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Hickory woman charged with second-degree murder in shooting death of teen

20-year-old Cheyenne Alexis Kenniston was charged with second degree murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old Katyln Michelle Wittcop that occurred on July 28, 2018. Kenniston received a $100,000 bond and is currently being held at the Catawba County Detention Facility.

Restraining order puts brakes on police departments’ attempt to clamp down on skill games

A police department’s attempt to enforce laws against skill game centers was put on hold after a judge granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) to seven of the arcades, according to officials with both the City of Hickory and City of Conover.

SUV flips, crashes into fence near Newton

The driver of an SUV walked away with minor injuries after his Chevy Blazer ran off the road, flipped and then hit a fence on Business 321 South near Catawba Farms Tuesday morning.

Assisted living facility employee accused of setting fire at nursing home

On 16 September 2018, at 7:13 pm, at the request of Newton Fire Department, Newton police officers responded to Carillon Assisted Living located at 1088 Radio Station Road, Newton reference a suspicious fire.

Police: Masked gunman robs Newton Family Dollar

On 16 September 2018, at 8:53 pm, Newton police responded to an Armed Robbery at the Family Dollar Store located 419 West ‘A’ Street, Newton.

Transfer truck wrecks in Newton, knocks out power

An 18-wheeler traveling east on N.C. 10 ran off the road flipped near Jarrett Farm Road in Newton. The wreck knocked out power to a large portion of residences in Newton and Startown.
Read more in the Tuesday edition of the O-N-E.

Schools announce delays for Monday

The Catawba County school system and Newton Conover Schools are both on a two-hour delay for Monday.

UPDATE: Catawba man charged with murder in double homicide

From the Town of Catawba-

CATAWBA COUNTY DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY

The Catawba County Board of Commissioners has declared a State of Emergency in Catawba County due to the severe weather event affecting Catawba County.

SBI investigating double homicide in Catawba

The SBI – along with the Town of Catawba police department – is investigating a double homicide that occurred Thursday evening on N.C. Highway 10.
Few details have been release, but officials did say they have a suspect in custody.