WHKY News -- Community Focus: Monday, 12/23/2024
WHKY News -- Community Focus: Monday, 12/23/2024 | WHKY's Arianna Mack has the details on "Gold Rush: a Murder Mystery Dinner" at the Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center on January 24 & 25. Rob Eastwood has information on holiday schedules for several municipalities in the Hickory Metro.
WHKY News -- Crime Report: Monday, 12/23/2024
WHKY News -- Crime Report: Monday, 12/23/2024 | WHKY's Ralph Mangum has two H.P.D. arrests as suspects face charges for arson, B&E, possession of meth, and possession of a schedule I controlled substance, along with two arrests from Conover Police for larceny of a motor vehicle, possession of a stolen vehicle, resisting an officer, larceny, possession of stolen goods, injury to personal property, and carrying a concealed weapon. Rob Eastwood has the details on a Caldwell County meth arrest. WHKY's Arianna Mack wraps it up with two Caldwell County arrests as suspects face charges for possession of a stolen motor vehicle, larceny of motor vehicle parts, possession of stolen property from a construction site, and felony assault & battery.
WHKY News -- Top Stories: Monday, 12/23/2024
WHKY News -- Top Stories: Monday, 12/23/2024 | WHKY's Rob Eastwood reports as a portion of I-40 in the Pigeon River Gorge collapsed last week, delaying the re-opening of the storm-damaged highway, which had been set for early January. Arianna Mack speaks with Dawn Tashjian of the Hickory Public Art Commission regarding a new installation at the Sally Fox Park. WHKY's Ralph Mangum anchors the news and has the latest from the Newton Parks & Rec Dept., whose Pre-Season Skills & Drills Assessment Program has been recognized with an Excellence in Youth Sports Award.
WOFFORD'S 23 POINTS PACES CVCC TO UPSET WIN | WHKY News -- Local sports for Monday, 12/23/24
WHKY Sports Director Jason Savage recaps a busy weekend of local sports including high school basketball, a pair of high school all-star football games, Catawba Valley Community College men's basketball, Lenoir-Rhyne women's basketball, and Appalachian State women and men's basketball teams in action over the weekend.
Weekly Recap 12/16/24 - 12/20/24
Weekly Recap 12/16/24 - 12/20/24 | The WHKY News weekly recap of some of our top crime stories from the week of December 16 through December 20 includes an indictment in a drug distribution conspiracy case, the arrest of a fugitive from Tennessee, Officers looking for a shooting suspect, a two-county chase that resulted in injuries to the suspect and two officers, a 22-year prison sentence in a child porn case, a South Carolina woman arrested in Hickory for attempted murder, a 10-year sentence in a drug trafficking case, and much more.
WHKY News -- Community Focus: Fri., 12/20/24
WHKY News -- Community Focus: Fri., 12/20/24 | WHKY's Arianna Mack speak with C.V.C.C.'s Narya Deckard and Charles Fox, who will each lead writing workshops at the community college starting the spring of 2025. Ralph Mangum has the details as the acclaimed bluegrass band, Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, will perform January 11 in Valdese. WHKY's Rob Eastwood wraps is up with information on the "Holiday Booze It & Lose It" traffic enforcement campaign.
WHKY News -- Crime Report: Friday, 12/20/2024
WHKY News -- Crime Report: Friday, 12/20/2024 | WHKY's Rob Eastwood has the details as a Catawba man gets a ten-year prison term for trafficking fentanyl and meth. Ralph Mangum has information on the arrest of a Hickory man arrested on charges for trafficking meth and possession of a firearm by a felon, plus a Hickory man who faces meth charges and another Hickory man charged with larceny of a motor vehicle and more. WHKY's Arianna Mack has two from Caldwell County, one on a fugitive warrant and another on a larceny charge.
WHKY News -- Top Stories: Fri., 12/20/24
WHKY News -- Top Stories: Fri., 12/20/24 | WHKY's Ralph Mangum anchors the news and reports as the Burke County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating 45-year-old April Dawn Travis, who was last seen near Icard in June 2024. Rob Eastwood has more details on an arrest we reported in the Thursday Crime Report as a South Carolina woman was charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting outside a Hickory hotel. WHKY's Arianna Mack has information on the Hickory Police Department's Polar Plunge event to benefit Special Olympics, coming up in February.
CHEELY BECOMES LR FOOTBALL'S 96TH ALL-AMERICAN | WHKY News -- Local sports for Friday, 12/20/24
WHKY Sports Director Jason Savage recaps local sports from across the Hickory Metro including high school basketball, Catawba Valley Community College women's basketball earning an NJCAA honor and Lenoir-Rhyne gets a football All-American.
WHKY News -- Community Focus: Thursday, 12/19/2024
WHKY News -- Community Focus: Thursday, 12/19/2024 | WHKY's Arianna Mack speaks with Summer Jenkins of The Corner Table, which is a non-profit organization in Catawba County whose mission is to provide meals with compassion, respect, and dignity to those in the community affected by hunger. Rob Eastwood reports as the System 3 ministry has announced its first big event of 2025, which will feature a popular musical act. Rob is joined by Pastor Nicky Waters and Rian Haire.
WHKY News -- Crime Report: Thursday, 12/19/2024
WHKY News -- Crime Report: Thursday, 12/19/2024 | WHKY's Rob Eastwood has news from the courtroom as a Boone man (who also lists an Alleghany County address) was sentenced to 22 years in prison plus a lifetime of supervised release after 200 images and 300 videos depicting the sexual abuse of children were found on his electronic devices in June of 2023. Ralph Mangum has information on an H.P.D. arrest as a South Carolina woman is charged with attempted 1st-degree murder, plus a Taylorsville man facing felony drug charges, a Hickory man arrested on a felony cocaine charge, and a Hickory man charged with attempted larceny and attempting breaking & entering a motor vehicle. WHKY's Arianna Mack wraps up the Crime Report with two felony drug arrests in Caldwell County.
WHKY News -- Top Stories: Thursday, 12/19/2024
WHKY News -- Top Stories: Thursday, 12/19/2024 | WHKY's Arianna Mack has information on a Wednesday evening accident in Watauga County that resulted in the death of a pedestrian, 39-year-old Tyler McClure Vance of Tennessee. Ralph Mangum anchors the news and reports on an incident Wednesday afternoon in Morganton in which shots were fired into an occupied residence on Vine Arden Road. No injuries were reported. WHKY's Rob Eastwood has a cyberscam warning from the U.S. Attorney's office. Ralph returns with news regarding Burke County Public Health Director Danny Scalise, who was honored with the N.C. Attorney General's Dogwood award, which comes after he received the American Public Health Association’s W.C. Woodward Award in November.
