Habitat for Humanity keeps putting them up
SALISBURY - Coleman Emerson says this is the part that never gets old; turning over the keys of the newest Habitat For Humanity house on Oakwood Avenue to the proud new owner. On Saturday morning...
View ArticleChaperone charged with sex crimes says "I did have fun" at youth church camp
ALBEMARLE - A chaperone for a youth group from a Baptist church in Stanly County told his friends on Facebook that he had fun while at the popular camp, but just days after he returned home, he was...
View ArticleStay private online
With so much private information being stored in various databases online, it’s natural to be concerned about your security. But with the recent NSA spying scandal, many people feel it more important...
View ArticleHelp from a furry friend
By Astrid Martinez We all have some type of scars. Some we can mask. Some are more visible."It goes to right here," says Anna Nichols."And then I have a big scar on my shoulder and then on my...
View ArticleParents pushing to get drugs in school to combat allergic reactions
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)- Parents are fighting to get EpiPens in all North Carolina schools. There is a bill in the General Assembly that would require principals to have one or more trained workers to...
View ArticleHonors for vets in long term care and hospice at Hefner VA Medical Center
SALISBURY - Members of the W.G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center’s Non-Supervisory Leadership Development (NLD) program for 2013 are honoring veterans living in the long term care and hospice units...
View ArticleCaught your pet reading lately?
SALISBURY - From Rowan Public Library: Children and teens are not the only ones participating in Summer Reading at Rowan Public Library! This summer, the library is asking you to catch your pet in the...
View ArticleThe story of Booger, Uncle Mousey, and a brick upside the head
SALISBURY - It's taken a few months, but Salisbury Police have arrested a man for a violent attack that involved smashing a man's jaw with a brick.The original incident happened in November, according...
View ArticleDebunking dog health myths
By Astrid MartinezIndustry experts expect Americans to spend more than $55 billion on their pets in 2013. $14 billion of that will go towards vet care and pet prescriptions.Our pets make us happy, and...
View ArticleDangerous heat across East Coast
High pressure in the upper levels will bring near triple digit heat indices to much of the Northeast, and the Carolinas won't be much cooler. As that upper level high compresses the air underneath it,...
View ArticleCommission to block school central office?
SALISBURY - Hopes are high in Salisbury for a big downtown building project, at least for now.Tuesday night dozens of people packed a city council meeting to urge the council to go ahead with building...
View ArticleGroundbreaking program sprouting at NC Research Campus
KANNAPOLIS - From the North Carolina Research Campus: An unprecedented partnership of academic and industry organizations at the North Carolina Research Campus has launched a groundbreaking $1.5...
View ArticleRCCC: Recent grad honored for work with hospice, veterans
SALISBURY - North Carolina’s community colleges are celebrating the legacy of Dr. W. Dallas Herring this year as part of their 50th anniversary celebrations. Dr. Herring, a Duplin County native, is...
View ArticleHelping students on the path to success
SALISBURY - Kara Ostlund, Catawba’s new Associate Dean and Director of Conduct, Housing and Residence Life, says she “wants to be the person who helps show students who they are and the good that they...
View ArticleQueen Anne's Revenge exhibit coming to NC Transportation Museum
SPENCER - Actual treasures from the shipwreck of Blackbeard the Pirate are traveling the state and the N.C. Transportation Museum will host this incredible exhibit for six weeks. Blackbeard’s Queen’s...
View ArticleSports camp for kids with disabilities
By Astrid MartinezIt's not every day Keenan Calbert gets picked to be on a sports team"We're just trying to have fun," says Keenan.For five days this nine year old is in heaven.Because most of the time...
View ArticleFrom the lobby to the lock up; wanted man fails in attempt to get gun permit
SALISBURY - While the debate continues on gun control and whether stricter laws are needed, one example has turned up locally in which the current law kept a gun out of the hand of a wanted criminal....
View ArticleUecker, Petty throwback, Cheeseheads and Vickers rising; Parker's Points!
CONCORD - Now we're talking. Our hero, Adrian Parker, late of South Rowan High School, Catawba College, and Charlotte Motor Speedway, has gotten to meet his own hero! And would you believe that his...
View ArticleHelping military widows heal
By Astrid MartinezAs of this Tuesday – 2,112 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan. The majority were men in their early 20s.Many of those men leave behind wives who never imagined they...
View ArticleStarving dogs lead to charges for Rowan man
SALISBURY - A Rowan County man is facing charges of cruelty to animals after a deputy and an animal control officer found that two of his dogs appeared to be starving. Deputies were called to check out...
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