HICKORY (AP) — A wrong turn in life and a stint in prison put a local barber on a path to realizing his dream of doing stand-up comedy. By day, Al Henry cuts hair at his barbershop, H&H Barbershop, but in his spare time he shares his comedy tale...
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HICKORY (MCT) — It's been one year since the disappearance and murder of Zahra Baker, and those in Hickory and beyond still mourn her death.
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CONOVER (MCT) — City officials received formal notice Tuesday that the U.S. Postal Service’s distribution facility in the area will close in February.A letter sent to Conover Mayor Lee Moritz said the Hickory Processing and Distribution Facili...
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NEWTON (MCT) — The district attorney's office is reviewing more than 11,000 pages of the Hickory Police Department's investigation into the death of Zahra Clare Baker. The police department turned its investigative file over to the district attorney...
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LENOIR (MCT) -- An inmate that escaped from a highway litter crew Friday morning was back in custody just a little over 24 hours after he fled.Joseph Courtner, 32, was working with an eight-man crew on N.C. 18 outside Lenoir, picking up trash along the ro...
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HICKORY (MCT) — The FBI plans to take over bank robbery charges against a man believed to be the "Bearcat Bandit," who robbed a strin
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CONOVER (MCT) — The parent company of retailer Boyles Distinctive Furniture has filed for bankruptcy protection. Hendricks Furniture Group and sister company Classic Moving and Storage filed for Chapter 11 reorganization on Wednesday. Hendricks Fur...
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HUDSON -- A 15-year-old girl and her grandmother were killed Saturday evening when the golf cart they were using to cross Hickory Nut Ridge Road was struck by a car.The 15-year-old's twin sister was airlifted to Carolinas Medical Center, where she was tre...
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