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Feds sentence Valdese, Newton men for drug trafficking
CHARLOTTE — A Valdese man and Hickory business owner will spend years in prison after he was sentenced in federal court Tuesday for drug trafficking.
Man wanted in Cleveland County arrested in Morganton
A man wanted on multiple felonies counts in Cleveland County was arrested in Morganton on Sunday.
Burke man sentenced to federal prison on drug trafficking
A Connelly Springs man will spend 10 years in prison after being convicted in federal court on Wednesday.
School resource officer hit by vehicle at Table Rock Middle; driver sought
Law enforcement is investigating the case of a school resource officer who was struck by a vehicle at a school last week.
Former YMCA school daycare worker charged
A Morganton woman has been arrested and charged after police say a YMCA school day care worker showed children inappropriate photos.
Sheriff: Man in stolen car bails onto school property with gun
DREXEL — A man who was a passenger in a stolen car bailed out of the car when a deputy tried to stop it and ran onto school property with a gun, authorities said Tuesday morning.
Police: Home improvement business owner arrested
A Morganton man who advertises himself for home improvement work was arrested Friday, Aug. 5, after police say he scammed a World War II vet.
Morganton man charged with meth, fentanyl trafficking
RHODHISS — A Morganton man was arrested in Rhodhiss and charged with drug trafficking on Thursday.
Morganton woman charged with heroin trafficking
LENOIR — A Morganton woman was arrested Wednesday on a charge of heroin trafficking in Caldwell County.
Cops: Man admits to doughnut shop break-in
A Morganton man may have realized there were a few holes in his plan to steal from a local doughnut shop when he ended up in handcuffs Tuesday.
3 arrested on meth trafficking charges in Burke, Caldwell counties
CALDWELL COUNTY — Three men were arrested Wednesday after police say they trafficked methamphetamine in Caldwell and Burke counties.
2 charged with meth possession
A man and woman were charged with drug possession at a boat access in Burke County on Sunday, May 22.
Chase through 3 counties ends in Burke
An alleged theft at a store in Hudson resulted in a chase that ended in Connelly Springs on Friday night.
Several people airlifted after weekend wrecks
Wrecks over the weekend in Burke County caused several people to be airlifted to area hospitals.
Local News
Morganton’s most affordable starter homes
Look through budget-friendly homes for first home buyers and flippers
Burke Women's Fund gives hospice $1K grant for grief-support services
Amoremwill use the grant to purchase program supplies including curriculum, art supplies and activities for support groups, grief education and youth camps.
Morganton homes for big families
Morganton homes with at least five bedrooms.
Glen Alpine Food Pantry gets 3 grants to help provide food for Burke families
The pantry has been in operation since May 1, 2017, and serves approximately 450 households per month.
All NC hospitals to participate in program to erase medical debt for low and middle income North Carolinians
Gov. Roy Cooper and Kody Kinsley, the state's health secretary, confirmed that most of North Carolina's 99 hospitals have agreed to participate in the medical debt relief plan.
J.D. Vance’s ‘fake holiday’ and ‘two-spirit’ comments raise concerns
Native leaders speak out about the GOP vice presidential nominee’s perspectives on Indigenous issues.
Stein stretching lead over Robinson in latest governor polls
Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein leads over Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson in eight of the latest 10 governor polls, including by double digits in the Carolina Forward survey.
Lenoir-Rhyne president to retire in 2025
“We realize good health is never guaranteed, particularly as we age. So, it is important to us, while healthy, to have the time for our grandchildren to make more memories with (us)," Fred Whitt said.
How new broker commission rules could affect homebuyers and sellers
Beginning Saturday, sellers won't automatically have to pay the commissions for agents on both sides of a home sale.
WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency as a new form of the virus spreads
Mpox cases are confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen countries, and a new form of the virus is spreading.
Disney wants wrongful death suit thrown out because widower bought an Epcot ticket and had Disney+
Disney is trying to get a wrongful death lawsuit dismissed and sent to arbitration over the wording in the Disney+ free trial agreement
These cities had the worst traffic in 2023
Stacker used data from the Inrix 2023 Global Traffic Scorecard to identify the 25 worst cities in the United States for traffic delays.
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Crime
Morganton police: Man was told to leave house. He went back for bag with drugs in it
Officers asked people to leave the home, but Bass went into a different room to get the bag out of a hidden compartment in a wall, police said.
Morganton man charged after woman said he wouldn’t let her leave home
Police said they were dispatched to a disturbance at a home in Morganton, after Burke County Emergency Communications received a call from a distraught woman saying she needed help.
US Attorney: On Jan. 6, Connelly Springs man hit officer with flag pole, grabbed another's collar
Investigators allege that the man grabbed an officer from behind. Other rioters could be heard yelling,“Let him breathe!” while the offer was held.
Woman charged, another sought after front yard stabbing in Morganton
Morganton Public Safety said the victim stepped between two women who had been fighting, leading to her getting stabbed in the right arm beside her bicep with a kitchen knife.
Politics
City cuts down two diseased trees on Morganton’s downtown square
The city plans to replace the trees with two new summit green ash trees this fall.
Burke school board chair appointed to state board that oversees nursing home administrators
Before becoming a member of the Burke County Board of Education, Hunt worked in law enforcement, emergency medical regulatory services, long-term care and mental health.
Legless sex offender finds home, hope in SC with help from Valdese police chief, WPCOG workers
“I always was thinking, ‘What if this was my family? What if there was no one else in my family alive and I had no one else that I could reach out to?’” Houck said.
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