Connelly Springs News

A Connelly Springs man died at a construction site Thursday morning when he fell in a hole and dirt collapsed around him.

A husband-and-wife team is accused of stealing items from Defeet Inc., 371 Interstate 40 Access Road.

The Burke County Health Department is now offering the H1N1 vaccine to the general public.

Connelly Springs- A Connelly Springs teenager was arrested on break-in charges. Police arrested Joshua Haas, 19, and he is charged with numerous felony counts.

Charges Brandon Scott Self, 25, of 1487 Old N.C. 18 was charged Tuesday with assault with a deadly weapon.

Timing probably played a part in two arrests after police say a man's home on John Hoyle Road was broken into Wednesday.

Connelly Springs- The Burke County Sheriff's Department report that they have arrested two men who allegedly broke into a Connelly Springs home.

Two men suspected of stealing electronics and firearms from a woman's residence were charged Friday with one count each of felony breaking and entering, felony larceny and felony larceny of a firearm.

Charges Dennis James Arrowood, 42, of 2711 New Lane was served an order for arrest Tuesday for breaking and entering and larceny after breaking and entering.

The Burke County school board elections weren't the only races happening Tuesday.

Morganton, NC - Nearly 7,000 people already have cast ballots during early voting in the Burke County school board and municipal elections.

North Carolina elections officials penalized former Gov. Mike Easley's campaign $100,000 Friday for not reporting flights provided by a political ally and asked prosecutors to investigate whether he or others broke laws by trying to hide them or other expenses.

Connelly Springs- North Carolina State Senator Jim Jacumin has announced that he will not run for the 44th District seat in 2010.

Charges Patricia Lynn King, 31, of 1035 Salem Road, Apt. A was served an order for arrest Tuesday for financial identity fraud.

Students at East Burke High School in Connelly Springs, North Carolina, are taking their chemistry lessons to heart.

Oct. 21: Students fuel the school bus with fuel made from cooking oil at East Burke High School in Connelly Springs, North Carolina.

Connelly Springs- FOX News was at East Burke High School Wednesday showing the biodiesel bus project.

Making biodiesel in a high school lab. What if school buses could run on fuel made by students? It's happening on a small scale at East Burke High School in Connelly Springs, NC.

It's not unusual to catch a whiff of french fries and fried chicken drifting through the halls of East Burke High School in Connelly Springs, North Carolina.A But you might be surprised to find out that the smell of fried food isn't always coming from the high school cafeteria.A East Burke Teacher Bob Smith and his 12th grade science students are ...

Seats in some town council races in Burke County are up for grabs this year. The town of Glen Alpine has three seats open on the board of aldermen, but none of the incumbents sought re-election, so there will be new faces on the five-member board.