Nearly 50 people are behind bars in Ashe County on methamphetamine charges following a joint investigation and arrests by the Ashe County Sheriff's Office and the State Bureau of Investigation. Operation Witches Brew targeted "smurfers," those who buy the products to...
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SHP, DPI, DOT Combine Efforts In Conducting Operation Stop Arm
Daily, more than 14,000 school buses travel North Carolina highways transporting children to and from school. Most motorists stop when they meet school buses, as required by North Carolina law. However, on an average school day in North Carolina nearly 3,000 motorists...
N.C. Guard Soldiers Deploy for Spartan Shield
The 120th has been deployed twice into Iraq in 2004 and 2009. The experience they gained during that time in the context of building relationships, assisting with training of multinational forces and ultimately supporting the regions in which they served will be vital...
Welcome Home Ceremony for N.C. National Guard’s 211th Military Police Company
More than 100 soldiers of the North Carolina National Guard's 211th Military Police Company, based in Clyde, will receive a hero's welcome home from the leaders and citizens of Haywood County. A parade down main street and an official ceremony will occur at the...
Guilford N.C. crime rate is down 24.4 in last decade
The State Bureau of Investigation's 2013 Uniform Crime Report indicates that overall crime in North Carolina has decreased by 7 percent from the previous year, continuing a six-year downward trend. The overall crime rate per 100,000 people in North Carolina is the...