Two of the Wilkes Heritage Museum’s most popular features are its moonshine and NASCAR exhibits.

David "Drew" Cheek, sitting at far right, is shown a birthday card identified as being sent to him by his wife, murder victim ...

With a few changes, the N.C. Senate passed its version of this year’s elections bill on July 28, a month after the state House passed its version.

A Meredith College poll found that North Carolinians generally distinguish between supporting the existence of legal sports betting and supporting a regulatory framework designed to minimize its ...

For only the second time in history, the American Red Cross declared a national blood crisis in July and said patients may already be feeling the impact.

A single-story home at 215 Duncan Street in the Fairplains community was heavily damaged by fire Monday afternoon.

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) invites the public to attend an informational meeting in Edgecombe County about Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) on Thursday, Aug. 13, from 6:30 p.m. to ...

A man was sentenced to a minimum of 30 years and a maximum of 46 years in prison on July 20 after he pleaded guilty to sex crimes in Wilkes ...

A man was sentenced to a minimum of 20 years and a maximum of 39 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to eight counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of ...

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is providing guidance on using electrified wires to exclude bears. A commission press release said that properly installed, electrified wires are the most ...

The Wilkes Sheriff’s Office is investigating several recent reports of thefts, including two on Northwood Hills Road in the Mulberry community.

A man rescued by firefighters from his burning home at 226 Knollwood Drive in the Moravian Falls Fire District on July 8 died July 16 at Atrium Health Wake Forest ...