States will now have control over abortion laws and regulations with the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on Friday.

A 20-year-old man and 39-year-old woman have been arrested on drug trafficking charges after deputies responded to an overdose call.

For N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore, it was “long overdue and a major win for protecting life.” In Gov. Roy Cooper’s eyes, it represents a right "tragically ripped away.”

There aren’t a lot of elevators in my neck of the woods, so I am rarely on one other than when I am in a larger town on business or pleasure.

A Sherrills Ford man charged with sex crimes in Iredell County is a suspect in similar cases in Catawba County.

ROME, Ga. — The Hickory Crawdads were held scoreless for only the third time this season on the road Thursday, falling 3-0 at the hands of the Rome Braves at AdventHealth Stadium. All three of the Crawdads’ shutout defeats have…

HICKORY — The Catawba Valley Interfaith Council announced that to celebrate its annual membership meeting this year it has the privilege of screening the documentary film, "Mission: Joy — Finding Happiness in Troubled Times," an insight into the friendship between…

HICKORY — Full Circle Arts invites artists to enter their work in a new competition, called “Hot, Hot, Hot”. Artists are asked to consider what the word “hot” brings to their minds.

With gas prices at more than $4.50 per gallon, Catawba Valley residents, local businesses, governments and organizations are adjusting to paying more at the pump.

One of the largest private companies in North Carolina is moving its headquarters out of Hickory.

NEWTON — Hickory Tavern Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution held their annual open house on June 16 at First United Methodist Church in Newton with 59 members and guests in attendance.

HICKORY — The Hickory Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism Department will host Teen Night After Hours at the Highland Recreation Center on the following Fridays: July 1, July 15, July 29, and August 12.

We are living amid an enlarged moral and spiritual crisis.

Check out concerts in downtown Hickory, watch a movie or catch an ocean-themed program at the library for some family fun this weekend.

Catawba Valley Community College will have a new workforce facility at the Hickory Regional Airport in a building that also will serve as the new home for the Hickory Aviation Museum.

The performance, called Lilypalooza, will be hosted by the hum in Hickory. The show also will include performances from No Choppin’ Out and Will Elliott. All attendees under 18 get in free, and adults pay $10 to enter.

Highlighted by a no-hitter from pitcher Owyen Lyall in Game 1, the Hickory Post 48 Senior Legion softball team swept a doubleheader against visiting Shelby Post 82 on Monday at Lenoir-Rhyne University. Following an 8-0, four-inning victory in the first…

The Carolina Disco Turkeys, a popular regional collegiate wood-bat baseball team that’s been playing select home games at Hickory’s L.P. Frans Stadium this month, hope to repeat their most recent Catawba Valley success in tonight’s game.

ROME, Ga. — The Hickory Crawdads won the first two games of a six-game road series with the Rome Braves, defeating their South Atlantic League foes 12-6 on Tuesday night and 9-3 on Wednesday afternoon. Hickory tallied 16 hits and…

One new COVID-19 death has been reported in Catawba County in the past week.

The border between Catawba and Lincoln counties will be surveyed and possibly redrawn.

The Catawba Valley Community College bass fishing team now has four national championship qualified anglers following competition this past week at the B.A.S.S. Collegiate Wild Card tournament on Logan Martin Lake in Alabama.

A 25-year-old man charged with murder and attempted murder in a double shooting on Sunday made a first appearance in Catawba County District Court on Tuesday.