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Hickory Man pleads guilty to 2nd degree murder of girlfriend
A Hickory man will spend the next 26 to 32 years in prison for the 2022 murder of his girlfriend. Eddie Dante Propst, 37 of Hickory, pled guilty to second-degree murder in Catawba County Superior Court on Tuesday for the murder of Laura Matthews in May of 2022. After the discovery of Matthews’s body, Propst, who shared a residence with Matthews, made several incriminating statements during a police interview and showed that he had a lengthy history of being the aggressor in domestic violence situations with the victim.
Conover man is charged in fatal wreck
A man from Conover is facing a felony charge involving death by vehicle in a crash that occurred in Alexander County earlier this summer. On Thursday, June 27, 2024, at approximately 4:00 p.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal collision in Alexander County on Wittenburg Road near Perry Fox Lane, said Master Trooper Christopher M. Casey of the N.C. State Highway Patrol. A 2014 Ford Explorer was traveling west on Wittenburg Road, crossed the centerline, and collided head-on with an eastbound 2017 Nissan Rogue.
Mom and grandma 'blamed ghosts' for toddlers' broken bones, bite marks, burns and fentanyl exposure
A North Carolina mother and grandmother are facing charges of child abuse causing serious bodily injury after two toddler suffered broken bones, bite marks, burns and fentanyl exposure as the women blame ghosts
Man arrested for August shooting that led to car crash into building
A man has been arrested for his role in an August 2 shooting that ended with the victim crashing his car into a building. Tyron Kahlidrece Wallace, 33, was arrested on Tuesday, August 20, in Iredell County, with assistance from the US Marshals. According to the New Bern Police Department,...
Artifacts stolen from historic site, suspect charged: Sheriff
IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – He’s digging in the wrong place. A Mooresville man admitted to stealing significant artifacts from a historical site in Statesville, the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office said on Thursday. Deputies responded to calls regarding the incident on Saturday, July 30th, at the Fort Dobbs Historic Site on Fort Dobbs […]
WSOC: SROs in Catawba County receive active shooter training ahead of school year
School resource officers in Catawba County are undergoing active shooter training in Maiden. It’s part of a national FBI program to help local law enforcement better respond if an emergency happens. Already, 30 deputies in Catawba County have received body armor. They’ve gotten ballistic plates from the FBI to...
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