Monroe police are investigating after shots were fired near downtown Monroe on the Fourth of July. Multiple calls of gunshots in the area of North Church Street and East Jefferson Street were reported to Union County Communications around 9:45pm. Monroe police...
A construction worker was killed when a trench collapsed at a residential subdivision development, in Albemarle, officials said. First responders from five area agencies responded to the site at around 8:30 yesterday morning, and it was determined that this would be a...
Average gasoline prices in North Carolina have fallen 9.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.42/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 6,092 stations in North Carolina. Prices in North Carolina are 9.3 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and...
An invasive fly from Asia has been discovered in North Carolina for the first time and it could mean trouble for the state’s agriculture and tourism industries, experts say. The spotted lanternfly is known to “attack hops, fruit trees, and many ornamental plants,” and...
A father with a 1-year-old child took the child with him to the manufacturing facility where he works in Mebane, just outside of Burlington Saturday. He left the child in his vehicle while he went into the plant and then forgot about the child, who perished in the...
Yesterday the North Carolina Senate voted 38-9 to tentatively approve the “2022 Appropriations Act.” The spending plan – a revision to the two-year budget passed last year – increases net appropriations from last fiscal year by 7.2% for a total of $27.9...
