A wanted registered sex offender was arrested Tuesday at Mazeppa Park after deputies found him near a playground where children were present.

A Conover woman was sentenced to 39 to 50 years after pleading guilty to intentional child abuse involving three children. Local prosecutors say the sentence reflects the gravity of the case.

A bomb threat Tuesday evening evacuated the Food Lion on Burkemont Avenue in Morganton; searches found no device and the store reopened.

Former Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau will speak at Queens University on Oct. 27 at the Sarah Belk Gambrell Center. Tickets go on sale in August.

Rep. Tim Moore says roughly $22M in FEMA aid will reimburse debris removal and infrastructure repairs across NC‑14, with the largest single award going to Burke County.

Catawba County deputies executed a Hickory search that turned up more than 250 grams of fentanyl, guns and cash; a 33‑year‑old man is jailed on a $3.5M bond.

Local reporting says a Charlotte woman pleaded guilty this month in the Dec. 13, 2024 Archdale Drive shooting and was given a multi‑decade sentence.

A 19-year-old rider from Hickory died after a Friday-night crash on Highway 70 Southeast. Police say the investigation is ongoing.

Truist has tapped Michael P. Lyons — a former PNC executive and ex-Fiserv CEO — to be its next chief executive, effective Sept. 1, 2026.

A North Carolina man was sentenced after prosecutors say he sold lists containing data on more than 7 million seniors to overseas lottery scammers. Authorities say the operation fueled calls that cost victims millions.

Two people were arrested after a midnight shooting near Romare Bearden Park in Uptown Charlotte; two victims were hospitalized with non‑life‑threatening injuries.

A Mooresville man accepted an Alford plea and was sentenced to 180–228 months in the 2021 drive‑by shooting that killed 8‑year‑old Ah’Miyahh Howell.

Shelby opened an 8,000‑sq‑ft, $7.8M 911 communications and emergency operations center designed to modernize local dispatch and interagency coordination.