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Judge reduces Wager's bond
By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Despite additional sex abuse allegations against former Catawba College coach Ralph Wager, ...
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China Grove woman charged with taking items from home
SALISBURY — Country music as well as rock ‘n’ roll appealed to someone who took items from a ...
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Sex offender held for change of address violation
SALISBURY — A Kannapolis man is being held in the Rowan County Detention Center under $25,000 bond for ...
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Deputies release sketch of man who grabbed teen runner
SALISBURY — Deputies have released a drawing of a suspect accused of attacking a 17-year-old girl as she ...
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Two homes burglarized in western Rowan
By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com CLEVELAND — Deputies are investigating two house burglaries that could be connected, authorities said. ...
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Convicted felon charged after wreck on scooter
CONCORD — A Kannapolis man was arrested after authorities said he was found beside a wrecked scooter with ...
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Police investigate break-ins on Third Street
By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Police are investigating two burglaries reported Wednesday on Third Street. Officers said ...
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Paul Ryan extends NC campaign swing a 2nd day
FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — Mitt Romney’s running mate is spending more time in North Carolina. Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan ...
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Lexington man charged after stolen stuffed animals found
LEXINGTON (AP) — The arrest of a Lexington man has led Davidson County sheriff’s deputies to a menagerie ...
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Those caught up in Ponzi scheme detail loss
By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com LEXINGTON — One person caught up in the alleged $600 million Ponzi scheme invested ...
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Traffic stop yields more than $6,000 in stolen tools, copper
SALISBURY — Authorities said a Deer Road man cut the fencing around a Salisbury business and stole more ...
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Accused scrap metal theft lands man in jail on $212,000 bond
The Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office has charged a man with larceny and being a habitual felon after a ...
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Man charged after items tossed from I-85 bridges
A 21-year-old man has been charged in two incidents of items being thrown from bridges over Interstate 85. ...
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No one hurt as house, SUV burn on Little Texas Road
KANNAPOLIS — No one was injured in a house fire Tuesday afternoon near Little Texas Road. Kannapolis Fire ...
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Traffic stop yields more than $6,000 in stolen tools, copper
SALISBURY — Authorities said a Deer Road man cut the fencing around a Salisbury business and stole more ...
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Man in surgery after East Spencer shooting
EAST SPENCER — A man shot and critically injured Tuesday night in East Spencer remained in surgery at ...
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Man shot in East Spencer, airlifted to hospital
(Editor’s note: The time and day of the shooting was corrected to Tuesday. The brief originally said 11:49 ...
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Law enforcement officials say recruits getting younger
By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Scott Flowers hadn’t been a middle school resource officer long when he ...
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Man charged with Enochville vehicle break-ins
SALISBURY — A 22-year-old High Shoals man was arrested and placed under a $520,000 bond Friday. Authorities said ...
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Authorities hosting info sessions on Metal Theft Act
Rowan County authorities will host two sessions this month to inform the public about the Metal Theft Prevention ...
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Sheriff: 17-year-old attacked by man during jog
SALISBURY — A 17-year-old told deputies a man grabbed her arm and behind as she jogged through a ...
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29-year-old charged in hit and run
SALISBURY — Authorities arrested a 29-year-old woman accused of leaving the scene of an accident last week. According ...
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Three charged in Rockwell home raid
By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com ROCKWELL — Ecstasy-like powder, hydrocodone pills and marijuana were found during a home raid ...
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Ohioan wanted in Outer Banks murder arrested after manhunt
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Federal agents arrested an Ohio man at a motel Wednesday morning in the killing ...
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