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Shiny monolith removed from mountains outside Las Vegas. How it got there still is a mystery
It was the latest in a series of mysterious otherworldly columns popping up around the globe, thendisappearing as quickly as they popped up.
Looking for the Fountain of Youth? Try the gym and weight-resistance training
You're getting up there in years. Maybe you haven't thought about going to the gym and taking up weight-resistance training. Dr. Marcas Bamman thinks you should. He's a physiologist with decades of research into aging who preaches the benefits of this kind of workout for those in the 60-plus…
Small church, big vision, and a surprise in Morganton
In 2009 members created Open Hearts Bakery, using the church kitchen. The church hired workers with economic and employment challenges to work in the bakery.
Meals, meetings and more coming up this week in Burke County
Check out what's happening around Burke County.
Lake James to offer kayaking for visitors with disabilities
This summer at Lake James there will be kayaking, hiking and more recreational activities geared to be accessible for people with disabilities.
Two to represent Morganton at Miss NC pageants in High Point
Miss Morganton is Nish*tha Karumuri and Miss Morganton’s Teen Logan Bolds will be among the competitors of the Miss North Carolina and Miss North Carolina’s Teen competition at High Point Theatre. The competitions are preliminaries to theMiss AmericaandMiss America’s Teen pageant.
Likely Yemen Houthi rebel attack targets ship in Gulf of Aden as Eisenhower reportedly heads home
A commercial ship traveling through the Gulf of Aden has seen explosions near the vessel, likely the latest attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels attempting to target the shipping lane. Meanwhile, U.S. officials have reportedly ordered the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, the aircraft carrier leading Ame…
Two to represent Morganton at Miss NC pageants in High Point
Miss Morganton is Nish*tha Karumuri and Miss Morganton’s Teen Logan Bolds will be among the competitors of the Miss North Carolina and Miss North Carolina’s Teen competition at High Point Theatre. The competitions are preliminaries to theMiss AmericaandMiss America’s Teen pageant.
Likely Yemen Houthi rebel attack targets ship in Gulf of Aden as Eisenhower reportedly heads home
A commercial ship traveling through the Gulf of Aden has seen explosions near the vessel, likely the latest attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels attempting to target the shipping lane. Meanwhile, U.S. officials have reportedly ordered the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, the aircraft carrier leading America’s response to the Houthi attacks, to return home. The apparent fire late Friday by the Houthis comes after the sinking this week of the ship Tutor, which marked what appears to be a new escalation by the Iranian-backed Houthis in their campaign of attacks on ships in the vital maritime corridor over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. The British military says the ship attack Friday saw no mariners wounded. The Houthis did not immediately claim the assault.
Biden and allied Republicans are trying to rally GOP women in swing-state suburbs away from Trump
President Joe Biden and his allies are trying to replicate their success with suburban women, who helped the Democrat beat Donald Trump in swing states like Pennsylvania four years ago. This year, they are signaling they can win a small number of Republican women who may be opposed to a second Trump presidency. But in dozens of interviews this month in Pennsylvania’s Bucks County, the most competitive of Philadelphia's largest suburban counties four years ago, there was little evidence that traditional Republicans were ready to abandon Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee, in significant numbers.
Trump will address influential evangelicals who back him but want to see a national abortion ban
Donald Trump is set to speak to a group of politically influential evangelicals who fiercely support him but would like to see the Republican presidential candidate promise to do more to restrict abortion. Trump’s stated opposition to signing a nationwide ban on abortion and his reluctance to detail some of his views on the issue are at odds with many members of the evangelical movement. But Ralph Reed, the founder and chairman of the Faith & Freedom Coalition that Trump will address Saturday, says Trump's appointment of Supreme Court justices who voted to overturn nationwide abortion rights did more for their cause than any other president.
Edmonton Oilers beat the Florida Panthers 5-1 to force a Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Final
Leon Draisaitl made his first major impact in the Stanley Cup Final, and the series is heading back to South Florida. Draisaitl set up Warren Foegele’s early goal, Adam Henrique and Zach Hyman scored and the Edmonton Oilers forced a Game 7 by beating the Florida Panthers 5-1 in Game 6. They are the first team to tie the final after falling behind 3-0 in the series since the Detroit Red Wings in 1945. They have the chance Monday night in Sunrise to join the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs as the only NHL teams to come all the way back from that deficit to hoist the Stanley Cup.
Parts of Washington state parental rights law criticized as a ‘forced outing’ placed on hold
A judge has paused parts of a new Washington state parental rights law derided by critics as a “forced outing” measure. News outlets report King County Superior Court Judge Michael Scott on Friday paused portions of the law while a lawsuit brought by civil liberties groups and others is pending. The law went into effect on June 6. A provision outlining how and when schools must respond to records requests from parents was placed on hold, as well as a provision permitting a parent to access their student’s medical and mental health records. Other provisions of the law will remain in effect.
Escape from killer New Mexico wildfire was 'absolute sheer terror,’ says woman who fled the flames
With little warning, thousands of people were forced to flee their homes as a pair of wildfires ballooned in a single afternoon. Traffic was bumper to bumper as residents tried to leave the mountain village of Ruidoso on Monday evening. Smoke obscured their view as they inched just a few miles in what seemed like an eternity. Residents are now scattered from Roswell and Alamogordo to Texas and beyond, after a chaotic escape from the billowing smoke and flames. Rain and cooler temperatures are helping firefighters keep the flames in check. Top officials are expected to visit Saturday to survey some of the neighborhoods that were destroyed.
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Meals, meetings and more coming up this week in Burke County
Check out what's happening around Burke County.
Lake James to offer kayaking for visitors with disabilities
This summer at Lake James there will be kayaking, hiking and more recreational activities geared to be accessible for people with disabilities.
Two to represent Morganton at Miss NC pageants in High Point
Miss Morganton is Nish*tha Karumuri and Miss Morganton’s Teen Logan Bolds will be among the competitors of the Miss North Carolina and Miss North Carolina’s Teen competition at High Point Theatre. The competitions are preliminaries to theMiss AmericaandMiss America’s Teen pageant.
Man found dead near Paddy's Creek area of Lake James
Hinceman said deputies are investigating. He said the man was seen in the state park earlier Friday.
NC superintendent's race: Former Guilford schools leader? Or Cary education activist? The stakes are high.
He's a lawyer who led a school system and recently ran a foundation.She's a nurse who became a homeschool teacher and then an education activist.
North Carolina governor vetoes campaign-finance, public masking bill
Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed Friday — as expected —a controversial N.C. House bill that would loosen campaign-financing laws and significantly restrict public mask wearing for health and safety reasons.
The UNC Board of Governors voted to approve James R. Martin II,who previously served as the vice chancellor for STEM Research and Innovation at the University of Pittsburgh.
Yerkoy Shuler appeared to be unconscious when he was taken from Winston-Salem police car, video shows. Police release few details of what happened in patrol car
A video circulating on social media appears to show the moments after Yerkoy Rayshun Shuler was taken from a Winston-Salem police car on June 13.
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Get Healthy.Here are four super-tasty foods to help jump-start your journey to healthier eating.
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A dilly of a trend: Why everyone’s talking about pickleball
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Of beans and burgers: How much protein do you really need?
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Critical reasons to stay up to date on tetanus shots
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Anxiety vs. depression: What’s the difference?
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Crime
Morganton man charged with kicking city law officers during arrest
Police said a man kicked Morganton Public Safety officers when they charged him with trespassing late Tuesday night.
Connelly Springs couple charged with stolen items from East Burke High
A Connelly Springs couple was charged after several items, including tools, were reported stolen from East Burke High School's agriculture department in early June, said the Burke County Sheriff's Office.
Fire destroys camper in Morganton early Saturday morning
A camper was destroyed by fire early Saturday morning in Morganton.
Morganton man dies in Caldwell County motorcycle crash
A Morganton man died late Sunday night in a motorcycle crash on Playmore Beach Road in Lenoir.
Politics
North Carolina governor vetoes campaign-finance, public masking bill
Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed Friday — as expected —a controversial N.C. House bill that would loosen campaign-financing laws and significantly restrict public mask wearing for health and safety reasons.
Glen Alpine budget would drop tax rate by 3 cents
State law requires budgets to be adopted by July 1.
Valdese teams up with WPCOG to research, address homelessness
Cindy and her husband, who has terminal lung cancer, have been homeless in Valdese for years.“You just walk the streets, go through dumpsters to find something to eat."
Burke commissioners approve new budget with no tax increase
Burke County commissioners approved the 2024-25 budget that keeps the tax rate at 56 cents per $100 of property value.
