Wilkesboro
CRIME & SAFETY
‘Hearts are hurting’: North Wilkesboro police mourn loss of captain’s son
WILKES COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — The North Wilkesboro Police Department is mourning the loss of a captain’s son. Around 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, troopers responded to and investigated a fatal crash in Wilkes County on NC 16 near Nichols Landing Lane. A 2009 Toyota Venza was going south on NC 16 behind a 2012 Chevrolet […]
Sheriff: Suspect who shot at deputy during fight killed in shooting
ALEXANDER COUNTY, N.C. — A suspect was shot and killed during a fight with deputies in Alexander County late Sunday night, investigators said. The incident happened around 10 p.m. at a home on Dusty Road in Taylorsville when deputies were attempting to serve warrants for the suspect's arrest. When...
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