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Cat rescued from 60-foot perch in tree
Residents of an apartment complex near Valley Hills Mall don't know what to call the affectionate black and white cat that showed up there earlier this week, but they think "Lucky" would be appropriate.
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NC Ad Agency Gotham, LLC Hired by Utility Co-Op EnergyUnited
NC Ad Agency Gotham LLC continues to grow despite a struggling economy. They are proud to announce their recent partnership with North Carolina utility cooperative Energy United.
NC Rep. Warren, former sheriff, won't run in 2010
A North Carolina House member and former Alexander County sheriff won't seek re-election next year because he wants to spend more time at home.
Woman kidnapped on Lenoir-Rhyne campus
A teenager is kidnapped in her own car and forced at gunpoint to drive a suspect out of town.
Exclusive: Woman kidnapped on Lenoir-Rhyne campus tells her story
An 18-year-old woman says a man waited in the backseat of her car, and forced her to drive him to Cherryville in Gaston County by threatening to shoot her.
Carjacker Forces Teen To Drive From Hickory To Cherryville
A Conover woman got into her car early Wednesday to find an armed man waiting inside.
Hickory Bank of Granite robbed
The Bank of Granite off Springs Road was robbed at about 10:30 a.m. Monday. Twenty minutes later, Hickory police arrested a man for the robbery.
Apartment Complex Workers Help Police Arrest Bank Robbery Suspect
Authorities have taken a man into custody that they believe robbed a northeast Hickory bank early Monday.
Rhodhiss firefighter injured in head-on collision; three others sent...
Rhodhiss firefighter injured in head-on collision; three others sent to hospital in unrelated collisions A Rhodhiss firefighter remains hospitalized today after undergoing surgery for injuries he sustained during a head-on collision Friday evening.
Driver killed when truck hits tree
A Hickory man died Saturday when he drove off the road, hitting a tree. Ryan Evan Parker, 39, was driving west on U.S. 70, SE, at about 12:45 p.m. when he drove past the 1200 block and ran off the road into an empty lot next to the Armstrong Ford dealership, according to police reports.
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October 30 High School Football Post Game Report
Bandys clinches share of conference title after win at East Burke, Maiden defeats Bunker Hill, and Draughn picks up first varsity football win in school history.
Parents charged in copper theft
A Hudson couple was arrested Wednesday night when Hickory police caught them loading stolen copper wiring into their van with their children sleeping in the back seat.
Couple Accused Of Stealing Copper While Children Slept In Hickory
Investigators said they found not only the evidence to charge a married couple in a copper theft, but also their 3- and 1-year-old children in the family's van near Highway 321 North late Wednesday.
Three nabbed in marijuana bust
News-Topic Staff Area law enforcement officers busted a scheduled drug delivery at the Granite Falls Walmart Monday that resulted in the arrest of three suspects and the recovery of several pounds of marijuana.
Rain damage destroys Christmas lights for faith-based group
Kim Kimbrogh spotted the water damage, then realized what it meant. "I was heartbroken," she said.
ELCA University Receives $3 Million Gift For Solmaz Institute
The Solmaz Institute for Obesity will work to prevent and treat childhood obesity in the Catawba Valley region of North Carolina.
Lake Hickory Home Explosion Still Under Investigation
Witnesses said they heard multiple blasts before a three-story, $400,000 lakefront home was reduced to rubble in Hickory.
2nd arrest made in fatal hit-and-run
Hickory police arrested a second person in connection with the death of a woman hit by a car early Sunday.
Hickory Area Jobless Rate Falls
Hickory- The Hickory metro area jobless rate fell during the month of September.
Hickory police arrested the second person in connection with a robbery that occurred in a Wal-Mart parking lot Oct.