A Lenoir man has been sentenced to a minimum of more than six years in prison in a Caldwell County case involving a fatal shooting. 52-year-old Fredrick Alvin Patterson has been convicted in Caldwell ...

A high-speed chase overnight covered three counties. At approximately 10:30 p.m. Tuesday (September 30) Catawba County authorities and the North Carolina State Highway Patrol pursued a vehicle into ...

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has released the state’s Suicide Prevention Action Plan for 2026–2030. The five-year plan outlines a coordinated, evidence-based approach and ...

An arrest has been made in connection to the murder of a Statesville native. 20-year-old Rishon Elias Weaver was arrested last Thursday (September 26) by Greensboro Police. According to ...

The Alexander County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with Alexander County Emergency Management, has been awarded a $2,000 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation to enhance water safety equipment for ...

A Hickory man has been sentenced to a half-century in prison for what the sentencing judge described as the “horrendous torture of babies.” 64-year-old Kelly Lee Setzer was sentenced ...

To conclude the 2025 Hickory 5K Series, the Hickory Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism Department will host its annual Trick or Trot 5K on Saturday, Oct. 25. The family-friendly, Halloween-themed race ...

Two unrelated missing person cases have been cleared by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. In one case, John Edward Hyatt. was last seen leaving his house in Lincoln County in a Black 1989 Jeep ...

The Town of Long View Board of Aldermen convened an emergency meeting at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, to address escalating public health and safety concerns related to overflowing ...

25-year-old Levi Travis Jessee of Shady Lane in Newton was arrested by authorities in Catawba County. He’s charged with felony breaking & entering and larceny after breaking & entering. Following the ...

Catawba County Public Health was notified on Monday (September 29) that a stray cat in Sherrills Ford has tested positive for rabies, a virus that is fatal to animals ...

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced the introduction of three new Citizen Review Panels to evaluate child welfare services and make system improvement ...