott Roskam was airlifted to the Augusta Burn Center in Georgia, but his

Two busy roads were shut down Friday afternoon in Maiden as police tried to talk a man threatening to jump from a bridge to come off the bridge.  It happened at the Startown exit over Highway 321. 

A 13 year old girl was shot and killed and two other teenagers suffered no life threatening injuries after a shooting outside Concord Mills Mall Saturday night.  Police said Avenanna Propst died at the scene.  Police were

A Morganton man was arrested after a Burke County Sheriff’s Deputy recognized him as a passenger in a car on US 70 near the Drexel intersection.  Billy Lamour Jones was wanted on an outstanding warrant.  Following a

Some tense moments in Cleveland County Thursday afternoon after a bag with explosives were found on the shoulder of the road near a church.  Cleveland County deputies shut down Pleasant Hill Church Road Thursday after discovering suspicious

A cat that was found by a volunteer at the Humane Society of Rowan County is receiving national attention for her striking resemblance to the Star Wars character “Baby Yoda.”According to the Humane Society’s Facebook page for

A Conover man is scheduled in Catawba County Superior court Friday after his arrest for indecent liberties charges.  Jessie Alexander Gross was recently arrested by probation and parole officers and charged with two counts of indecent liberties. 

 Police are warning people that thieves are always lurking and right after the Christmas gifts are opened are a favorite time for them to strike.  Criminals have learned to keep an eye on trash containers and are