A Morganton man was charged with multiple child sex crimes after an alleged sexual assault in early April.
Kevin Oneal Carroll is charged with felony death by distribution, sell of Schedule II controlled substances and maintaining a dwelling for the purpose of selling controlled substances.
VALDESE — After multiple seasons setting the tone from the pitcher’s circle for the Draughn softball team, Katie Hamm has finalized her collegiate destination.
After two days of hearing budget presentations, the Valdese Town Council is expected to make some detailed decisions Monday on how to overcome a $564,000 shortfall with a 10 cents tax decrease.
ASHEVILLE – A Burke County man will spend nearly 20 years in prison after he was convicted in federal court of drug and weapon crimes.
ICARD — One of East Burke High School’s most decorated athletes over the past couple years will continue his career at the collegiate level.
Three people who had been wanted for months were arrested earlier this week in a multi-agency collaboration in Burke County.
CONNELLY SPRINGS – A man was charged early Monday morning after a break-in was reported at a fire department.
Saturday will be the better of the two days to be outside.
The following are the Pets of the Week at Burke County Animal Services:
RALEIGH — I’ve long been bullish on North Carolina’s community colleges. In the past, I’ve praised the system’s cost-effectiveness, its capacity to serve nontraditional students and the impressive labor-market returns for associate degrees and other certificates in such fields as industrial …
A few days ago, with my wife and family, I drove along Interstate 77 up into Virginia and turned west on Interstate 81 driving alongside large, luscious, spring green pastures toward historic Abingdon, home of the Barter Theater. From there we made our way to the Washington Springs United Me…
In a crowded room at the Burke County Democratic Party’s headquarters on South Sterling Street in Morganton, gubernatorial candidate and Attorney General Josh Stein said he would fight for the rights of North Carolinians if elected governor.
A woman suspected of shoplifting from Walmart in Morganton led officers on a high speed chase Thursday afternoon.
Most of us have become accustomed to living in a world of “breaking news.” Information in quantities past generations could never have conceived bombard us constantly even when we would rather shut it out. It is not only Fox and CNN, but program interruptions, billboard assault, store signs …
Israel’s war in Gaza and elsewhere continues against Hamas. At least 32,000 individuals have been killed in Gaza. More than 600 Israeli soldiers are dead. Israel has suffered nearly 3,200 soldiers, reservists and local security officers wounded or killed. At present, only about 36% of Americ…
Here's a look at events happening this week in Burke County.
Carolina Caring is pleased to announce Maria Reese as its new Vice President of Marketing & Communications.
Burke County now has another tool in its zoning toolbox.
This week's Throwback Thursday gallery is a trip back in time to this week in 1973. The gallery is a collection of photos from News Herald archives housed at the Burke County History Museum, located at 201 W. Meeting St. in downtown Morganton.
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UPDATE: Scott was found safe Wednesday evening, according to the Burke County Sheriff's Office. He was treated by first responders and Burke County EMS before returning home.
A missing man was found safe Wednesday evening.
The city of Morganton Department of Public Safety, in partnership with Case Farms Morganton Division and Burke County Emergency Management, will host a large-scale emergency services training exercise on May 2.
Western Piedmont Community College’s Student Government President, Gerson Mendoza-Hipolito, was awarded the Eddie H. Myers Leadership Award at the N4CSGA Conference held earlier this month in Raleigh.
Load up your kids’ bicycles and strap on their elbow pads for a bicycle rodeo this Saturday in Morganton.
LENOIR — Alex Bock again was the individual medalist and the Freedom boys golf team won another Northwestern 3A/4A Conference match, hosted by Hibriten at Cedar Rock Country Club on Tuesday.
Michael Hallford Jr., 44, was last seen on April 10 around 2 p.m., according to a news release from Caldwell County Public Information Officer Paige Counts.
Muslims from around the area celebrated the end of Ramadan on Wednesday, April 10, feasting after a morning of fellowship and prayer at the Islamic Center of Morganton.
The Western Piedmont Community College (WPCC) Small Business Center (SBC) recently announced its relocation to Morganton Coworking (MoCo).
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The NCSSM-Morganton boys tennis team stayed undefeated with a 6-3 Western Highlands 1A/2A Conference victory over visiting Madison at home in Morganton on Thursday, clinching at least a share of the regular-season league title in the process.
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Junior Hodnett, Jaxon Koroll, Conrad Luczynski and Shem Sawy have all officially signed with the Bears and will play at Lenoir-Rhyne beginning in the 2024-25 season.
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On Friday, Taylor Swift released her 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department.” But just how poetic is it? Is it even possible to close read lyrics like poems, divorced from their musical source material? The Associated Press asked four experts to give a close reading of the lead single “Fortnight," featuring Post Malone. They found that while songwriting and poems are different mediums, Swift regularly uses poetic devices such as metaphor, enjambed lines, rhyme and unexpected rhythm. She also uses literary paradigms to think about truth, says Professor Elizabeth Scala, who teaches a course on Swift’s songbook at the University of Texas at Austin.
Carolina Pickleball Club will contain 10 permanent, indoor full-size pickleball courts, with space for up to 10 mobile courts for tournaments and special events.
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