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Updated: Nov. 24, 2021 at 10:49 PM EST
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The wanted suspect was found hiding on a property in Collettsville by the owner.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2021 at 6:21 PM EST
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The house was declared a total loss.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2021 at 10:28 AM EST
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Both are expected to be OK.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2021 at 1:16 PM EST
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Omari Alexander went to high school at Mallard Creek
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Updated: Nov. 22, 2021 at 6:16 AM EST
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Police say someone shot Omari Alexander several times as he sat inside his car early Saturday morning.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2021 at 9:53 PM EST
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A Catawba County 3-year-old is being searched for after being reported missing and possibly endangered, according to the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2021 at 8:10 AM EST
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When police arrived, they determined the baby had been taken to the hospital from a home on 24th Street Southwest due to a medical emergency.
Updated: Nov. 5, 2021 at 7:09 PM EDT
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A man was killed in Catawba County Thursday night after being struck in a hit-and-run, the NC Highway Patrol says.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2021 at 5:34 PM EDT
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The jury returned its verdict after about an hour of deliberation.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2021 at 11:32 AM EDT
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North Carolina State Highway Patrol responded to reports of a crash around 7 p.m. Wednesday on NC Highway 127, near Dwayne Starnes Drive.
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Updated: Oct. 22, 2021 at 7:06 AM EDT
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Authorities have identified the person killed in a three-car crash Thursday afternoon that involved a Bandys High School bus in Catawba County.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2021 at 5:02 PM EDT
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The crash happened when a truck ran a red light.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2021 at 11:50 AM EDT
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Anyone with information on the identity of this person, or anyone who has had a similar interaction with the person, is asked to contact Hickory Police Department at 828-328-5551.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2021 at 6:30 PM EDT
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At 11 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 18, Maiden Police officers served a search warrant on a home on East Holly Street in Maiden.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2021 at 2:23 PM EDT
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The crimes took place April 27, 2018, in Catawba and Caldwell counties.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2021 at 10:31 AM EDT
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Students, faculty and staff of Catawba College will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, campus officials said.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2021 at 11:25 AM EDT
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A single-vehicle crash Wednesday in Catawba County left one person dead, authorities said.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2021 at 1:01 PM EDT
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A Tuesday post on a Facebook page bearing his name stated Buddy “The Claremont Dog” passed away a few weeks ago.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2021 at 11:41 AM EDT
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This is an ongoing investigation between the Newton Police Department and the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2021 at 1:29 PM EDT
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An attempt to get a man to show his hands after pulling a gun on a lounge employee in Hickory ended with an officer-involved shooting, according to law enforcement.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2021 at 1:55 PM EDT
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A man is facing a number of charges after authorities said he fired on them during a chase that went through multiple counties.
Updated: Sep. 24, 2021 at 11:37 AM EDT
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The investigation is ongoing, and additional charges may be filed.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2021 at 10:32 PM EDT
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The North Carolina Center for Missing Persons says citizens are asked to be on the lookout for Aimee Elizabeth Barnes, who is believed to be suffering from dementia or some other cognitive impairment.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2021 at 1:28 PM EDT
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A woman has been charged in connection with a deadly shooting overnight in Catawba County.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2021 at 3:53 PM EDT
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According to Catawba County Emergency Services, firefighters were called to Highway 321.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2021 at 7:41 PM EDT
|By Steve Ohnesorge
Despite a surge in COVID-19 cases in Catawba County, fair officials decided to go ahead with the six-day event.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2021 at 5:58 PM EDT
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On Aug. 28 at 1:03 a.m. officers from the Hickory Police Department responded to a hit and run in the parking lot of Party City on Catawba Valley Boulevard SE.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2021 at 2:08 PM EDT
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“Closing the Book on Fines” goes into effect Sept. 1.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2021 at 9:19 PM EDT
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Officials say the defendant had no prior felony record and was sentenced at the presumptive level for his crime.
Family of Marine who committed suicide organizes 5K/10K to bring awareness of veterans mental health
Updated: Aug. 11, 2021 at 8:24 PM EDT
|By David Whisenant
The family of a Marine who committed suicide in 2014 has organized a 5K/10K run to bring awareness to the mental health of veterans.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2021 at 9:53 PM EDT
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The vote, which was unanimous, came at the school board meeting on Monday.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2021 at 9:17 PM EDT
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Eric and Tangela Parker are facing murder charges in the shooting death of Phelifia Michelle Marlow.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 8:21 PM EDT
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Sheriff’s investigators consider the facts and circumstances associated with his disappearance suspicious.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2021 at 6:47 PM EDT
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Warren Lee Raymond Sr. was convicted of two counts of second-degree murder.
Updated: Jul. 16, 2021 at 6:44 PM EDT
|By Steve Ohnesorge
The arch will go on the Highland Avenue Bridge which Highway 127 passes under. Crews have already raised one arch, back in winter.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2021 at 9:03 PM EDT
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Exactly six months from the deadly shooting, the Parkers were apprehended in Phoenix, Arizona on Tuesday.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2021 at 4:09 PM EDT
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The couple were being sought after in the January shooting death of 51-year-old Phelifia Marlow.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2021 at 7:33 PM EDT
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Troopers say a suburban was headed south on Sherrills Ford Road and attempted to pass several vehicles in a no-passing zone.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2021 at 10:42 AM EDT
|By Nick Ochsner
The N.C. State Bureau of Investigation is investigating a former lieutenant with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office in connection with a drive-by shooting that happened in May, an agency spokeswoman confirmed to WBTV.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2021 at 6:49 PM EDT
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The incident occurred around 4 p.m. and involved a swimmer off of a dock on Giles Avenue, according to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2021 at 6:33 PM EDT
|By Steve Ohnesorge
Law enforcement agencies along lakes and waterways in North Carolina will have patrol boats on the water during the Fourth of July weekend.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2021 at 11:13 AM EDT
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Romey Wayne Robertson was arrested and has been charged with first degree kidnapping and assault with a deadly weapon.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2021 at 9:17 PM EDT
|By Adam Lawson
The Hickory university joins more than 500 across the country that will require the vaccination.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2021 at 6:13 PM EDT
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The Safe Kids initiative had scheduled the safety check long ago, but it came the day after a wreck in Catawba County claimed the life of a young mother and her 3 year old son.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2021 at 12:45 AM EDT
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A body found outside a Catawba County home is being considered a suspicious death, officials say.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2021 at 11:41 AM EDT
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N.C. State Highway Patrol responded to a fatal collision on N.C. 127 near Valley Field Road in Catawba County.
Updated: Jun. 7, 2021 at 3:41 PM EDT
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Jason Dewayne Cuthbertson, a Newton resident, has been arrested and charged with second degree sexual exploitation of a minor and third degree sexual exploitation of a minor.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2021 at 4:04 PM EDT
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The North Carolina Highway Patrol (SHP) is investigating this incident and has charged this deputy with driving while impaired.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2021 at 8:46 AM EDT
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Catawba College is retiring its debt after receiving a $13.7 million gift from an anonymous donor.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2021 at 1:17 PM EDT
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The wreck happened before 11 a.m. near the Iredell and Catawba counties line.