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27 grams of meth found after ¶®É«µÛ K-9 alerts to narcotics during vehicle stop A man admitted to possessing methamphetamine.
Armed Hickory shot, killed by highway patrol trooper after vehicle wreck in Caldwell County The man was invovled in a wreck and was armed when highway patrol arrived.
Raleigh man charged with soliciting, statutory rape of 14-year-old in Burke County Williams was arrested by the Raleigh Police Department without incident and was issued no bond, the sheriffs office said.
Former Marion church treasurer charged with embezzling more than $100,000 meant for orphanage “She literally stole food from impoverished children's mouths."
