Alexander County News

A former North Carolina state senator says he won't seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican U.S. Sen.

A Lenoir man was killed Friday night in a motorcycle crash along U.S. 64/N.C. 90 in eastern Caldwell County.

A 911 call came in about 6:15 p.m. that a domestic disturbance involving an intoxicated individual was under way.

Evelyn Smith is rightfully terrified of fire. A fire destroyed her home when she was a teenager and, a few years later, she and her children survived a fiery car crash.

Newton- A Catawba County man whose family was killed earlier this year plead guilty to drug charges.

A man whose family was killed -- possibly because of the opium ring he's accused of running -- pleaded guilty to three drug-related charges on Monday.

North Carolina Rep. Ray Warren announced Saturday that he will not seek re-election for a third term in office.

Sen. Richard Burr cannot have it both ways. Burr cannot satisfy his base in the Republican Party by voting against the $787 billion federal stimulus bill early in 2009, and then in October play Santa Claus in a North Carolina community that received almost $2.1 million from it.

Last week, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr took part in an Alexander County ceremony celebrating a $2 million federal grant for a new fire station.

A woman in custody in Raleigh since May is now facing additional charges out of Lincoln County and detectives say they are still looking for a man connected to the crime.

North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr applauded some of the money coming from a federal stimulus program even though he opposed the massive spending bill by saying that it would leave future generations burdened with debt.

Curtis Hamlin hopes to create for himself something he hasn't been able to find for more than a year a ' a job.

TAYLORSVILLE a ' After more than 20 years with the Alexander County Sheriff's Office, Chris Bowman is now the top cop in the county.

At least two people broke out a window, threw a strap around an ATM and dragged the machine through a window and down the street behind an SUV early Saturday morning.

Alexander County- A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and killed in Alexander County Sunday night.

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On a scale of one to 10, Mindy Isenhour and Nia McCray rate the difficulty of finding a job in Catawba County at about 9.5. "It's really difficult," said McCray, an 18-year-old former Catawba Valley Community College student now pursuing a business management degree online.

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Lake lovers can pitch in the first Saturday in October to help keep area water and shorelines pristine.