Burke County, North Carolina Burke County lies in west-central North Carolina, along the Catawba River basin. It was founded in 1777 and named for Thomas Burke, one of North Carolina’s delegates ...

McFarland finished tied for 11th in the state in strikeouts with 247 and sat down 48% of the batters she faced over the ...

Ke’andre O’neal Mack, 19, of Hickory, and Toland Huff Jr. are both charged but have not been arrested yet, the sheriff's ...

As Daniel W. Burke Jr. recited his oath to become the latest Lake County Superior Court Judge late Wednesday afternoon, he wasn’t alone. Surrounded by his family – wife Catherine held the ...

BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — Burke County leaders are taking on the issues of housing, according to the Morganton News Herald. Commissioners could decide this month whether they will adjust lot sizes to ...

Burke County Narcotics Investigators intercepted a large shipment of methamphetamines on Friday. The team received information about the shipment that arrived in Burke County, according to the ...

Crews from 25 fire departments, as well as the North Carolina Forest Service, were dispatched to the scene to control the fire, which burned over 160 acres as of Monday evening. Burke County Fire ...

a voting precinct in Burke County, and at Gardners Elementary School, a voting precinct in Wilson County. The decision was made in a 3:30 p.m. emergency meeting, when North Carolina State Board of ...

When we spoke to the Democratic nominee for Cook County state’s attorney earlier this month, we were struck by the change in Eileen O’Neill Burke. Now that Burke, 59, does not have to fight ...

The prep gridiron is officially in business again in North Carolina as the NCHSAA’s window for official practices opened on Wednesday, with all four Burke County ... breaks the seal for the ...

No bond was issued on the other charges. Deputies said Burke County EMS, FBI, and the Burke County Child Advocacy Center were also involved in the incident.