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Officers with the Morganton Department of Public Safety responded to a collision in the area of Sanford Drive on March 21st. Officers were advised that one of the vehicles involved in the incident had collided with the

Conover- On Wednesday March 20, at approximately 3:20 p.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a collision in Catawba County on I-40 East near mile marker 129.  Two passenger vehicles traveling eastbound struck each

Conover- On March 20, at approximately 3:20 p.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a collision in Catawba County on I-40 East near mile marker 129.  Two passenger vehicles traveling eastbound struck each other. 

A Hickory woman has pleaded no contest to embezzling $600,000 from a church where she was employed. Lisa Ann McCool entered the plea Monday in Catawba County Superior Court. McCool had worked for the last 25 years

Hickory – Today at approximately 9:21 a.m., Hickory Fire Department responded to a report of a vehicle that had struck a business at 126 N. Center Street, Medical Center Pharmacy. On arrival, firefighters found a passenger vehicle had

MDPS officers responded to Food Lion on Burkemont Avenue to a larceny. The reporting party advised the subject went behind the store toward a homeless camp. Officers began to check the area when they observed the suspect.

For the first time in 20 years, the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office has new patrol car design. Now cars entering the fleet will be black with yellow lettering. The change comes with no extra cost to taxpayers.

On Sunday, March 18, 2024, Morganton Department of Public Safety officers received a 911 call in regards to a Breaking and Entering in progress.  The caller reported her ex-boyfriend was attempting to gain entry to her home

A man was killed after being struck by two SUVs Thursday night at around 8:13 p.m. near Wilkesboro Boulevard and Hibriten Drive in Lenoir according to reports to Deshon Chester, 35 of Lenoir, was attempting to cross