RALEIGH – State employees can use up to three days (24 hours) of paid time off to volunteer with their county’s board of elections to help wit…
Trump said his visit aimed to highlight the work of the National Guard members who have responded to protests.
Gov. Tony Evers sent a letter to President Donald Trump asking him to reconsider his plan to visit Kenosha on Tuesday.
On the eve of President Donald Trump’s visit to Kenosha, where a police shooting and related protests have spurred calls for reform, Wisconsin…
Cooper is expected to ease some restrictions put in place because of COVID-19 during the briefing.Â
"No one though is proposing that video cameras are a panacea," said UW-Madison law professor Keith Findley.
Burke County Animal Services has been awarded the Transformational Change Lifesaving Award from Best Friends Animal Society, a national animal…
Burke County again saw a rise in COVID-19 cases Wednesday.
State officials told The News Herald on Tuesday afternoon that there have been new, positive cases of COVID-19 at Foothills Correctional Institute.
"We cannot wait for Republican leadership to show up for work because clearly they intend to keep us waiting," Evers said.
New billboards soon will flank Burke County in a hope to make people feel welcome and at ease.
COVID-19 gathering restrictions put a hamper on local government meetings and public hearings, but local leaders adapted some procedures to ke…
The renovation of the Historic Courthouse Square is coming closer to becoming reality as Morganton City Council voted at its Aug. 3 meeting to…
An eerie quiet has settled over Martha’s Park this summer.
It was just a rumor that brought hundreds of people to Morganton’s Historic Courthouse Square to protect the city’s Confederate statue Saturday.
VALDESE — In a change of plans, the Valdese Town Council voted to include funding in its budget for the Valdese Public Library Monday night in…
Burke County has reached a new COVID-19 record by breaking 1,000 total cases of COVID-19.
A group of people who said they wanted to protect Morganton's Confederate statue and a group of counter protesters clashed Saturday afternoon.
Sharon Jablonski didn’t know what to expect when she was asked to step up to the podium in the Morganton City Council chambers after a meeting…
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The Morganton City Council approved a resolution on racism and policing along with a budget at its June 15 special meeting.
Driving around downtown Morganton might look a little different now that a couple of parking spots and part of King Street are blocked off wit…
The Morganton City Council is holding a special meeting on Thursday to decide on an agreement with the county on funds for COVID-19-related expenses.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Jacksonville, Florida, is the front-runner to host the GOP celebration marking President Donald Trump’s acceptance of his …
VALDESE — When the Valdese Town Council convenes on June 29, they’ll hold a public hearing for a proposed budget that eliminates town funding …
Six years after asking residents to complete a survey that would tell county leaders where high-speed internet is needed, Burke County has rec…
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is seeking to create a pool of qualified vendors to support the response …
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