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Bill rolls back energy efficiency standards for builders
A House committee solidly approved legislation Monday that would roll back energy efficiency requirements in newly constructed commercial buildings by 30 percent. Comment?
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Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives have an important decision to make. Comment?
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The Great American Soap Box Derby Continues
Dozens of competittors from across the Carolinas competed in the downhill racing. The track at the Burke County Fairgrounds in Morganton is one of the few active soap box derby tracks left in the Carolinas. Winners from these races would go on to ... Comment?
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Former Clarksville manager dies at 56
... job, and I hated to see him go." After leaving Clarksville in 1985, Dean was the Assistant County Manager in Burke County, NC and then City Manager of Dunn, N.C., before landing the job as City Manager in Holly Springs in 2001. During his tenure in ... Comment?
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Ohio case gives Asha Degree's family hope
... 18 in Shelby. And in August 2001, construction workers found Asha's bookbag in a wooded area off Highway 18 in Burke County, NC. A sign still stands along the highway in Shelby in hopes of generating leads. Investigators also released an age ... Comment?
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Sheriff: Driver clocked at 116 mph on Highway 16
A Burke County man is facing a laundry list of charges in connection with a police chase with speeds reported in excess of 110 mph. Comment?
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Record rainfall closes schools, causes traffic delays
... and foothills. Gauges in Morganton recorded 7 inches of rain, after a series of storms settled over the Burke County city. Banner Elk and Newland had more than five inches of rain. Boone had 2.5 inches. Emergency crews in Burke County had to rescue ... Comment?
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TBJ Flash: Inside the 2014 Porsche Cayman
While the past few days have really handed us some sullen weather, there was one bright cloud this week that brought close to 100 car enthusiasts out to the North Hills Shopping Center. Comment?
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3 charged following high speed chase in Morganton
Police say 29-year-old Donelle Nicholas Cuthbertson led law enforcement on a fast-paced chase down Interstate 40 and winding through Burke County back roads. Comment?
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3 arrested after high-speed chase in Morganton
Police say 29-year-old Donelle Nicholas Cuthbertson led law enforcement on a fast-paced chase down Interstate 40 and winding through Burke County back roads. Comment?
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Caldwell County's unemployment drops again
Caldwell County's unemployment rate continued its trend of year-over-year declines, dropping to 10.7 percent in March, a full 1.4 percentage points lower than the 12.1 percent rate seen in March 2012, the N.C. Labor and Economic Analysis Division reported Wednesday. 7 comments
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Burke man faces prison, then deportation
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A 42-year-old Morganton man was sentenced to at least 26 2/3 years in prison after being convicted Friday in a Burke County courtroom on two counts of felony sex offense. Comment?
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Prison official gets 17 months for extortion
A former Western North Carolina prison official was sentenced last week to 17 months in federal prison for extorting drugs from parolees under his supervision. Comment?
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First responders honor fallen paramedic in Burke County
A stirring tribute Saturday in Morganton for a Burke County paramedic who passed away after suffering a heart attack on duty. Comment?
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Former probation officer James David Franklin sent to prison
... methamphetamine and hydrocodone, and went to the probationer's house and paid for them, court records show. The Burke County Sheriff's Office was notified after the probationer complained to his federal probation officer and his primary state ... Comment?
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Fly-in a bright spot for Foothills Regional Airport
Foothills Regional Airport hosts its annual regional social gathering today and is expecting pilots from airports from across neighboring states, one of the latest bright spots of activity at a pastoral airport still under the cloud of a federal investigation. Comment?
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Man to be deported after serving time for sex offense
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... 42, of Morganton, was convicted of two counts of felony statutory sex offense after a four-day trial in Burke County Criminal Superior Court. Rosales was sentenced to no less than 320 months and no more than 402 months in the North Carolina Division ... Comment?
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WNC prison official sentenced for extortion
... intent to distribute hydrocodone. Franklin, 46, was originally arrested on state drug trafficking charges in Burke County for allegedly attempting to sell more than 100 pills of the painkiller. Franklin worked as a surveillance officer for the ... Comment?
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2 arrested on I-40, face drug charges
A man from Alexander County and a woman from Burke County were arrested Wednesday after sheriff's deputies said they found drugs in their vehicle. Comment?
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N.C. bill would block school boards from suing county commissioners for more money
... sponsors are Sen. Harry Brown, an Onslow County Republican and Senate Majority Leader; Sen. Warren Daniel, a Burke County Republican; and Sen. Ralph Hise, a Mitchell County Republican. Efforts to reach them for comment were unsuccessful. "School ... Comment?
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