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Ruptured steam line draws fire call

SALISBURY — What appeared to be white smoke coming from the side of the former Thermoid building this ...

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Rockwell Elementary vandalized

SALISBURY — Vandals destroyed more than $3,000 in electronics at Rockwell Elementary School over the weekend. School employees ...

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AWOL soldier caught in Salisbury

SALISBURY — Deputies arrested an 18-year-old Army soldier accused of going AWOL last year from his base in ...

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Man says he was carjacked on I-85

SALISBURY — A Greensboro man told deputies he was beaten and carjacked at gunpoint on Interstate 85 Sunday ...

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Authorities see rising number of meth busts this year

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — For John Stevens, opportunity looked like a former meth house. A long-term ...

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20-year-old charged with statutory rape

SPENCER — Salisbury Police charged a 20-year-old Spencer man Sunday with felony statutory rape of a 15-year-old girl. ...

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Three men accused of stealing copper from utility poles

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com ROCKWELL — Three men have been charged with stealing copper from utility poles off ...

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Convicted felon arrested after shooting on West Cemetery Street

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Police arrested a Salisbury man Thursday night after witnesses said he fired ...

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Police investigating shootings on East Fisher Street

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Police are investigating an apparent shootout near a home on East Fisher ...

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Two men shot near Clancy Hills Apartments

SALISBURY — Two men were shot in the legs at Clancy Hills Apartment this morning. But the investigation ...

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By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — After reading a story about a wounded police dog that died in ...

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Winston-Salem couple charged in Salisbury break-in

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Winston-Salem couple has been charged with breaking into a Salisbury home ...

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21-year-old sex offender charged with selling stolen gun

KANNAPOLIS — Deputies charged a 21-year-old convicted sex offender with selling a stolen firearm in February. According to ...

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Video of Concord man shooting Amendment One sign prompts charge

SALISBURY — Cabarrus County deputies cited a man Wednesday after a YouTube video of him shooting an Amendment ...

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Police: Impaired driver crossed center line, hit patrol car

SALISBURY — Authorities said an impaired driver crossed the center line and sideswiped a Cadillac and a Salisbury ...

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Man charged with riding drunk on bicycle

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com ENOCHVILLE — Riding a bicycle drunk, without a headlight, littering and lying in the ...

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Authorities search for serial bank robber

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Local and federal law enforcement agencies are seeking help in their search for a man ...

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Albemarle man charged with murder in fatal fire

ALBEMARLE (AP) — An Albemarle man has been arrested and charged with murder in a fire that killed ...

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Salisbury man charged with molesting 12-year-old

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man is in jail after a woman accused him of molesting her 12-year-old son. ...

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Police: Woman paid rent with embezzled funds

SALISBURY — Authorities said a project coordinator for KMD Construction embezzled nearly $4,000 from the company to pay ...

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Police: Livingstone student broke into dorm room, stole laptop

SALISBURY — Authorities say a Livingstone College student broke into a dorm room Friday and took shoes and ...

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Sheriff: 15-year-old missing since spring break

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Authorities are asking for help in finding a 15-year-old girl who has ...

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Two hit with shotgun fire on Clancy Street

SALISBURY — Police are investigating an altercation that preceeded a shooting on Clancy Street Sunday night. Officers found ...

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Train operators robbed at gunpoint

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Armed with a shotgun and revolver, two men boarded a Norfolk Southern ...

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Cocaine, bath salts bring charges

SALISBURY — A Kannapolis man faces drug and gun charges after an arrest by Landis police. Michael Brian ...

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Police say man tried to pawn stolen ring

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man faces charges after the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office after authorities say he tried ...

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Bond raised to $400,000 in molestation case

A man convicted in 1983 of killing his former wife and daughter, and who was charged this week ...

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Third meth-lab suspect caught

SALISBURY — The third suspect in a meth-lab operation on Larin Way is in the Rowan County jail. ...

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