RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday commuted the sentences of six people in North Carolina prisons and granted pardons of forgiveness to four others.
Since 2018, Superbells Double calibrachoa varieties have won 67 awards, yet in my travels, gardeners seem to rarely venture off the single-petaled path. I admit that I have a flaming passion for the punch varieties like Superbells Grape Punch, Pomegranate Punch and Black Currant Punch. The l…
Enough moonshine to stock the shelves of a country store was found by accident when deputies began searching a home near Lexington, North Carolina, according to the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office. They were looking for a stolen Hyundai Sonata, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. I…
Just when you thought the gardening world would be content and that we didn’t need another new coleus, Mini Me Watermelon is rocking scorecards in university trials. Mini Me Watermelon is part of the ColorBlaze series. It will be making its debut in 2023 and is climbing the must-have plants …
The sheriff of a North Carolina mountain county said he will stock all public schools with AR-15 rifles this year so deputies have quick access to a more high-powered firearm in case of a mass shooter. “Every day you turn on the TV and somebody’s been shot, somebody’s been stabbed, somebody’…
The first-ever Earl Scruggs Festival is scheduled for Labor Day Weekend.
A lengthy investigation culminated Wednesday in drug trafficking charges against two Morganton residents.
A lightning strike caused a North Carolina road to “explode,” sending debris flying into the air, officials said. Photos show pavement was left crumbled on Hatley-Burris Road, roughly 40 miles east of Charlotte. “Road debris landed on the roof of a nearby home,” the Oakboro Police Department wrote on Facebook. Officers said it happened after lightning struck a tree and traveled through the ...
North Carolina’s judicial history is filled with captivating true-crime tales, and many have drawn national attention and set legal precedent. In chronological order, here are some of the most memorable cases in our state’s history.
At 2 a.m. on a recent summer night in Charlotte, Toddrick McFadden fired a gunshot into a business. Police arrived, and while trying to find the suspect, McFadden sat and waited, aimed at officers and fired a gun multiple times hitting one of my officers in the leg. Thankfully, he did not lose his life, but what is a life worth? McFadden was charged with: ▪ 2 counts of attempted murder on a ...
MILL SPRING -- Earl Scruggs Music Festival has announced the daily lineup for its inaugural event taking place September 2-4, 2022 at Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring.
A 12-year-old boy working on a science experiment was severely burned over half of his body when there was an explosion that also ignited his clothes, his father told McClatchy News. On June 30, Barrett McKim was at the JMS Burn Center in Augusta, Georgia, recovering from two surgeries. “Today was a pretty rough day,” his father, Kyle McKim, told McClatchy. A week prior , Barrett was in his ...
GREENVILLE, S.C. — A man with a history of preying on women and suspected in at least four deaths will spend the rest of his life behind prison walls, authorities said on Wednesday.
Cape Hatteras National Seashore said Tuesday morning that another Outer Banks home has collapsed into the ocean.
The website Journey North noted in a post on March 15, that hummingbird migration along the Pacific Coast has been impacted by the crazy weather that California has experienced in recent weeks.
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A pipe maker from Burke County became famous for the quality of her work in the 19th century:
Read through the obituaries published today in McDowell News.
Seven large great white sharks have converged off North Carolina, according to satellite trackers monitored by the nonprofit OCEARCH.
Thick smoke is making travel “tedious” in the area, officials said. Travelers are encouraged to allow for extra driving time or take alternate routes.
The two refused to certify election results despite finding no flaws in the balloting.
A man living in Brookford for more than five years has been arrested in connection to a 1994 kidnapping and sexual assault on a 19-year-old college student in Kentucky.
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A wanted man spotted walking down the middle of Jacktown Road had illegal drugs, authorities said on Wednesday.
Am Old Fort woman faces a drug charge, authorities said Monday.
An Old Fort woman charged with sex crimes against a child was sentenced in McDowell County Superior Court.
McDowell County Sheriff’s Office investigators need the public’s help locating and identifying possible suspects in a recent theft of farm equipment.
The two refused to certify election results despite finding no flaws in the balloting.
Senator Jarvis said emissions tests hit low-income families the hardest because "a lot of times a light will come on and they’ll have to spend $500, $1,000 for issues that are usually just sensors.”
Between 450,000 and 650,000 North Carolinians have been moved a historic step closer to predictable and potentially life-changing health-care coverage.
The N.C. House won't vote until next week on whether to accept significant Senate changes to its historic Medicaid expansion bill.