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‘Beacon of light’: Hickory Schools employee dies from COVID-19 Dave Faherty Replay Video A Hickory Public Schools employee died Thursday from COVID-19. Larry Conger, 66, contracted the virus after Christmas and was hospitalized for more than a month. Conger oversaw the maintenance department at Hickory High School. A spokesperson for Hickory Schools said the district is heartbroken over the loss. Hickory- Hickory Schools says it is heartbroken over the death of Larry Conger....

COVID-19 field hospital in Lenoir to close as cases, hospitalizations drop Dave Faherty Replay Video UP NEXT Cases and hospitalizations are improving so much that a field hospital in Lenoir is getting ready to close. Samaritan’s Purse opened the 30-bed field hospital outside of Caldwell Memorial because of high community spread, but the county health department said things are finally starting to turn around. Breaking Lenoir- Samaritan’s Purse is getting ready to take down ...

15-year-old seriously hurt after flare gun fired into mouth; 18-year-old charged Dave Faherty UP NEXT A Caldwell County teenager is in critical condition and another teen is facing charges after an unusual shooting involving a flare gun. Deputies said a 15-year-old boy named Braden is recovering after 18-year-old Timothy Sanders fired a flare gun into his mouth in Lenoir. Sanders has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. Lenoir- family member...

Police said a couple is on the run after a woman shot her co-worker Wednesday afternoon at a furniture plant in Hickory.

Man accused of stabbing mother to death arrested after standoff in Hickory WSOCTV.com News Staff UP NEXT A man accused of stabbing two people, including his own mother, has surrendered to police after barricading himself inside a Hickory home Monday morning, according to deputies. Officials told Channel 9′s Dave Faherty they responded around 3 a.m. to a camper on 16th Street Dr. NE in northeast Hickory after a woman was stabbed. When deputies got to the scene, they found Rebe...

Man accused of stabbing mother to death arrested after standoff in Hickory WSOCTV.com News Staff UP NEXT A man accused of stabbing two people, including his own mother, has surrendered to police after barricading himself inside a Hickory home Monday morning, according to deputies. Officials told Channel 9′s Dave Faherty they responded around 3 a.m. to a camper on 16th Street Dr. NE in northeast Hickory after a woman was stabbed. When deputies got to the scene, they found Rebe...

Police said a couple is on the run after a woman shot her co-worker Wednesday afternoon at a furniture plant in Hickory.

‘Always one to care for others’: Beloved pastor dies after battle with COVID-19 Dave Faherty A community in Alexander County is in mourning after a beloved pastor died from COVID-19. Rev. Gary Jennings was the pastor at East Taylorsville Baptist for 30 years, and he began that journey at 14 years old, preaching at many other houses of worship along the way. “His influence on my life and this church’s life and the life of this county -- you just can’t measure it,” sai...

LENOIR, N.C. (WTVD) -- As North Carolina reported a record number of hospitalizations 23 times in December for COVID-19 cases, the humanitarian group, Samaritans Purse is doing its first good deed of the year by setting up an Emergency Field Hospital in the western part of the state. The international headquarters of Samaritans Purse, led by Reverend Franklin Graham, is located in Boone, N.C. The group is constructing a 30-bed field hospital for COVID-19 patients in Lenoir, North Carolina in a ...

>> i just couldnt believe it was happening. especially right here in front of our office. and then when we saw them escape and them hand a child out, both of our hearts just sank. >> it was really scary. there wasnt much time for them to get out. and it really is a miracle that they got out before the flames overtook the plane. >> reporter: both women say it was just 30 seconds to a minute later before a second explosion caused flames to engulf much of the plane. we could see ntsb nofrlinvestig ...