Stanly County News

A man was arrested in Stanly County Tuesday for renting out a house that didn't belong to him, and for having goods stolen from a church in his home, according to the Stanly County Sheriff's Office.

Five days after a severe thunderstorm knocked out power to thousands of customers in Stanly County, residents had to deal with an outage again Tuesday night.

Stanly County Sheriff's Sgt. Kim Thompson was headed down Highway 52 around noon Tuesday when she saw something strange in the woods.

If passed, an amendment to the state budget will change Richmond County's judicial district in 2015, possibly compromising the handling of poor defendants' cases.

"It's devastating. We're just not going to mess around with it... we'll probably be demolishing it this weekend," said Bob Garmon, as he showed us one of the homes he owns in Albemarle.

A state assessment team is heading into Stanly County to assess the damage from a storm that slammed the area Thursday.

Utility lines littered E. Broome Street in Stanly County and storm debris was still scattered all along the sidewalks Saturday afternoon.

A woman whose home was split in two after Thursday night's storms came home to Albemarle Saturday.

If passed, an amendment to the state budget will change Scotland County's judicial district in 2015, possibly compromising the handling of poor defendants' cases.

A woman died Friday morning when a teenage driver failed to stop at a Stanly County intersection where the traffic lights were malfunctioning.

Workers clean up a fallen tree at Sedgefield Middle School Friday, June 14, 2013.

A serious accident in Albemarle may have been the result of storm damage. Eyewitness News drove through the intersection of Highway 52 and Highway 24 at about 4 a.m. Friday and noted that the intersection was dangerous due to the traffic signal being out.

A Stanly County man was in jail Tuesday after officers said he committed two crimes in 24 hours.

Police caught a murder suspect in the woods between Stanly and Montgomery counties after an overnight search.

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and Alcoa Corporation will sponsor a "Free Vest for Kids" event Saturday at the Badin Lake swim area in northern Stanly County.

State parks in North Carolina are gearing up for National Trails Day June 1 and National Get Outdoors Day June 8 with a number of special programs designed to enrich the experience of recreation and education in the outdoors, according to the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation.

Clyde Pickler Jr., 48, who is on parole in Florida, is listed by that state's Department of Corrections as a "fugitive." Clyde Pickler Jr., the father of country singer and Stanly County native Kellie Pickler, apparently is in trouble with the law again.

As Alcoa inches toward renewal of its embattled Yadkin River hydro license, the aluminum giant acknowledges the 38-mile project could be sold.

Two people were arrested on drug charges in Albemarle after a search of a home turned up a large amount of marijuana, according to the Albemarle Police Department.