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Father's arrest on drug charges won't deter young activist
An activist who risked deportation to Mexico to raise awareness about young adults who were brought illegally to the U.S. as children said his father's arrest on drug charges won't deter him from his fight to change immigration law.
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40-year-old unsolved triple murder still haunts law enforcement
Forty years ago, in a howling snowstorm that covered tracks and swallowed screams, three members of a family were killed in a brutal case that's still unsolved.
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Wilkes man will not be charged in shooting
A Wilkes County man who called 911 to report hearing voices outside his building on Nov. 5 and then shot two intruders, killing one of them, will not be charged, authorities said.
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Food bank expands program
The Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina will begin two programs that deliver food to hungry families in more personal ways, including the expansion of a pilot program that delivers 65 pounds of food, per person, at drive-by distribution points such as high schools.
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Police: Wilkesboro man charged after high-speed collision
A Wilkesboro man who police said caused a collision Jan. 22 while driving drunk at 105 mph down Main Street has been charged with multiple counts of assault in the case.
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North Wilkesboro door plant to close
Jeld-Wen, which has operated a door pre-hanging plant in North Wilkesboro since 2006, plans to close the plant, company officials said Friday. The plant employs 54 people.
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Golden LEAF board member's firm works on projects funded by board's grants
A firm owned by a member of the board that oversees the state's Golden LEAF Foundation has received more than $129,000 so far for two projects funded largely by the foundation for work in Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin counties, according to local and foundation records.
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Vince Gill to perform at Merle Fest
Country music performer Vince Gill has been added to the lineup at Merle Fest 25, festival organizers announced Monday.
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North Wilkesboro man dies in fire
An open fireplace or a Christmas tree may have started a fire in North Wilkesboro early Sunday that killed the homeowner and gutted his Queen Anne-style house built in 1907, according to fire officials and historic-preservation records.
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Merry Christmas? Gun in sock donated to Goodwill in Wilkes County
Someone donating clothes to the Goodwill store in Wilkesboro left a handgun inside a sock, police said.
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Wilkes County man arrested for murder
A Wilkes County man was arrested on a charge of murder today in connection with shooting his cousin multiple times during an argument on Tuesday, said Wilkes County Sheriff Chris Shew.
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PART board complains about not getting info
Board members of the Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation complained Wednesday that they are not getting enough information about a federal audit of the agency's finances and what's being done to fix the problems raised in the audit.
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Co-defendant: Plan was a break-in, not armed robbery
A co-defendant of Rodney Fraley insisted in Forsyth Superior Court this week that the planned break-in of Leon Conrad's house four years ago was supposed to be carried out only when Conrad wasn't at home.
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New ruling provides more protection to chicken farmers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration issued a ruling Friday that increases certain protections for poultry and hog farmers.
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Woman shot in Wilkes remains critical Tuesday morning
A woman who was shot Saturday in Wilkes County remained in critical condition Tuesday morning at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, a hospital spokeswoman said.
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Wilkes Democratic chairwoman weighs run for Congress
ROARING RIVER A Wilkes County woman has formed an exploratory committee about a possible run for the 5th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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One still critical after Wilkes County shooting
One of two people shot when they apparently entered a private building in Wilkes County early Sunday remained in critical condition Monday.
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Wilkes County sheriff investigating shooting
A Wilkes County man called 911 to report hearing voices outside the building he was guarding early Saturday, then called back shortly afterward to say he'd shot two intruders, according to the Wilkes County Sheriff's Office.
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Wilkes County man assaulted, home burned after break-in
A Wilkes County man was knocked unconscious and burned after his mobile home was set on fire following a break-in at his home Monday night, investigators with the Wilkes Sheriff's Office said Tuesday.
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Wilkes school bus hit; no injuries
A Wilkes County school bus was hit by an SUV from behind in an accident this morning, but no one was injured, according to the N.C. Highway Patrol.
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Seeing president was worth the long, hot wait, many say
Getting in to see the president Monday wasn't easy, but many of those who endured the church parking lots, the shuttle bus convoys, a long snaking line and a cheek-by-jowl crowd in a hot gym seemed satisfied that they had made the effort.
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U.S. needs economy 'that works for everyone,' not just the top, Obama tells Wilkes
President Barack Obama came to Wilkes County to tout his jobs plan Monday and said he'd been asked why he would come to such a heavily Republican area.
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Countryside diners get a surprise visitor
At about 11:15 a.m., Secret Service agents showed up at Countryside Barbeque on Rutherford Road in Marion and told the restaurant’s owner, Rob Noyes, that President Barack Obama would be stopping by.
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Obama to speak at West Wilkes High School
Virtually everyone in this Wilkes County community knows that President Barack Obama will be in town Monday, but people are still trying to figure out why.
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Lowe's employee accused of stealing and selling merchandise on eBay
A former delivery manager at the Lowe's home improvement store off U.S. 421 in Wilkesboro has been arrested on larceny charges involving the sale of more than $57,000 worth of store items on eBay, according to Wilkesboro police.
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