Crime
Overnight murders, arson, robbery being investigated by police
SALISBURY — Police are investigating two murders, an arson and a robbery that occurred Wednesday evening and early Thursday. Three of the incidents occurred within 30 ...
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Crime
Arson investigators called to fire at downtown law office
SALISBURY — Arson investigators are looking into a fire at a downtown Salisbury law office early Thursday. A structure fire at the Whitley and Jordan Law ...
by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 7, 2021 7:30 am
Crime
Blotter: Man asked to leave store’s property faces counterfeit money charges
SALISBURY — A Rockwell man faces two felony charges after being accused of using counterfeit money to make a purchase at Cheeseman’s General Store. Keith ...
by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 7, 2021 12:00 am
Local
Coronavirus takes top spots in most-read Post stories of 2020
As COVID-19 altered daily life in Rowan County and across the country, readers of the Post made virus-related stories the most-read in 2020. Three of ...
by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, January 7, 2021 12:00 am
Crime
Police chief asks for public tips in deaths of mother, son on Lincolnton Road
SALISBURY — Police Chief Jerry Stokes on Wednesday appealed to the public for help solving a murder case that claimed the life of a mother ...
by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, January 6, 2021 12:19 pm
Crime
19-year-old charged in drive-by shooting
SALISBURY — A 19-year-old has been charged in connection with a drive-by shooting Monday at the intersection of Mooresville Road and South Main Street. Achazyah ...
by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, January 5, 2021 5:16 pm
Crime
Barnes’ death sentence vacated in 1992 Tutterow murders
SALISBURY — A federal judge has vacated the death sentence of a man found guilty in the 1992 murders of B.P. and Ruby Tutterow and ...
by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, January 5, 2021 3:56 pm
Local
One airlifted from scene of Sherrills Ford Road crash with life-threatening injuries
SALISBURY — One man was airlifted to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center with life-threatening injuries Tuesday after being pinned between an SUV and his truck ...
by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, January 5, 2021 11:31 am
Crime
Blotter: Woman faces drug charges, larceny from South Main Street business
SALISBURY — A 46-year-old woman faces a list of charges after being arrested in an incident on South Main Street. Tracy Kay Miller was arrested ...
by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, January 5, 2021 10:28 am
Letters
Letter: Do the right thing, reject Electoral College results
Voter fraud in six states (Pennsylvania, Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona and Nevada) has disenfranchised millions of voters from their God-given constitutional right to choose the ...
by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, January 5, 2021 12:00 am
Crime
One struck during drive-by shooting; Cadillac sought by police
SALISBURY — Police say a bystander was struck in the leg around 10 a.m. Monday during a drive-by shooting on South Main Street. An unnamed, ...
by Josh Bergeron, Monday, January 4, 2021 3:02 pm
Crime
Blotter: Man faces indecent liberties charges
SALISBURY — A 21-year-old was charged Thursday with indecent liberties with children. Shane Michael Frasier Jr. was charged in connection with inappropriate contact that occurred ...
by Josh Bergeron, Monday, January 4, 2021 12:47 pm
Crime
Salisbury Police looking for pharmacy thief
Police are looking for a man who’s accused of stealing a bottle of medicine from Cannon Pharmacy on Jake Alexander Boulevard. A man, of whom ...
by Josh Bergeron, Monday, January 4, 2021 10:30 am
Crime
Woman faces drug charges after being told to leave hotel
SALISBURY — A Salisbury woman faces several drug charges after allegedly failing to leave a hotel on Bendix Drive. Shanice Stormy Leshea Morrow, 28, was ...
by Josh Bergeron, Monday, January 4, 2021 10:17 am
Crime
Man charged for shooting into car’s tire after party
SALISBURY — Police charged a Salisbury man with shooting into occupied property after a party at Brenner Crossing Apartments early Sunday morning. George Thomas Black ...
by Josh Bergeron, Monday, January 4, 2021 9:47 am
Ask Us
Ask Us: Livingstone College still plans to build urban farm
Editor’s note: Ask Us is a weekly feature published online Mondays and in print on Tuesdays. We’ll seek to answer your questions about items or trends ...
by Josh Bergeron, Monday, January 4, 2021 7:14 am
Columnists
Josh Bergeron: Quick-start guide to reading newspapers
Some features in newspapers are easily understood by longtime readers, but in a world that’s changing rapidly, some items have become unfamiliar to those who ...
by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, January 3, 2021 12:00 am
Coronavirus
County, state set new coronavirus records to start 2021
SALISBURY — The county and state both set new records for COVID-19 spread as the new year began. Rowan County’s record came New Year’s Day ...
by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, January 2, 2021 2:58 pm
Coronavirus
New record set in Rowan for daily COVID-19 positives
SALISBURY — The new year began with a new record for coronavirus cases in Rowan County. There were 278 new COVID-19 positives reported Friday. It ...
by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, January 2, 2021 12:06 am
Coronavirus
Five new deaths, active cases top 3,000 in Rowan County
SALISBURY — Rowan County on Thursday topped 3,000 active COVID-19 cases and reported another five deaths from the coronavirus. Four of the deaths occurred outside ...
by Josh Bergeron, Thursday, December 31, 2020 2:29 pm
Coronavirus
Three new deaths, 102 positives reported
SALISBURY — Rowan County on Wednesday reported three new COVID-19 deaths and 102 new positives. The deaths occurred outside of congregate living facilities in the ...
by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, December 30, 2020 4:07 pm
Coronavirus
COVID-19 tests, cases decrease after Christmas while positive percentage rises
SALISBURY — Total tests conducted in North Carolina have decreased sharply following Christmas, but the percentage returning positive is headed in the opposite direction. North ...
by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, December 29, 2020 7:08 pm
Ask Us
Ask Us: How have city, county governments shown leadership during pandemic?
Editor’s note: Ask Us is a weekly feature published online Mondays and in print on Tuesdays. We’ll seek to answer your questions about items or trends ...
by Josh Bergeron, Monday, December 28, 2020 6:50 am
Columnists
Josh Bergeron: Resolutions worth adopting in 2021
New Year’s resolutions aren’t for everyone. A lot of people simply don’t make them. Others abandon them quickly and entirely after the year starts. A ...
by Josh Bergeron, Sunday, December 27, 2020 12:05 am
Coronavirus
COVID-19 cases top 2,700 in week with erratic increases
SALISBURY — On Saturday, county health officials considered more than 2,700 cases of COVID-19 active. That total reflects 32% of the 8,399 COVID-19 cases identified ...
by Josh Bergeron, Saturday, December 26, 2020 3:51 pm
Coronavirus
Army veteran first to be vaccinated at Salisbury VA
SALISBURY — Thomas Vaughn knows a thing or two about vaccinations. Vaughn, an Army veteran and resident of the Community Living Center on the campus ...
by Josh Bergeron, Wednesday, December 23, 2020 4:35 pm
Coronavirus
Rowan Medical Center vaccinates first staff members against COVID-19
SALISBURY — Passersby on Tuesday night may have heard sounds of joy inside Novant Health Rowan Medical Center when the first COVID-19 vaccines were administered. ...
by Josh Bergeron, Tuesday, December 22, 2020 11:45 pm
Coronavirus
County sees 89 new COVID-19 cases, remains in ‘critical’ category for spread
For the second day in a row on Tuesday, Rowan County reported fewer than 100 new COVID-19 cases. There were 89 new COVID-19 cases reported ...