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45+ min ago   (616+ words) A Republican member of the North Carolina Court of Appeals criticized major state newspapers Thursday for ignoring four women who serve on the state’s second-highest court. An email from Judge April Wood included a news release highlighting “more than 60 years…...

5+ hour, 55+ min ago   (215+ words) Fox Restaurant Concepts operates under the financial backing of The Cheesecake Factory, which bought a majority stake in the company for $353 million in 2019. Hoodline previously covered the corporate lineage behind the brand when Tempe's Filthy Animal earned a top honor…...

5+ hour, 43+ min ago   (312+ words) Gunfire erupted inside a home in the 600 block of 14th Street SW in southwest Hickory around 6:50 p.m. Wednesday, leaving two people shot and prompting officers to seal off the surrounding neighborhood as they worked the scene. The Hickory Police Department first reported…...

10+ hour, 41+ min ago   (573+ words) (The Center Square) – North Carolina has more than enough money to pay its outstanding bills and earned a B grade in the 17th annual Financial State of the States 2025 report. Released Thursday by Truth In Accounting, the analysis for fiscal year…...

5+ hour, 31+ min ago   (239+ words) A 33-year-old Morganton man is being sought by Burke County deputies on two felony warrants, including charges of breaking and/or entering and larceny after breaking and entering. Jimmy Cody Stanfill, born December 25, 1992, has not yet been located by law…...

4+ hour, 10+ min ago   (225+ words) His last known address is listed as 4054 Corpening Bridge Road in Morganton. The warrant stems from an incident that unfolded months earlier, when deputies first tried to pull him over. On April 10, Burke County Sheriff's deputies attempted a traffic stop…...

3+ hour, 58+ min ago   (422+ words) A skunk has tested positive for rabies. The Cleveland County Health Department was notified of the positive test on October 13, and officials say anyone bitten or exposed to the animal's saliva should seek a rabies risk assessment right away. By…...

3+ hour, 43+ min ago   (301+ words) A Hildebran man is being sought by the Burke County Sheriff's Office on charges that include a statutory sex offense with a child aged 15 or younger and taking indecent liberties with a child, and as of Tuesday he has not…...

1+ hour, 58+ min ago   (351+ words) Burke County deputies are asking the public for help finding a Morganton man wanted on four separate criminal charges. Brent Nicolas Webb, born May 18, 1990, is named on the sheriff's office's most wanted list, with outstanding warrants that authorities say have…...

1+ hour, 13+ min ago   (162+ words) More than half of North Carolina adults say their life and financial standing have gotten worse since the 2024 elections, and the overwhelming majority place at least some blame on President Donald Trump or congressional Republicans. The findings land just as…...