CHARLOTTE – Four members of a theft ring that stole more than 100 high-end vehicles worth millions of dollars from dealerships located across the United States were sentenced in federal court late yesterday, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
RALEIGH — Occupational cancer has become the leading cause of death among firefighters, surpassing fatalities from fires and on-scene incidents. North Carolina lawmakers took a significant step this summer by passing legislation that makes the Fire Fighters’ Health Benefits program permanent…
DURHAM, N.C. – In advance of the forecasted winter storm in North Carolina, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) is allowing early prescription refills to ensure that customers have access to the prescription drugs they need.
Mooresville – On Thursday, January 9, at approximately 3:45 p.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a collision in Iredell County on US 21 near NC 115. A 2002 Toyota Tacoma was attempting to turn left out of a gas station parking lot and turned in front of a southbou…
CHARLOTTE – A Charlotte jury returned a guilty verdict against Kendall Charles Alexander, Sr., 60, of Baltimore, Maryland, for the armed robbery of a Bank of America branch, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
RALEIGH — As temperatures drop across North Carolina, State Fire Marshal Brian Taylor urges residents to take precautions to stay warm safely and avoid life-threatening hazards. Improper use of space heaters, candles, and the dangers of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning pose significant risks d…
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is launching the Inclusion Works initiative to promote competitive integrated employment for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, because everyone in North Carolina has a right to work in an integrate…
The moment I opened my vehicle door and a smelled rotten eggs odor, my gut told me something was very wrong.
mmer has seen extreme heat linger over a large swath of the country. As student athletes begin to prepare for the upcoming fall season, coaches are reminded that heat and humidity can be especially hazardous for their young players.
RALEIGH — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) is offering six free hunting-related webinars beginning in September through December. These online events are open to the public and are geared toward individuals who have never hunted, are new to hunting or lack social support for hun…
HICKORY – Annual physical exams, like routine dental visits, are a critical element in maintaining good health. While a yearly examination may seem unnecessary, especially if you feel great, this regular visit with your primary care provider can offer valuable help in preventing health surpr…
HICKORY – Frye Regional Medical Center, a Duke LifePoint hospital, has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Heart Failure Gold Plus quality achievement award for its commitment to improving outcomes for patients with heart failure, which is demonstrated by reduc…
HICKORY – The Western Piedmont Woodcrafters Club July 22nd meeting will feature a presentation on making a wooden bowl on a lathe. The club will meet at its usual time, 9:30 a.m., on the 4th Saturday of the month, at Klingspor’s Woodworking Shop, 856 21st St. Drive SE, Hickory. Meetings are …
Rep. Jason Saine was recently appointed by House Speaker Tim Moore to serve as one of three Senior Chairs of the House Committee on Appropriations, along with Reps. Linda Johnson (R-Cabarrus) and Donny Lambeth (R-Forsyth).
Jason Saine will begin a fourth term representing District 97 in January. Saine, a Republican, expects to remain on the Finance Committee as Senior Co-Chair pending approval from the Speaker of the House.
North Carolina voters helped to shape the state constitution last week, adopting four proposed amendments and striking down two others proposed by the North Carolina General Assembly.
Tuesday is Election Day, with a handful of federal, state, county and city races to be included on the local ballot.
In addition to the federal, state and local races that will be featured on the 2018 general election ballot, North Carolina voters will also be tasked with deciding the fate of six proposed amendments to the state constitution.
While the nation’s attention has shifted to Hurricane Michael and the destruction left in its wake along the Florida panhandle, the recovery efforts continue along the North Carolina coast in the communities hit hardest by Hurricane Florence last month.
There is one month until Election Day, when McAdenville Democrat David Wilson Brown will attempt to unseat Rep. Patrick McHenry, whose tenure as Lincoln County’s representative in Congress is approaching 15 years.
With Florence finally making its way further inland after dumping torrential rain across the Carolinas throughout the weekend, the state will soon be able to start truly assessing the damage left in its wake.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation recently released its list of regional impact projects that are likely to be funded over the next decade.
The power struggle among North Carolina’s top elected officials has been playing out in court throughout the summer, with Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, sparring against the Republican leaders of the GOP-dominated legislature.
Last week, a panel of Superior Court judges ruled to remove two proposed amendments to the state’s constitution from November’s ballot after they found that the language being used to describe the amendments to voters was misleading.
A recent push for the incorporation of Denver will eventually have to make its way through the state legislature, which is where a similar proposal died nearly 20 years ago.
Newly appointed Lincoln County state Sen. Vickie Sawyer has been assigned to serve on the North Carolina General Assembly’s Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services.
The North Carolina General Assembly’s Republican leadership has come under fire in recent weeks as a result of several proposed amendments to the state’s constitution that, as of right now, will appear on November’s general election ballot.
The Lincoln County Board of Elections submitted a pair of early voting plans to the state board, which announced its decision following a lengthy meeting on Aug. 5.
The North Carolina legislature returned to Raleigh yesterday for a special session to remove the short captions that would have appeared on November’s ballot, summarizing each of the six proposed constitutional amendments that will be decided by voters.
A Costa Rican man who immigrated to Lincolnton with his family as a child has been awarded North Carolina’s highest civilian honor.
Outgoing Lincoln County state Sen. David Curtis has officially announced his resignation from the North Carolina General Assembly.
The North Carolina legislature has proposed six constitutional amendments that could be decided by the state’s voters in November.
Patrick McHenry, the chief deputy whip in the U.S. House of Representatives, addressed his colleagues on Capitol Hill this week with a plea to end the opioid crisis.
Republican lawmakers in the North Carolina General Assembly have proposed an amendment to the state Constitution that, if passed through the legislature and then approved by voters in November, would cap the personal income tax rate at 5.5 percent.
The Fiscal Year 2019 state budget bill that passed both chambers of the North Carolina legislature last week includes well over $1 million set aside specifically to aid Lincoln County and the City of Lincolnton.
The Republican leaders of the North Carolina General Assembly unveiled their Fiscal Year 2019 budget proposal on Monday evening.
North Carolina recently became the first state to connect each of its classrooms to high-speed broadband.
Teachers and administrators at Lincoln County Schools are preparing for curriculum changes for K-8 math and K-12 language arts for the 2018/2019 school year.
The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Monday evening to become the 56th North Carolina government entity to join a nationwide lawsuit against opioid distributors.
More than 60 teachers from the Lincoln County Schools district stepped away from their classrooms and boarded buses to attend the “March for Students and Rally for Respect” in Raleigh on Wednesday, the opening day of the General Assembly’s legislative session.
After nearly 11,000 ballots were cast between the two party primary elections in Lincoln County, the field has been set for November’s general election.
The 2018 party primary elections in Lincoln County are scheduled for Tuesday, with numerous Republican candidates vying for various federal, state and local seats, but only one race between local Democrats.
Rep. Patrick McHenry, the chief deputy whip in the U.S. House of Representatives, will face five Republican challengers in next week’s party primary election.
Incumbent Lincoln County state Sen. David Curtis has been targeted through a series of attack ads paid for by a political action committee working to elect former Shelby Mayor Ted Alexander in Senate District 44.
The newly formed North Carolina General Assembly House Select Committee on School Safety — of which Lincoln County state Rep. Jason Saine is a member — has been split into two subcommittees, with one focusing on mental health and the other examining physical safety and security.
Local Republican candidates for county commission and the state legislature were on hand Thursday evening at the Holy Spirit Catholic Church on Thursday evening for the second candidate forum hosted by the East Lincoln Betterment Association.
Incumbent state Rep. Jason Saine will face a local Republican challenger in Nic Haag in next month’s party primary election.
Rep. Patrick McHenry, the chief deputy whip in the United States House of Representatives, made a pair of stops in the district he represents on Monday morning.
A slew of candidates filed for office shortly before the deadline and the field for the 2018 Lincoln County primary elections is now set in stone.
Six more Republican candidates have filed to include their names on the 2018 Lincoln County election ballot.
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