Burke County Department of Social Services has 200 children in its care but only 14 licensed foster families. It is in desperate need of more parents.Â
Catawba Meadows Park is getting a new addition after officials broke ground on 5 miles of mountain biking trail.Â
The search turned up 28.5 grams of suspected fentanyl and 11.5 grams of suspected methamphetamine.
The trio will continue analyzing the data and will give the United Way some suggestions for moving forward. An early suggestion, Tata said, is to have NCSSM students help with social media marketing this year in exchange for volunteer service hours.
“Mr. Cadogan committed a crime of passion,’’ attorney said in arguing for a second-degree murder conviction. “He did not commit first-degree murder. "It is a crime of passion and it does not have premeditation and deliberation.’’
Beatty said the ideal location for the thrift store would be a commercial property from 7,000-10,000 square feet with a rear entrance.
Belk said Wednesday it has restructured its corporate debt through a series of transactions involving its parent company Sycamore Partners.
 Officers seized 12 grams of opiates, 6.4 grams of methamphetamine and 31 tablets of oxycodone, according to a copy of the warrant filed at the Burke County Courthouse.Â
Andrea Johnston caught video of a bear climbing a tree at her grandmother's house on Vine Arden Road in Â鶹´«Ã½.Â
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Surveillance video shows a man enter the home before coming back outside, pulling out a gun, kicking a cat off the porch and firing two shots toward the cat.Â
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The hospital's new leader will start on Sept. 3.
UNC Health Blue Ridge received recognition for its care of stroke patients.
“Everyone come in, the baby is dead,†the woman said to Catawba County deputies, according to court documents.
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During the TNR trial period, there was a 700% decrease in animals euthanized.
The victim in the case was treated and released from the hospital, said Public Safety Capt. Josiah Brown.Â
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About 24-26 tons of chicken sludge spilled from the trailer.
The mother called to report the child missing about 45 minutes after officers found the child walking on East Fleming Drive in Â鶹´«Ã½.
"That doesn't mean that I can push anything through any faster but at least there's a voice on the board to help push grants through,"Â Johnnie Carswell said.
The charges came after Public Safety officers took a report of an alleged statutory sex offense against two minors in June.Â
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East and westbound traffic on I-40 at exit 113 will be diverted for several nights this week and next.
One thing is quite clear. Our society, both before the pandemic and now, is becoming less and less responsible — both individually and collectively.
The city of Â鶹´«Ã½ will be conducting hydrant flow testing July 28 through Aug. 8. See when your neighborhood will be impacted here.Â
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Officers pulled three people from the water and tried to resuscitate two unconscious victims, the release said.