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Salisbury woman killed after car goes airborne, crashes

SALISBURY — A Salisbury woman was killed Sunday after her vehicle went airborne and struck another vehicle head-on on North Main Street. According to Salisbury ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, May 4, 2020 2:55 pm

Coronavirus

Rowan Health officials: Six positive cases at Liberty Commons nursing home

SALISBURY — Rowan public health officials have confirmed Liberty Commons, one of four congregate living facilities where there is an outbreak, is the site of ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, May 4, 2020 12:06 pm

Coronavirus

Local nurse gives Novant patients a smile with badge buddy

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — When a nurse, doctor, or other hospital personnel smiles these days it’s hard to tell from behind the masks ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Sunday, May 3, 2020 12:01 am

Coronavirus

UPDATED: Three new COVID-19-related deaths confirmed at State Veteran’s Home

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Rowan County Health Department on Friday confirmed three new COVID-19-related deaths connected to the N.C. State Veteran’s Home, ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, May 1, 2020 9:22 pm

Crime

Food Lion truck driver charged with driving while impaired

SALISBURY — A truck driver who allegedly drove a Food Lion tractor-trailer through an intersection at Heilig and Faith roads, was impaired, said N.C. State ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, May 1, 2020 4:18 pm

Crime

Salisbury man charged with drugs, weapon possession after shots fired tip

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man was charged Thursday with marijuana possession and a weapon violation after someone reported hearing gunshots being ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, May 1, 2020 1:00 pm

Coronavirus

Health Department’s new nursing home coordinator seeks to prevent further outbreaks

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — In an effort to prevent further COVID-19 outbreaks at local nursing homes, the Rowan Public Health Department has created ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, May 1, 2020 12:02 am

Crime

Company recognizes Rowan County Sheriff’s Office for use of tire-deflation device

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The company that manufactures Stop Sticks, a tire-deflation device sometimes used during high-speed pursuits, has recognized the Rowan County ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, May 1, 2020 12:00 am

Crime

Blotter: Salisbury man charged with breaking into Johnson Concrete

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man was charged with breaking into a local concrete business and damaging equipment there, according to a ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, May 1, 2020 12:00 am

Crime

Salisbury man who took hostages during 2018 Harris Teeter robbery to serve over 17 years in prison

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man who took Harris Teeter employees hostage after a July 2018 armed robbery was sentenced on Thursday ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, May 1, 2020 12:00 am

Crime

Daughter charged with DWI with baby in car, father also faces DWI

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury woman faces child abuse charges after being stopped for impaired driving with a two-month-old baby in the ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, April 30, 2020 1:45 pm

Crime

Iredell man charged after soliciting sex from undercover officer

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com An Iredell man is facing sex offense charges after he solicited sex from an undercover officer who he believed was a ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, April 30, 2020 12:00 am

Crime

Blotter, April 30: Credit card, identity theft cases surface

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com Several cases of credit card fraud and identity theft were reported to law enforcement this week. In the latest Rowan County ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, April 30, 2020 12:00 am

Coronavirus

Rowan County health director talks reasons for state, local data differences

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Lately, the Rowan Public Health Department and the state agency that manages health- and human-related services have not been ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, April 30, 2020 12:00 am

Coronavirus

State prison inmates make masks for Rowan sheriff’s office

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Inmates in North Carolina have made over 130,000 washable face masks that have been distributed within state prisons following ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, April 29, 2020 12:01 am

Crime

Salisbury man beaten with baseball bat, friend facing assault

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man faces assault charges after police said he used a baseball bat to beat a friend. The victim, who was found ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, April 28, 2020 12:32 pm

Crime

Local man charged with stealing, pawning battery charger from Ben Mynatt Nissan

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A local man accused of stealing and pawning a battery charger a month ago from Ben Mynatt Nissan has ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, April 28, 2020 12:00 am

Crime

Blotter: China Grove man charged with possession of crystal meth in jail

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A China Grove man faces a felony drug charge after he was found with crystal methamphetamine inside the waistband ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, April 28, 2020 12:00 am

BREAKING NEWS

Another death confirmed at Citadel nursing home as case numbers in Rowan continue to grow

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Another person associated with the Citadel Salisbury, a local nursing home that is the site of a large COVID-19 ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, April 27, 2020 6:12 pm

Crime

Salisbury Police ID fatal shooting victim, others injured

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury police have identified a Salisbury man who was killed and others who were injured in fight at a ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, April 27, 2020 11:37 am

Coronavirus

Sheriff says Rowan County jail population dips to record low amid outbreak

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — In January, Rowan County Sheriff Kevin Auten was looking for places to house 30 inmates from a jail that ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Sunday, April 26, 2020 12:02 am

Crime

Blotter: Teens charged with stealing an unlocked car

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Three teens were charged Thursday with stealing a vehicle from the Fulton Heights neighborhood and leaving it in a ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Sunday, April 26, 2020 12:00 am

Crime

Sheriff’s office plans to file charges after finding buried coins at dam

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com RICHFIELD — After discovering buried treasure, Rowan County Sheriffs Office detectives plan to charge a man with theft. Detectives say they ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, April 24, 2020 12:00 am

Crime

Blotter April 24: Felon accused of being in possession of firearm

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com A man was charged  Tuesday with possession of a firearm by a felon, according to the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office. Jeffrey ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, April 24, 2020 12:00 am

Coronavirus

Health department: 15 of 20 deaths from Citadel nursing home

SALISBURY — Rowan County Public Health officials on Thursday confirmed 75% of COVID-19-related deaths in Rowan County are former residents of the Citadel, a local ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, April 23, 2020 10:11 pm

Coronavirus

Salisbury Police: No criminal neglect at the Citadel

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury police detectives on Thursday determined there is no criminal neglect at the Citadel, a local nursing home that ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, April 23, 2020 3:52 pm

Crime

Blotter April 23: Propane distributor reports theft

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Propane distributor Amerigas reported on Monday that someone stole items from the company in the 5100 block of U.S. ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, April 23, 2020 12:00 am

Crime

Former car dealership employee charged with embezzlement

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A former Cloninger Toyota repair service employee was charged this week after he was accused of stealing over $16,000 ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, April 22, 2020 12:56 pm

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