JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer Deputies said they seized marijuana and firearms from the home of the Stanley man the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating regarding the death of two children who were buried alive inside a massive pit Sunday evening on his property. Deputies interviewed Jordan Keely Arwood, 31,…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer Five people accused of running a meth lab at a residence north of Lincolnton will appear in court today, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said. The State Bureau of Investigation assisted narcotics investigators in shutting down the “one-pot” meth lab just before…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of two children who died after being buried alive by a dirt wall Sunday evening at a construction site on the county’s eastern end. Fire officials said more than 20-feet of dirt collapsed on…
Staff report The bodies of two children who became trapped underground at a home construction site in Stanley on Sunday have been recovered. The six-year-old girl and seven-year-old boy became trapped when a dirt wall collapsed at the site on Cedarbrook Court. Around 75 rescue workers were onsite throughout Sunday…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer A defense attorney shocked the courtroom Friday by requesting to introduce never-before-seen evidence into an ongoing civil trial involving the death of a Denver teen. Attorney John Holden angered Judge Forrest Bridges by asking if he could introduce a document into evidence that both he and the plaintiff’s attorneys knew…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer Three western Lincoln County residents are accused of hiding a recent runaway teen in the attic of a home where drugs were also present, the Sheriff’s Office said. Detectives located Justin Scott Rathbone, 15, on Tuesday in the attic of a residence on Bess Chapel Church…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer A West Lincoln High School student, who had been missing from his county home for nearly a week, was located Tuesday, deputies said. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office reached out Monday for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Justin Scott Rathbone. The teen’s mother…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer While roads remained quiet and many across town nestled in their beds Thursday morning, Lincolnton Police prowled the city rounding up nearly 30 suspects accused of drug-related crimes. Operation “Rock Bottom” commenced at 6 a.m. following an officer briefing at police headquarters. Head…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies said they busted cocaine traffickers during a traffic stop Tuesday night on N.C. 16 in Denver, resulting in an exceptional seizure of nearly 500 grams of the illegal substance. Catawba County residents Damarius Corday Miller, 26,…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer Deputies said they may have a potential suspect in a rash of vehicle break-ins that took place this month on the county’s eastern end. Surveillance video at Denver Mini Mart on N.C. 16 in Denver recorded a man Sunday using a…
