Today's Headlines

Bricks coming down at Benchwarmers, city hopes to reopen street Friday

  • By Emily Ford

    eford@salisburypost.com

  • Tuesday, June 18, 2013 1:22 p.m.

SALISBURY — A contractor will begin removing the brick facade from the two-story Benchwarmers building this afternoon in...

Teen charged with DUI in wreck that killed fellow A.L. Brown grad

  • Tuesday, June 18, 2013 12:44 p.m.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — An 18-year-old Kannapolis man has been charged with driving under the influence in the Friday night...

Man dies on railroad tracks

  • Tuesday, June 18, 2013 12:22 p.m.

Salisbury Police and fire, Rowan Rescue and other emergency agencies are at the scene of a fatality off 11th Street in Salisbury...

Rowan-Salisbury hires five principals

  • Tuesday, June 18, 2013 11:23 a.m.

SALISBURY — The Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education hired five new principals Monday evening.

Salisbury man shot in legs

  • Tuesday, June 18, 2013 10:54 a.m.

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man was shot in the legs after a dispute at a home on Lincolnton Road on Monday.

Tillis begins ‘Invisible Primary’ For U.S. Senate

  • Tuesday, June 18, 2013 12:01 a.m.

This is an excerpt from “The Party Line” political blog at www.wfae.org, written by Dr. Michael Bitzer, professor...

Freeze ride day 8: Pancakes, snakes and old west digs

  • Tuesday, June 18, 2013 10:34 a.m.

Editor’s note: David Freeze is biking coast to coast. His trek started June 10 in Oregon. He’s sending dispatches...

Rain, and more rain in this week’s forecast

  • Tuesday, June 18, 2013 10:24 a.m.

SALISBURY — A few severe thunderstorms are possible as a soggy day settles in this week.

Chase Hathcock, Rowan Legion

  • Tuesday, June 18, 2013 9:11 a.m.

This week’s Athlete of the Week is Rowan Legion baseball star Chase Hathcock.

Fishing is free in N.C. on July 4

  • Tuesday, June 18, 2013 9:23 a.m.

Fishing for a fun and inexpensive way to celebrate Independence Day? The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission invites anglers and...

NC NAACP protest ends with more than 80 arrests

  • Tuesday, June 18, 2013 9:10 a.m.

RALEIGH (AP) — A protest spearheaded by the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP led to the arrests of 84 people Monday at...

Fisherman drowns in Lake Norman

  • Tuesday, June 18, 2013 9:07 a.m.

MOORESVILLE (AP) — Iredell County emergency officials say a fisherman drowned and two friends were rescued after their...

Boone officials say heater replaced without permit

  • Tuesday, June 18, 2013 9:06 a.m.

BOONE (AP) — A Boone inspector says a motel pool heater that leaked carbon monoxide and killed a Washington state couple...

NASCAR driver in NC faces new charges

  • Tuesday, June 18, 2013 9:04 a.m.

SHELBY (AP) — A NASCAR driver has turned himself in to authorities in Shelby after warrants were issued for him and a...

Break-in reported at Knollwood mobile classroom

  • Tuesday, June 18, 2013 5:58 a.m.

SALISBURY — Computer parts were reported stolen from a Knollwood Elementary School mobile classroom after an apparent...

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