A Caldwell County man is being held without bond after being charged in connection with a reported sexual assault in Burke County. According to the Burke County Sheriff’s Office, deputies received a report of a sexual assault on June 15. Following an investigation, warrants were issued for Raleigh Garner Rogers, age 64 of Main Street […]

The Burke County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public about a scam involving individuals who are impersonating law firms, businesses, and other professional organizations in an attempt to obtain money from victims. In several reported cases, individuals have received phone calls, emails, or text messages claiming to be from a law firm, real estate agent, […]

Morganton- Around 10:55 a.m., NC Highway Patrol Troopers in Burke County, were dispatched to a plane crash at Foothills Regional Airport, in Morganton. A single engine airplane off the runway. Early indications are the aircraft was attempting to take off and lost directional control and ended up to the right of the runway, in a […]

The crash happened toward the end of the runway at Foothills Regional Airport in Morganton.

A suspect being sought in Burke County has been taken into custody. Friday (June 19) at approximately 7:30 p.m., Burke County Communications received a report from a citizen who observed a wanted suspect, Michael Wayne Gilley walking on East Fleming Drive near East Union Street in Morganton. Officers responded to the area and located Gilley […]

The threat was reported at the Food Lion on Burkemont Avenue in Morganton on Tuesday, around 6:45 p.m.

Store management resumed operations after evacuating the building for an investigation.

Burke County EMS is conducting a water rescue operation near Linville Dam.

Ashe Parents Charged with Child Abuse Sheriff B. Phil Howell announces the arrest of a 25-year-old Angel Faith Greene and 27-year-old Tyler Steven Greene, both of Fleetwood, NC, following a joint child abuse investigation. On June 3rd 2026, Ashe County Sheriff’s Office received a call from Brenner’s Children Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC, regarding the suspected […]