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MARION, N.C. (WLOS) — A man and woman were hospitalized after a shooting incident in McDowell County. The sheriff's office says officers responded to a location along US 221 North in Marion on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at around 11 p.m. A male with a gunshot wound was found...
Burnsville man receives prison sentence for crash that killed two
MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A Burnsville man has been sentenced to prison for a crash that killed two people in McDowell County. Officials say 67-year-old Ricky McPeters pleaded guilty to two counts of felony death by vehicle and possession of methamphetamine. He was sentenced to two consecutive prison...
Inventors of Whac-A-Mole selling equestrian estate in Morganton
MORGANTON, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — An hour and a half from Charlotte along the John’s River and in the shadows of Grandfather and Table Rock Mountain is this privately-owned farm with rolling hills paid for by the popular arcade game called Whac-A-Mole. “I did not know the...
New Asheville area hiking, mountain bike trails? Conservation group trying to convert camp
A conservation group and other activists are looking to create a new public park in Fairview with hiking and biking trails. The effort to buy the former Camp Woodson east of Fairview and convert it to a public park has gotten a boost from the state with a $200,000 development grant formally accepted by the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners April 16.
North Carolina driver tries traffic checkpoint getaway, 3 officers injured, deputies say
A traffic checkpoint became the start of a North Carolina man's getaway attempt that left three law enforcement officers with injuries, deputies said Monday. According to the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office Road, the series of incidents started with the checkpoint set up by the Forest City Police Department in the area of Forest Hunt Drive.
Church youth team up to help expecting mothers
More than 70 young mothers facing an unplanned pregnancy in WNC will be gifted newborn kits thanks to a service project by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Youth from 10 congregations along the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Western North Carolina teamed up to donate 72 newborn kits to the Abiding Hope Pregnancy Center.
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Owen athlete takes speed and toughness to Montreat College track and wrestling programs
Throughout her high school athletic career, Neveah Perkins has never backed down from a challenge. The Owen senior ‘s willingness to embrace difficult endeavors propelled her to school records on the track and considerable success on the wrestling mat. That tenacity and determination will be indispensable when she continues...
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