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In the line of fire: College, community groups answer gun violence by cleaning up, praying

SALISBURY — Trimming trees, collecting trash and spreading mulch at vacant homes in the West End may seem ...

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Salisbury man dies in York County jail, cause unknown

South Carolina law enforcement officials are investigating the death of a Salisbury man who was found unconscious in ...

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Bomb squad called in to East Spencer apartment

EAST SPENCER — Authorities called in a bomb squad Tuesday as they searched an apartment they say is ...

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Police: Armed man wearing wig, clown nose tries to rob business

A clerk at a local payday loan business came face-to-face with a would-be robber who had a handgun, ...

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Georgia man stopped on I-85, charged with possession of 4 pounds of high-grade marijuana

Rowan investigators seized 4 pounds of high-grade marijuana from a vehicle on Interstate 85 after stopping a Georgia ...

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Enochville Community Watch meeting Thursday

Representatives from the Rowan and Cabarrus county sheriff’s offices will be at the Enochville Community Watch meeting Thursday, ...

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Rowan Sheriff’s Office: Couple, other adults charged with allowing teens to drink alcohol during card game

Rowan authorities charged a Gold Hill couple and other adults with allowing a group of teens to drink ...

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Woman with no headlights cited for marijuana possession

A Salisbury woman was cited for marijuana possession after a Salisbury Police officer stopped her for driving with ...

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Police investigate shots fired into Grim Street home

Salisbury Police responded to a call of shots fired that struck a Grim Street home early Sunday morning. ...

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In the Line of Fire: Police responding to West End concerns

SALISBURY — Salisbury Police Officer Reuben Ijames slowly approaches Beatrice Addison, who is sitting in her car. He ...

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Some say gun violence at crisis point in neighborhood

SALISBURY — Carolyn Rice and her granddaughters were asleep in their West Horah Street home when shots rang ...

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Man charged after trying to force his way into home

Authorities charged a Kannapolis man Wednesday with trying to break into a Rockwell home he claimed was his ...

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Insurance violation leads to drug charge

A Woodleaf man was cited with simple possession of marijuana after a Salisbury Police officer patroling at the ...

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Teen ‘drug kingpin’ back in jail

A teen previously held under a $1 million bond for drug trafficking charges is back behind bars, this ...

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Officers find driver of Ford F-150 after hit and run

A Rockwell man with previous driving while impaired convictions was charged in a Thursday night hit and run ...

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Two charged with assault after argument at home on Red Bird Lane escalates

Authorities were called to Rockwell after an argument got out of hand and two men were charged with ...

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Salisbury man gets at least 7 years in prison as habitual felon

Wayne Allen Davis of Salisbury was convicted by a jury this week in Rowan County Criminal Superior Court ...

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Man involved in Grim Street shooting over card game turns himself in

A West Bank Street man turned himself in to authorities overnight nearly two weeks after a Grim Street ...

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Man says false charge cost him his business

Robert Isenhour was raised in Salisbury and even maintained a lawn-care business here. But he lost that business ...

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Police: Anonymous tip leads to drug arrest

Police received an anonymous call about possible drug activity taking place inside a vehicle Wednesday in the 1700 ...

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Teen takes a detour, winds up in jail

A Salisbury teen was charged after he tried to avoid police while walking down the street, which alerted ...

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Police are looking for jewel thief

Police are looking for a jewelry thief after a woman reported items were taken from her Wildwood Drive ...

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Mooresville man charged with selling cars without dealer license

Investigators with the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office and an inspector with the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles say ...

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Blotter: Traffic stop leads to drug charges

Police seized marijuana from the vehicle of a Salisbury man during a traffic stop Monday afternoon in the ...

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Salisbury man charged with rampage at Concord Mills

CONCORD — Authorities arrested a Salisbury man Tuesday after they say he assaulted shoppers at Concord Mills mall ...

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Cleveland man, reportedly intoxicated, thinks he’s at home, tries to break into the house

Police believe a Cleveland man was intoxicated when he was found outside a Keystone Drive home, officials say, ...

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Police charge Rowan bail bondsman

Authorities say a local bail bondsman faces misdemeanor charges for allowing two people to perform duties of a ...

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Katy Perry CD, purse give man away

Police charged a homeless man with breaking into a car broken down on the side of the road. ...

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