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A Morganton man was charged Friday night after police said he refused to identify himself at a checking station.

A Morganton man feds described as a "large-scale methamphetamine trafficker" will spend the next 16 years in prison.

Heres a look at events happening around Burke County this week. Have an event coming up? Make sure to send it to news@morganton.com so we can include it in this calendar.

Editor’s note: Church notes need to be submitted at least one week in advance of the event for inclusion.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – A Morganton man who was arrested after trying to sell a machine gun and drugs to an undercover agent has been sentenced, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina announced Thursday. Morganton resident Jeffrey Ohmer, 34, will serve 16 years after pleading guilty to drug […]

Western Piedmont Community College in partnership with NC Emergency Management will host the 2024 NC Catawba Flood and Land Search Exercise through Monday. The exercise began Thursday.

Congratulations to Freedoms Daniel Gutierrez, Burke County Public Schools Teacher of the Year! Gutierrez has been working for Burke County Public Schools for 33 years.

19-year-old Heaven Henning recently joined the ranks of the Morganton Department of Public Safety, the departments first full-time, female firefighter hired since 2017.

MORGANTON — Western Piedmont Community College in partnership with NC Emergency Management will host the 2024 NC Catawba Flood and Land Search Exercise through Monday, April 7. The exercise began

Check out whats happening around Burke County.