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Huizenga blaze: Investigators search for a cause

Investigators are still trying to determine what caused Miami Dolphins owner H. Wayne Huizenga’s Linville Ridge home to catch fire Saturday evening.

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Bad news for firefighters in gorge: Shortoff fire spreads

It’s been over a week since measurable rain has hit the Linville Gorge area and the Shortoff wildfire, the blaze firefighters hope might be contained by now, has spread.

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Search for drowning victim continues todayThe search for 16-year-old Nicholas Hicks of Roan Mountain, believed to have drowned Sunday near Elk Falls, continues today. Full Story

Avery County has one year to find new superintendent

Avery County Schools superintendent Grace Calhoun announced her retirement last week.

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Google hires facility managerE-business Google announced its selection of 41-year-old Tom Jacobik as site manager for the Lenoir facility.
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Granite Falls man accepts plea

23-year-old Christopher Douglas McLean of Granite Falls, indicted on charges of first-degree statutory rape of a child and other sex offenses, was sentenced to at least 15 years in prison during Caldwell County Superior Court.

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Morganton man sentenced in Lenoir wreckA Morganton man involved in a highway fatality in Lenoir almost two years ago has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Caldwell County.
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State prisoners get poisoned toothpasteTrace amounts of a poisonous chemical was found in Chinese-made toothpaste distributed to state prisoners. Full Story

Miami Dolphins owner’s house ablaze