SALISBURY — Foundation Forward, Inc., a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit created by Vance and Mary Jo Patterson of Burke ...

Despite recent rainfall, Caldwell County’s drought conditions have intensified, according to the N.C. Drought Management Advisory Council. On Tuesday, May 19, the council issued an updated advisory ...

Rain expected over the holiday weekend is not anticipated to provide enough relief needed across the drought-stricken state.

The North Carolina Forest Service has lifted the burn ban for 81 counties, effective at 8 a.m. on Sunday. Some of those ...

Clarence Henderson speaks at a Trump campaign event in High Point, N.C., in September 2016. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz) Tucked inside the General Assembly’s last full budget, in 2023, was a little-noticed ...

BURKE COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Burke County is now under Stage 2 water restrictions, officials say. This now means that water restrictions are no longer voluntary. County officials are asking ...

ALEXANDER COUNTY, N.C. — A Catawba man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Alexander County Tuesday night. Troopers say it happened just before 8:30 p.m. on Rink Dam Road, near Fess Little Road. Dean ...

A controversial ex-Long Island police chief accused of exposing himself to a male park ranger couldn’t have done the lewd act because “his interest lies toward the female,” his attorney claimed.

A panel of knowledgeable election officials will provide factual, nonpartisan answers to voters’ questions about registering, ...

WAYNESBORO, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Burke County schools went into a form of lockdown Wednesday afternoon. A spokeswoman said the school district was advised by law enforcement to go into “secure” mode due ...