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MORGANTON, N.C. – A Silver Alert has been issued for an elderly woman missing from Burke County. Elizabeth Homcombe Cooper, 73, was last seen in the 500 block of Hopewell Road in Morganton around 8 Monday night. Cooper’s son told …Read More
BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — A former Burke County prison guard is now facing criminal charges after authorities said she was caught having sex with an inmate. Burke County sheriff’s deputies arrested Kristin Earp, 23, on Monday. According to documents filed at …Read More
A man near Valdese noticed a woman broken down along the entrance ramp to I-40 on Tuesday evening. The man, Jacky Workman, had went to his SUV to get jumper cables for the woman when he was jumped from behind. …Read More
A Burke County teacher has been charged with second-degree sexual assault on a juvenile male. Burke County police received information that the teacher, Tracy Hefner, was having inappropriate contact with the underage male. Hefner is an East Burke teacher. Hefner …Read More
