1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (184+ words) LINCOLNTON, N.C. (WHKY) — The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is now accepting applications for its 2026 Citizen’s Police Academy, giving residents an inside look at how the agency operates and serves the community. The free program is open to anyone 18 or older who…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (265+ words) IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. (WHKY) — A Virginia man wanted on more than 15 felony charges involving the theft of prescription narcotics from a nursing home has been arrested in Iredell County. According to the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office, detectives began searching for Brian…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago  (123+ words) A Charlotte woman has been charged in connection with multiple larceny-related cases in the region. According to arrest records, 46-year-old Sherria Ebony Jackson was charged on July 10. Jackson faces charges including felony larceny, attempted larceny, and second degree trespass. The…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (331+ words) A Honduran national has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for his role in a multi-year refund fraud scheme that defrauded Home Depot stores across North and South Carolina of nearly half a million dollars. According to the…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (239+ words) HICKORY, N.C. — A Hickory man will spend between 11 and 14 years in prison after pleading guilty to a violent workplace stabbing in Catawba County. District Attorney Scott Reilly announced that 43-year-old Nicholas Audrey Propst was sentenced Thursday in Catawba County Superior Court....

1+ week, 14+ hour ago  (350+ words) 59-year-old Jonathan Leslie Blackburn of Conover, was sentenced to serve 18 to 23 years in prison following his conviction for attempted first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping during Catawba County Superior Court on Thursday (July 9). The sentence was imposed by Superior Court Judge…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago  (222+ words) Governor Josh Stein and the North Carolina Department of Commerce have launched a new statewide advisory council aimed at strengthening North Carolina’s role in defense research, advanced manufacturing, and emerging technologies. The new council, called NC ALIGN (North Carolina Advisory…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (172+ words) TAYLORSVILLE, N.C. — A Claremont man is being held in the Alexander County Detention Center after authorities say he failed to appear in court on a felony larceny charge. According to the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office, 31-year-old Anthony Wayne Christopher was taken…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (107+ words) TAYLORSVILLE, N.C. — A Statesville man is facing drug charges in Alexander County. The Alexander County Sheriff’s Office arrested 58-year-old Dennis Cornelius Pharr of Liles Lane in Statesville on Wednesday. Pharr is charged with possession of a Schedule II controlled substance and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (143+ words) A Lenoir man is facing several felony drug charges, including allegedly possessing a controlled substance inside a penal institution. 48-year-old Christopher Eugene Shook, of Lenoir, was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance on penal institution premises, felony maintaining…...