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Hillsville man dies in I-81 crash
Virginia State Police is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred Sunday (July 14, 2024) at 3:52 p.m. on Interstate 81 southbound at the 48-mile marker in Smyth County. A 2020 Harley Davidson Road Glide was heading southbound on Interstate 81 when the motorcycle went off the left side of...
Dobson man charged in deadly Lincoln County crash that killed 59-year-old man man, troopers say
A Triad man is facing charges after a crash that killed a 59-year-old, according to troopers with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. On Monday, around 7:20 a.m., troopers responded to and investigated a fatal collision in Lincoln County on NC 18 at NC 10. Get the latest news stories...
RNC upbeat after shooting, local attendee says
MILWAUKEE — After a weekend scare involving the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, the Republican National Convention got off to an enthusiastic start Monday, according to a Surry County man attending the event. “The energy level is ultra-high,” A.J. Daoud of Pilot Mountain said Monday by telephone from Milwaukee, where the convention began that afternoon. “Everybody is energized,” added Daoud, a businessman associated with Cox-Needham Funeral Home in...
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