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08/12/2025

The town has been working to find a new home for the fire and police stations since structural damage was found on the public safety building in 2018.

08/12/2025

Meet the dogs and cats available to adopt in Morganton.

08/12/2025

Read through the obituaries published today in The Morganton News Herald.

08/12/2025

President Donald Trump extended a trade truce with China for another 90 days Monday, at least delaying once again a dangerous showdown between the world’s two biggest economies.

08/12/2025

Today’s most-clicked post: The move involves at least 500 federal law enforcement officials, raising fundamental questions about how an increasingly emboldened federal government will interact with its state and local counterparts.

The move involves at least 500 federal law enforcement officials, raising fundamental questions about how an increasingly emboldened federal government will interact with its state and local counterparts.

08/11/2025

Last month, Marco Rocco was ejected and faced suspension for flipping his bat after a home run. The moment is commemorated as a pin for the Little League World Series.

08/11/2025

Outgoing USA Gymnastics president and CEO Li Li Leung is looking forward to a break.

08/11/2025

Aaron Rodgers joined Pittsburgh. Davante Adams went to Hollywood. Russell Wilson’s latest stop is the Big Apple. Those are just three of the notable stars who changed teams.

08/11/2025

With rising expectations in competitive conferences, money flowing directly to players and unforgiving fan bases, the pressure has never been higher across college football.

08/11/2025

“Alien: Earth” is an eight-part series that expands what Ridley Scott created with the film, “Alien,” some 46 years ago.

08/11/2025

Texas is No. 1 in the Associated Press preseason Top 25 for the first time. The Longhorns narrowly edged out Penn State in the closest preseason vote since 1998.

08/11/2025

The Department of Education is rolling out two beta testing phases before the application becomes fully available to everyone in October. Here's what you need to know.