Chrissy Murphy has been covering crime, breaking news and city government for The News Herald since May 2018.
Public safety officers have raised money to support autism programs at a local school for a fourth year.
Local paramedics and EMTs have spent this week celebrating EMS Week, with Emergency Fest set to return for the first time since the pandemic c…
After a projected primary win, Burke County’s longtime chief deputy has become the sheriff-elect.
DREXEL — Ashes still drifted through the air Wednesday morning at the scene of fire that destroyed one home and damaged another.
Cresting the hill on South Sterling Street at Broughton Hospital, drivers coming into Morganton have seen the red bricks of a building standin…
Longtime clerk’s office employee Crystal Carpenter is expected to become the Republican nominee for the Burke County Clerk of Court race.
The projected winner of Burke County’s sheriff’s race was clear in a decisive primary.
After two years of cancellations, the Historic Morganton Festival is hoping the third time’s the charm as it looks to return to downtown Morga…
Local law enforcement officers laced up their sneakers for a 22-mile run Friday, carrying a symbol of hope from Morganton to Hickory.
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