Author: News Desk
Rowan-Salisbury Schools exits North Carolina’s low-performing district designation as 2025-26 results show gains in school grades and academic growth.
North Carolina has designated the Lane Street bridge over I-85 in Kannapolis as the Officer Roger D. Carter Bridge, honoring the fallen officer.
LEXINGTON, N.C. — A Lexington man has been arrested on felony charges following a Davidson County Sheriff’s Office investigation into allegations of past sexual abuse involving a juvenile. The investigation began in 2024 when deputies responded to a disturbance at a home on Jesse Ray Lane in Lexington. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies learned the disturbance stemmed from a disclosure of alleged past sexual abuse involving a child. The case was assigned to detectives with the sheriff’s office Criminal Investigations Division. Because of the nature of the allegations, the juvenile participated in a forensic interview at The Dragonfly House…
ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. — Three firefighters were injured during a West Rowan structure fire and a China Grove fire engine was heavily damaged in a separate crash on Interstate 85 during a difficult 24-hour period for emergency responders across Rowan County. The structure fire left a family without a home and brought a response from multiple agencies, including mutual aid departments from outside Rowan County. During firefighting operations, a Mayday was transmitted after a wall collapsed on a firefighter. The Mayday was quickly canceled after crews reached the firefighter. Three firefighters were injured during separate aspects of the fire and…
Mocksville man faces multiple charges after deputies say he stabbed a man outside a Food Lion before running into the store.
Kennith Arnold Hansen, 60, faces multiple misdemeanor charges, including assault with a deadly weapon and second-degree trespassing.
FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. — A Reagan High School student has been charged with ethnic intimidation after authorities said the juvenile posted racially motivated threats on social media while displaying what appeared to be an assault rifle. Personnel with the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Division at Reagan High School received information about the posts around 11:29 a.m. Friday, Aug. 28. Investigators identified the juvenile as a Reagan High School student and began an investigation. The sheriff’s office said the rifle depicted in the social media post was later located and seized at the juvenile’s residence. The juvenile’s identity was…
MOCKSVILLE, N.C. — A 17-year-old has been charged after investigators determined he brought a handgun onto the Davie High School campus Friday morning, according to the Davie County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation began Friday afternoon, Aug. 28, after the school resource officer assigned to Davie High School received information that a former student had been on campus earlier in the day with a handgun. The sheriff’s office said the juvenile remained inside his vehicle in a campus parking area and displayed a holstered handgun to several acquaintances before leaving the property. Authorities said the handgun was never removed from its…
A juvenile faces felony and misdemeanor charges after deputies found a large knife in the student’s backpack at Mount Tabor High School.
Kernersville police are searching for Logan Michael Milstead after a hit-and-run crash on Piney Grove Road injured two people.