An Alexander County man received a sentence of life in prison in a murder case. In Alexander County Superior Court on Monday (November 27), 57-year-old Randy Darryl Shumake of Taylorsville pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the death of 77-year-old…
32-year-old Marcos Phillip Sanchez was arrested Saturday (November 25) by Alexander County Sheriff’s Officers. He was served a warrant from Catawba County for felony larceny and felony conspiracy to commit larceny. As of earlier today he remained in the Alexander…
32-year-old Tyler Ray Bryant of Old Conover Startown Road in Conover was arrested today (November 27) by Hickory Police Officers. He's charged with possession of a stolen firearm, simple possession of schedule VI controlled substance, and driving while license revoked.…
27-year-old Jorge Antonio Garcia of Rhoney Road in Connelly Springs was arrested today (November 27) by Hickory Police Officers. He's charged with felony possession of cocaine. Garcia was jailed in the Catawba County Detention Facility under $1,000 bond. A District…
36-year-old Christopher Alan Lambert of Riverbend Road in Claremont was arrested Sunday (November 26) by Hickory Police Officers. He's charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury. Lambert was jailed in the Catawba County…
35-year-old Kevin Matthew Cook of 3rd Street SW in Catawba was arrested today (November 27) by Catawba County Sheriff's Officers. He's charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of schedule II controlled substance, maintaining a vehicle, dwelling or place for controlled…
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is reporting the first pediatric flu-related death for the 2023-2024 flu season. A child in the western part of the state recently died from complications associated with influenza infection. To…
31-year-old Mikisha Geneva Robinson of 3rd Street Place SW in Hickory was arrested by Morganton Public Safety Officers. She's charged with felony counts of possession of schedule I controlled substance (heroin), possession of schedule II controlled substance (methamphetamine) and possession…
27-year-old Bridget Ann Bessette of Willis Road in Vale was arrested Sunday (November 26) by Hickory Police Officers. She's charged with felony larceny, possession of a stolen motor vehicle, and misdemeanor larceny. Bessette was incarcerated in the Catawba County Detention…
41-year-old Robert William Stephen Romska of 27th Street Drive NE in Hickory was arrested Saturday (November 25) by Catawba County Sheriff's Officers. He's charged with two counts of trafficking, opium or heroin, along with single counts of sell or deliver…