4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (333+ words) A suspect being sought in Burke County has been taken into custody. Friday (June 19) at approximately 7: 30 p. m. , Burke County Communications received a report from a citizen who observed a wanted suspect, Michael Wayne Gilley walking on East Fleming Drive near East…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (121+ words) The Hickory Police Department is investigating a fatal crash involving a motorcycle that occurred on Thursday (June 18). At approximately 7: 55 p. m. , a 2021 Kawasaki motorcycle, driven by 32-year-old Levi Scovern of Hickory, was traveling west on 13th Avenue Drive SE. A 2025 MINI Cooper turned…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago  (214+ words) TAYLORSVILLE, N. C. " A Taylorsville man already facing felony charges in Alexander and Catawba counties has been arrested on a fugitive warrant from the State of Georgia. According to authorities, 43-year-old Christopher Jason Kistler of Millersville Road was stopped by the North…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago  (154+ words) TAYLORSVILLE, N. C. " A woman wanted in connection with a break-in at a Taylorsville Goodwill store earlier this year has been arrested. According to the Taylorsville Police Department, officers located Kadee Korte during the late evening hours of June 17. Police said Korte…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago  (268+ words) MORGANTON, N. C. " A suspect remains on the run after leading Morganton Public Safety officers on a vehicle pursuit that ended in a crash Thursday morning. According to Morganton Public Safety, officers attempted to stop a vehicle at approximately 9: 45 a. m. Thursday in the…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (401+ words) A Vale woman has been sentenced to 7 to 10 years in prison for fentanyl trafficking. 24-year-old Allyson Kerri Peace, was sentenced June 10 after entering guilty pleas to trafficking fentanyl by possession and conspiracy to traffic fentanyl. Superior Court Judge Sherri W. Elliott…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (259+ words) A Hickory man has been sentenced to six to nine years in prison for habitual larceny. 43-year-old William Eric Clark, was sentenced June 16 after entering guilty pleas to the charges and admitting his status as a habitual felon. Superior Court…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (153+ words) A traffic stop on Charlotte Highway near the Interstate 77 on-ramp led to the arrest of a New York man on drug and weapons charges Monday evening (June 15). According to the Troutman Police Department, officers stopped a vehicle at approximately 7: 30 p. m. Monday…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (571+ words) The City of Newton will officially welcome a familiar face into its top law enforcement role when Interim Police Chief Mark David Beal is sworn in as Chief of Police on July 1. Beal has served as interim chief since the…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (171+ words) Governor Josh Stein announced Thursday that North Carolina's Rural Infrastructure Authority has approved more than $4 million in grants statewide, including funding for projects in Taylorsville and Caldwell County. The Town of Taylorsville will receive a $125, 000 Building Reuse grant to renovate…...