Sharon McBrayer

A man who led police on a chase, wrecked and escaped in Morganton on Thursday has been captured.

Morganton could get another coffee spot and a new convenience store.

Austin Robinson decided to transition from a detention officer to a deputy. That decision may have saved his life.

Austin Robinson decided to transition from a detention officer to a deputy. That decision may have saved his life.

The old Chesterfield Elementary School building will be demolished and the vacant land sold, the Burke County Board of Education decided on Monday.

A year after the American War of Independence started, Congress signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

A year after the American War of Independence started, Congress signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

Slaves were used in various economic activities, including farming, gold mining and railroad construction.

As the economy of North Carolina and western North Carolina grew over 250 years, enslaved people's free labor enriched their owners and made businesses profitable.

After rescue crews conducted exhaustive searches without finding anyone, Burke County says it has determined there was not a missing swimmer in the Paddy's Creek area of Lake James Wednesday.