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Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 11:56 AM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
Troopers say she died at the scene.
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Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 10:34 AM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
Troopers say the man killed was not restrained by a seatbelt.
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Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 9:29 AM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
On Dec. 3, 2022, deputies responded to a body being found in the woods along Lee Cline Road.
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Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 6:19 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
Officials said the body belongs to a middle-aged woman.
Updated: Dec. 4, 2022 at 9:19 AM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
The Catawba County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a death investigation after a body was found in the woods in north Catawba County on Saturday.
Updated: Dec. 3, 2022 at 2:23 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
An 18-year-old has been taken into custody and is facing a murder charge.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2022 at 6:34 AM EST
|By Mary Calkins
The grand opening celebration is Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and it’s open to children of all abilities.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2022 at 5:28 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
The suspect was the girlfriend of the victim’s father, authorities said.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 8:42 AM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
This is still an active investigation.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 4:48 AM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
Police have not yet released the victim’s name.
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Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 12:03 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
Officers say the man arrested is being held without bond.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 8:44 AM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
Donald Hodges is wanted in the murder of his wife, Tinikia Hodges.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 10:15 AM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
No charges have been filed.
Updated: Nov. 5, 2022 at 10:44 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The shooting happened just a few blocks from Lenoir-Rhyne University’s campus.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 1:09 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The person killed was not wearing a seatbelt, troopers said.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 1:42 PM EDT
|By Nick Ochsner
Democrat Jeff Jackson has pulled a campaign ad that focused on a house owned by his opponent, Pat Harrigan. The move comes weeks after police began investigating a bullet that was shot into a house owned by Harrigan’s parents.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2022 at 8:10 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The name of the suspect and the victim were not immediately available.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2022 at 12:10 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The chase started in Burke County and ended in Catawba County after the suspects crashed.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2022 at 5:22 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The body belonged to a 54-year-old man who had been missing since August 2021.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2022 at 11:00 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Roads are shut down in a Vale neighborhood while the situation develops.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2022 at 5:58 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
One person is dead and multiple are injured following a two-vehicle crash in Hickory on Wednesday night.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 10:38 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Officers say the shooting happened Sunday night.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 5:55 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff and Brandon Hamilton
Troopers believe the crash happened shortly before 11 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30.
Updated: Oct. 1, 2022 at 9:16 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
According to the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office, deputies got a report of a kidnapping at a home along Village Circle.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 6:36 PM EDT
|By Lowell Rose
Duke Energy said by lowering the lakes, it will allow them to have more storage when rainfall and runoff occurs from Ian.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 11:03 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Police say the death by distribution charge came from an overdose death in February.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2022 at 9:05 PM EDT
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The Conover Police Department says the grave did not appear to be recently made.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 4:11 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Investigators determined that the fire began in a vehicle before spreading to the home.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 8:14 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
He was taken from the scene by EMS but died from his injuries a short time later, troopers said.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2022 at 12:53 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The casino will provide agent/teller services, along with 30 betting kiosks.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 5:15 PM EDT
|By Cheri Pruitt and WBTV Web Staff
A four-mile pursuit ends at Lake Hickory when driver tries and fails to swim away from officers.
Updated: Jul. 24, 2022 at 8:45 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The Belmont Police Department is searching for a suspect after a vehicle hit two pedestrians, killing one and injuring another Saturday night.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2022 at 2:26 PM EDT
|By Ron Lee
Anthony John Jaworsky was last seen with his family more than a year ago.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2022 at 8:48 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The Burke County Sheriff’s Office along with the assistance of the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office and SBI served a warrant relating to a missing person’s case.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2022 at 11:35 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The grocery distributor will invest an additional $35 million in Caldwell County.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2022 at 1:17 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
This drive-thru or walk-up-only location will open Saturday at 112 Thornburg Drive.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2022 at 4:59 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Police have arrested and charged 20-year-old Sarah Brianna Prestwood, of Hudson, with murder.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 5:25 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Three adults and two children were injured at the American Legion Fairgrounds in Newton.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 9:02 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Police said they found the 12-year-old lying next to the road on 7th Avenue SW with a gunshot wound.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2022 at 4:36 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Authorities seized four kilograms of methamphetamine from the man’s home.
Updated: Jun. 19, 2022 at 10:08 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The shooting happened in Conover early Sunday morning.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2022 at 4:37 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The 15-year-old suspect was allegedly involved in a shooting on Monday.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2022 at 2:52 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Four teenagers were named as suspects in the murder of a 35-year-old man.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 12:49 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The 35-year-old was found shot to death at Blue Ridge Heights Apartments around 12:30 p.m. Monday.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2022 at 12:31 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The 35-year-old was found shot to death at Blue Ridge Heights Apartments around 12:30 p.m. Monday.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2022 at 5:02 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Authorities said the shooting is believed to have stemmed from a domestic disturbance.
Updated: Jun. 11, 2022 at 11:27 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
They were placed under $250,000 secured bonds.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2022 at 5:35 PM EDT
|By Ron Lee
Catawba County has taken in more than 200 animals in the past week.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2022 at 10:22 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The accident happened on Startown Road on Tuesday afternoon.
Updated: Jun. 7, 2022 at 1:27 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Police have charged with one of the victims with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.