Options, a nonprofit dedicated to helping survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, held its annual fundraiser the Art of Chocolate on Saturday at the Morganton Community House. Guests at this year’s event were encouraged to don their best Derby Day attire: hats, bold patterns, brig…
A man who had been wanted for absconding from federal probation for about two months was taken into custody in Burke County late last month.
The city of Charlotte is asking for millions more gallons of water per day from the Catawba River Basin and a meeting is set for Wednesday in Hickory to hear concerns from area residents.The meeting, which is being held by Charlotte Water, will start at 5:30 p.m. at the Ridgeview Branch Libr…
Ryan Wheeler is in stable condition as of Monday morning, the Long View Police Department said.
The Burke County Local Interagency Coordinating Council, Smart Start and Sesame Street in Communities held Kinderpalooza and Childfest 2024 on Saturday at Drexel Elementary School. The event offered free bookbags for the first 100 rising kindergartners, activities targeted for ages birth thr…
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Aging is partnering with the N.C. area agencies on aging and local service providers to distribute fans to eligible recipients through Operation Fan Heat Relief from now through Oct. 31.
Kyle Larson came roaring around the outside of Chris Buescher on the final lap at Kansas Speedway, banging doors with him all the way to the finish line in the closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history.
Investigation suggests excessive speed was a factor in the one-vehicle wreck.
The playground, named in memory of Elder, a beloved figure in the Long View community, features state-of-the-art equipment and amenities for children of all ages.
In Florida and across the nation, young voters could prove pivotal in the 2024 election, from the presidency to ballot amendments and down ballot races that will determine who controls Congress.
The U.S. Forest Service’s Grandfather Ranger District, along with its community partners in town of Old Fort today opened the 3-mile Lower Heartbreak Ridge Trail for mountain biking and hiking.
Mystik Dan won the 150th Kentucky Derby in a three-horse photo finish, edging out Sierra Leone by a nose with Forever Young third in the tightest finish since 1996 on Saturday.
The first of two days of boys tennis action at the NCHSAA 2A West Regional was completed on Friday at Gardner-Webb University before rain arrived, washing out the second scheduled day of competition from Saturday to Monday.
Lake James, along with 10 other state parks, will host beginners’ kayaking safety programs on Saturday, May 18.
Last Saturday, the weather in North Carolina was just about perfect – a warm 75 degrees, no humidity, sunshine without a hint of rain, powder blue sky and soft billowy clouds (and this, in turn, reminded me of the column I wrote on National Look Up at the Sky Day because I believe this kind …
Recently, the Japanese Prime Minister visited North Carolina to celebrate a major new investment in our state by a Japanese biotechnology company that will spend over a billion dollars and create several hundred permanent jobs.
Clearly, we are not speaking of a person, but of a World War II vintage aircraft, a B-29 Superfortress. At the time it was built, the aircraft was “state-of- the-art.”
A McDowell County girl and her parents are extremely grateful for the assistance they received earlier this month from a state trooper, a 911 telecommunicator and EMS paramedics when this girl was facing a serious medical emergency.
An active jet stream pattern in the western half of the country means that the first half of May will favor more tornadoes in the Great Plains.
An inmate at the McDowell County jail has been charged with malicious conduct.
Hear what the man law enforcement were in a standoff with Friday morning off Amherst Road in Morganton had to say about the situation here.
An hours-long standoff ended Friday afternoon when a man turned himself into deputies after they surrounded a trailer where he was hiding.
A group of county commissioners and leaders throughout the state gathered in Lenoir this week to hear how faith-based programs are fighting the opioid epidemic and how some counties are employing people who have fought the battle and are winning.
A major drug trafficker responsible for distributing large quantities of methamphetamine in and around Burke County was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday.
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Police have shut down a local road as they search for a suspect was ran from a chase on Thursday night.
Following a trial that lasted a week and a half, a McDowell County jury found Emilio Villarreal, 26, guilty of second degree murder for the shooting death of Ethen Troutman, who was 20.
When Roe Piercy's cat got stuck 50 feet up in a neighbor's tree, friends and neighbors came together to get him down.
The NCSSM-Morganton boys tennis team earned a victory in the second round of the NCHSAA 1A dual-team state playoffs at home in Morganton on Wednesday.
All North Carolina parents — no matter how much they make — moved a step closer to being able to get vouchers to help cover tuition for private schools.
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The NCHSAA board unanimously approved a proposal to implement a "Big 32" model when it goes to eight classifications in the 2025-26 school year.
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"The hearts of the App State community are with Jack’s loved ones during this very difficult time. We are respecting his family’s wishes and requests," a statement said.
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