Crime

Police: 71-year-old man is city’s second murder of the year

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Salisbury Police say a 71-year-old man who died Saturday after being shot inside his ...

News

Police: Man killed in five-vehicle collision near Woodleaf Lanes

SALISBURY — Police say a man was killed Sunday evening following a five-vehicle collision, which included a motorcycle, ...

Crime

Landis man found dead from gunshot wound on Town Street

LANDIS — One man is dead from an apparent gunshot wound after an incident late Friday night, police ...

BREAKING NEWS

Blake found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in 2016 stabbing of barber

SALISBURY — Jermail Blake has been found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the murder of local barber Altereck ...

News

Former President George H.W. Bush dies at age 94

HOUSTON (AP) — George H.W. Bush, a patrician New Englander whose presidency soared with the coalition victory over ...

BREAKING NEWS

Teen charged with involuntary manslaughter in Thanksgiving shooting death

Staff report SALISBURY — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office arrested and charged a 17-year-old Salisbury man Sunday in ...

News

Schools close as rains from Michael hit Rowan

SALISBURY — School officials across the Piedmont, including Rowan-Salisbury, have called off classes today as rains from Tropical ...

Sports

Prep Football: No game for North Rowan this week

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com North Rowan won’t have a football game this week. The Cavaliers (3-1) won’t be ...

BREAKING NEWS

BREAKING: Fame Confederate monument vandalized

Around 2 a.m. on Saturday morning, Salisbury Police was called to the Fame Confederate monument at the corner ...

Crime

Two suspects wanted in connection to Friday’s double homicide in custody

by Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Two of three men wanted by authorities in connection to a double ...

BREAKING NEWS

Supreme Court won’t take Rowan County prayer case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is leaving in place a decision that barred Rowan County from opening ...

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Murder verdict: Guilty

Marlene Johnson found guilty of first degree murder. Upon hearing verdict of guilty of 1st degree murder, Johnson ...

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Kannapolis man killed in Salisbury shooting; suspect sought

Breaking: Per SPD Capt. Shelia Lingle warrants have been drawn up for Terry Eugene Watson Jr. 20 yoa ...

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Man shot and killed in Taco Bell parking lot on East Innes Street

Staff report SALISBURY — A man was killed in a shooting outside the Taco Bell restaurant at 602 ...

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Brian Center to lose Medicare, Medicaid funding

SALISBURY — Beginning on Sept. 11, local nursing facility the Brian Center will no provide services for those ...

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Rescue crews search High Rock Lake for missing person

SALISBURY –Rescue crews have been at High Rock Lake for over two hours searching for a missing man ...

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Saturday power outages along Statesville Boulevard, U.S. 601, Woodleaf Road last into night

Staff report SALISBURY — Duke Energy crews worked Saturday afternoon and evening to restore power to significant portions ...

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Both mother, ex-boyfriend now in custody, face murder charges in infant’s death

Staff report SALISBURY — An 18-year-old mother and her ex-boyfriend face murder and felony child abuse charges in connection ...

BREAKING NEWS

Rowan County commissioners’ prayer practices again ruled unconstitutional

SALISBURY — By a 10-5 count, a federal court on Friday ruled that Rowan County commissioners' prayer practices ...

News

Supreme Court rejects appeal over NC voter ID law

By Gary D. Robertson and Mark Sherman Associated Press RALEIGH — The Supreme Court shut the door Monday ...

BREAKING NEWS

Private vigil planned Monday evening at Salisbury Academy for family killed in crash

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A candlelight vigil planned at Salisbury Academy Monday night for the Rowan ...

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How local representatives voted

Staff and wire reports RALEIGH — Three General Assembly members representing Rowan voted against repeal of North Carolina’s “bathroom ...

BREAKING NEWS

North Carolina OKs rolling back ‘bathroom bill’

RALEIGH (AP) — The Latest on a compromise proposal to overturn North Carolina’s “bathroom law” (all times local):1:35 ...

News

National Sports Media Assoc. moving to Winston-Salem after 57 years in Salisbury

SALISBURY – The National Sports Media Association (NSMA) Board of Directors has voted to move the NSMA’s operations ...

BREAKING NEWS

Jury finds Jeff Steen guilty

Jurors find Jeff Steen guilty of the 2013 murder of his grandfather, J.D. Furr, guilty of robbery and guilty ...

BREAKING NEWS

Fire destroys duplex on Matika Drive

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A neighbor made sure a woman and her two dogs escaped a ...

BREAKING NEWS

Dylann Roof sentenced to die for church slayings

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The latest on the federal sentencing trial of convicted Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof ...

Politics

US Supreme Court blocks new N.C. maps, fall elections

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked a lower court ruling ordering North Carolina legislators ...

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