By Marisa Sardonia Click here for updates on this story HICKORY, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Hickory Fire Department announced Friday the death of one of their 20-year-old firefighters while on duty.

It's been described as "ramshackle," a "hole-in-the-wall," and one magazine noted its rotting brick exterior when it said the ...

The new Goat-Karts identity is a nod to the city's roots as a hub for wagon making and its deep connections to NASCAR.

Playing on the worlds biggest stage is no small feat, but what about when you are just weeks away from turning 71 years old? “As a small guy, to be able to have this kind of acknowledgement.

By Kelly Doty Click here for updates on this story CATAWBA COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — June 6, 2025, update (8:20 a.m.): The Catawba County Sheriff’s Office says Toland Huff and Ke’andre Mack were ...

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“We still have a lot of work to do,” McDougald said. “This doesn’t open up everything in Old Fort, but it’s a good start. It ...

Closing a loophole he says was exposed by former Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and President Joe Biden, a ...

The Tuscarora created a unified government. The only problem? Many longtime leaders aren’t on board with the plan.

This episode of The String is a field report from the city that raised me in the 1970s and 80s and gave me my foundation in ...

Built in 1665, Bacon’s Castle is the nation’s oldest brick dwelling, historians say. Preservation Virginia acquired the castle at auction in the 1970s “and meticulously researched, restored and ...

The Walmart Neighborhood Market on U.S. Highway 70 in Hickory revealed a remodeled store on Friday morning. Store associates, ...