HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — Two children have died in a mobile home fire in North Carolina, according to local officials.

The fire broke out Saturday afternoon at a residence in...

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — Investigators in North Carolina believe that a couple wanted in the shooting death at a Hickory furniture plant could still be in the western part of the state.

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) _ CommScope Holding Co. (COMM) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $23.9 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. Marshals Service has offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrests of two suspects accused of fatally shooting a North Carolina woman last week....

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — Two people are wanted in connection with a shooting death at a North Carolina furniture store, police said.

Hickory police said in a news release that Phelifia Michele...

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man used a racial slur and threatened to shoot a juvenile employee at a fast-food restaurant, police said Tuesday.

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) _ CommScope Holding Co. (COMM) on Thursday reported a loss of $116.3 million in its third quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Hickory, North Carolina-based company said it...

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — A woman was killed in a traffic accident, and the North Carolina State Highway Patrol is seeking help finding the newly adopted dog who was riding with her when she died....

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) _ CommScope Holding Co. (COMM) on Thursday reported a loss of $321.1 million in its second quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Hickory, North Carolina-based company said it...

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina authorities took a homeowner into custody Wednesday, hours after someone was shot in the head with a crossbow on his property, a sheriff’s office...

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — Two people were shot and killed as they sat inside a car at a convenience store, police said Monday.

The Hickory Police Department said in a news release that a 911...

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) _ CommScope Holding Co. (COMM) on Thursday reported a loss of $159.9 million in its first quarter.

The Hickory, North Carolina-based company said it had a loss of 89 cents...

LONG VIEW, N.C. (AP) — An explosion at a hydrogen fuel plant in North Carolina has damaged nearby homes but left workers without any serious injuries.

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) _ CommScope Holding Co. (COMM) on Thursday reported a loss of $436.7 million in its fourth quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Hickory, North Carolina-based company said it...

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — A man died on Monday following a struggle with North Carolina municipal officers when he became unresponsive after a stun gun was used, a police news release said.

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — Someone put down metal tacks in the parking lot of a North Carolina municipality's police department, damaging the tires of both police and civilian vehicles, authorities...

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — The coronavirus's impact in China could be felt by furniture companies in North Carolina.

The Hickory Daily Record reported Thursday that the respiratory virus has...

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man has been charged with assault after he charged onto the mat at a high school wrestling match and tackled his son's opponent.

WITTENBURG, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina are praising carpenters who worked to rescue a child from downing in a nearby lake.

The Alexander County Sheriff’s Office said in a press...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina woman gave birth to a baby girl just five days after suffering what doctors described as a rare type of heart attack, officials said.

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) _ CommScope Holding Co. (COMM) on Thursday reported a third-quarter loss of $156.5 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say a fire that destroyed a North Carolina campground dating back to 1853 is suspicious.

A Tuesday statement from Catawba County Emergency Management says...

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man has been charged in a shooting by his child who kicked his gun holster and wounded the child's mother.

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) _ CommScope Holding Co. (COMM) on Thursday reported a second-quarter loss of $334 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's Division of Motor Vehicles is adding 14 new driver license examiner graduates to its ranks as it tries to improve customer service.

STATESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina police officer who reported that his unmarked police car was stolen after he was assaulted is now charged with filing a false report.

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — A portion of the roof at a North Carolina daycare has collapsed, and authorities say recent rain is to blame.

The Hickory Record reports preliminary reports from Fire...

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) _ CommScope Holding Co. (COMM) on Thursday reported a fourth-quarter loss of $23.3 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — When the St. Stephens varsity girls basketball team took the court earlier this month to face Watauga, Indians coach Roger Shield assembled a starting lineup that included two freshmen and a sophomore. He did it out of necessity.

This season, the Indians have a lone senior and only three juniors. The rest of the roster is filled with ninth- and tenth-graders who would otherwise be playing on the junior varsity team - if the school had enough girls to fill a JV squad.

STATESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina police officer who was fired after being accused of yanking a woman out of her car and slamming her face-first to the ground has been found guilty of using unreasonable force against her.

News outlets report a federal jury returned a split verdict Thursday against former Hickory police officer Robert George. He was found not guilty of falsifying a report.

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — The governor of North Carolina says a furniture maker plans to open a manufacturing facility in the state, creating around 200 jobs over five years.

Citing a statement from Gov. Roy Cooper's office, the Charlotte Observer reports that Design Foundry plans to invest more than $3.1 million in the Hickory project. In exchange, it says, the state awarded the company a grant worth up to $1.5 million.

Funeral services are scheduled for Dave Boliek, a television news reporter whose career spanned two North Carolina stations.

His daughter, Mary Alice Boliek, said her father died Monday at a hospital on Little Rock, Arkansas. He was 75. The funeral is scheduled for Saturday in Perryville, Arkansas.

The Hickory native worked at WFMY in Greensboro before he went to WTVD in Durham, where he covered state government and the legislature.

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina have arrested a man in connection with a woman's stabbing death on Christmas Eve.

Hickory police told news outlets say 33-year-old Octavia Deanna Beaty died Monday after she was taken to a local hospital. Police responded to what was believed to be a domestic incident at an apartment around 12:21 a.m. Monday.

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) _ CommScope Holding Co. (COMM) on Thursday reported third-quarter profit of $63.8 million.

The Hickory, North Carolina-based company said it had net income of 33 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 59 cents per share.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 66 cents per share.

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina businessman who authorities say defrauded investors while bankrolling his son's NASCAR career has been sentenced to prison.

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — Police say a student has been caught at a North Carolina high school with guns, knives, ammunition and beer.

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) _ CommScope Holding Co. (COMM) on Tuesday reported second-quarter earnings of $65.9 million.

On a per-share basis, the Hickory, North Carolina-based company said it had net income of 34 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 68 cents per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 65 cents per share.

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — It was a token gesture, but it only served to fuel frustration for a North Carolina store clerk.

CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. (AP) — A park in western North Carolina is reopening after a retaining wall at a parking lot collapsed last month after a week of heavy rain.

Chimney Rock State Park is about 25 miles (40 kilometers) southeast of Asheville and reopened the Hickory Nut Falls Trail on Tuesday. That trail was the last piece of park property that was closed after the record rainfall during the Memorial Day weekend.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Activists for North Carolina's major political parties are gathering separately this weekend for their annual conventions to energize the faithful heading into the fall elections.

The state Republican Party's annual meeting begins in earnest on Friday in Hickory. Democratic Party leaders and delegates meet Saturday afternoon in Raleigh for their convention.

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man accused of kidnapping three co-workers and shooting one of them says he did it because they sent him inappropriate photos of his wife.

Multiple news sources cite authorities who say 25-year-old Brendan Marshall Withers was arrested Saturday after the incident occurred the previous day.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Years after a woman accused a police officer of yanking her out of her car and slamming her face-first while handcuffed to the ground, a federal grand jury has charged him with using excessive force and misconduct in office.

The U.S. Justice Department said in a news release that former Hickory Police Sgt. Robert Michael George injured Chelsea Doolittle and filed a false report in 2013.

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — The bottom line for any business is making a profit, but Lenoir-Rhyne University students in Ralph Griffith's entrepreneurship capstone class this semester are learning profit can be defined any many different ways.

His students have reached out to Unique World Gifts in Hickory to work as consultants to find ways they might be able to help the nonprofit grow.