Trial set to begin for murder suspect
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:34:12 -0700
A Lenoir man charged with first-degree murder who has been incarcerated since March 2008 is finally going to see his day in court.
Teen escapes from western NC prison
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 05:23:47 -0700
MORGANTON, N.C. (AP) -- Police are looking for a teen who escaped from a minimum security prison in western North Carolina. Correction Department spokesman Kevin Acree said Monday morning that 18-year-old Alexander Flowers had been missing from the Western Youth Institution in Morganton since late Sunday night. Flowers was convicted of larceny of a motor vehicle and misdemeanor larceny in Stokes ...
Teen inmate captured after escaping from Morganton prison
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 05:22:48 -0700
Law enforcement officers have found a teen who escaped from a minimum-security prison in western North Carolina.
Update: Inmate Captured After Overnight Escape
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 04:55:01 -0700
The 18-year-old was serving time for larceny of a motor vehicle and misdemeanor larceny in Stokes County.
State fires leader of deaf school
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:35:36 -0700
The state has fired the director of a school for the deaf in Morganton where allegations of abuse and neglect prompted an investigation.
NC School For The Deaf Fires Director
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:23:26 -0700
The director of the North Carolina School for the Deaf in Morganton has been fired days before the expected release of findings of a state investigation into possible student abuse and neglect, a state official said Wednesday. Janet McDaniel, who has run the school since April 2008 as interim and then permanent director, was "separated" Tuesday from state government, Department of Health and ...
NC School for the Deaf director has been fired
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:23:48 -0700
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The director of the North Carolina School for the Deaf in Morganton has been fired days before the expected release of findings of a state investigation into possible student abuse and neglect, a state official said Wednesday. Janet McDaniel, who has run the school since April 2008 as interim and then permanent director, was "separated" Tuesday from state government ...
Freedom soccer tourney back for 13th season
Sat, 14 Aug 2010 21:54:59 -0700
The Freedom High boys soccer program brings in nine teams from outside Burke County for the 13th annual Freeom Invitational High School Boys Soccer Tournament, which will take place Monday through Thursday at the Catawba River Soccer Complex (CRSC) in Morganton.
FOP names officer kicked out of fraternity
Fri, 13 Aug 2010 03:00:00 -0700
Executive officers at a local branch of a national police organization discovered in July the misappropriation of the groups funds.
Police fraternity funds reported missing
Thu, 12 Aug 2010 07:21:03 -0700
The Morganton Department of Public Safety chief and Burke County sheriff each submitted a request Wednesday for the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation to look into the possible misappropriation of funds from the Fraternal Order of Police.
Police chief releases more details about shooting
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 03:00:00 -0700
The Morganton Department of Public Safety in a news release Friday said the officer involved in the shooting death of Michael Sipes, 17, heard a shot fired before the officer drew his weapon and discharged it.
Police release statement about shooting
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:36:05 -0700
City of Morganton Department of Public Safety has released more information about the shooting Sunday night. Chief Mark Tolbert read this statement during a press conference at 3 p.m. Friday.
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:47:47 -0700
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The director of the North Carolina School for the Deaf in Morganton has been fired days before the expected release of findings of a state investigation into possible student abuse and neglect, a state official said Wednesday.