Caldwell County News

U.S. Navy veteran Ron Oberle, standing, is silhouetted as he speaks Monday from the gazebo at Blowing Rock Memorial Park.

Legal tattoo artists in Caldwell County said they are seeing an uptick in a dangerous problem called scratching, or illegal tattoos done by unlicensed people.

A funny thing is happening on the way to the July 17 Republican runoff in the 11th Congressional District: The tea parties are thinking like mainstream political groups.

Mirroring a statewide trend, unemployment in the Greater Hickory area declined in April, dropping in three of the region's counties and staying the same in Alexander County.

I'll tell you about the hardscrabble times, the lean years, when we Toughskins-wearing moppets baked cakes in an oven using two measly light bulbs .

HUDSON, N.C. A middle school special education teacher accused of forcing a child with special needs into a cardboard box as punishment has been suspended without pay.

FORENSIC tests on a skull and other bones found in North Carolina bushland last month are yet to determine if they are the remains of murdered and dismembered Australian schoolgirl Zahra Baker.

Some artists know that they are destined for a lifetime of creativity from the first time they clutch a Crayola.

A motorcyclist was airlifted from Rutherford College on Thursday after colliding with a UPS delivery truck at the intersection of Malcolm Boulevard and Lovelady Road.

It's been a month and we still don't know if the skull and bones found in Caldwell County are Zahra Baker's remains.

A middle-school teacher in Caldwell County has been suspended after officials learned that she disciplined a special needs child by placing him in a cardboard box.

A Hudson woman was charged Tuesday with possession of methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia after Burke County deputies were alerted of a suspicious vehicle on Shroupes' Grove Church Road.

HUDSON, N.C. A statewide investigation is underway after NewsChannel 36 looked into claims that a special education teacher forced a child with special needs into a cardboard box as punishment.

Showers and thunderstorms could return to the Charlotte area on Wednesday afternoon, but conditions could dry out heading toward the weekend.

Granite Falls, NC-- The body of a North Carolina law enforcement agent was found inside a burning home on Monday.

Local officials got the call about a possible structure fire at 10 Hunters Creek Lane at 4:49 p.m. Monday.

The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded $9.6 million in contracts to replace 15 bridges in the region, including two in Watauga County.

A Caldwell County woman is facing drug charges after authorities said they discovered a methamphetamine lab in her home this week.

The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded $9.6 million in contracts to replace 15 bridges in the region, including two in Watauga County.

Until the final day of the filing period, a primary election was not in the cards for N.C. Senate District 45.