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High-speed rear end collision on I85 ends in death of Salisbury man

SALISBURY — A high-speed rear end collision on I85 south close to exit 79 in Salisbury just after ...

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Pops at the Post moved due to weather

SALISBURY — The board of Pops at the Post has announced that this year’s event will be relocated ...

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Two fatalities in two separate crashes over the weekend

Clarification: There was some confusion in the reporting of these two accidents, but the first, on Jake Alexander ...

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Arrest made in 2024 murder

SALISBURY — After nearly a year-long investigation, police have made an arrest in an Old Concord Road homicide ...

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Kannapolis Police seek public’s help to identify persons of interest in January homicide

KANNAPOLIS — The Kannapolis Police Department released a video of persons of interest connected to a January homicide ...

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Salisbury Police Department hires new deputy chief

SALISBURY —A new deputy police chief will join the Salisbury Police Department this month following the retirement of ...

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Hwy. 801 crash results in fatality

A two-car crash just after 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, on Hwy. 801 has resulted in a fatality, ...

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West Rowan HS teacher charged with statutory rape involving student

A West Rowan High School history teacher was arrested on Thursday and faces charges stemming from a relationship ...

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One killed in crash on Needmore Road

By Elisabeth Strillacci elisabeth.strillacci@salisburypost.com WOODLEAF — A two car crash before noon Monday cost one man his life, ...

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China Grove man charged with sexual exploitation of minor

CHINA GROVE — Rowan County Sheriff’s deputies have charged a 22-year-old China Grove man with the sexual exploitation ...

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Fire truck damaged in I85 crash while responding to fire

SPENCER — Firefighters were called to a tractor-trailer on fire on the southbound side of Interstate 85 overnight ...

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Man charged with sexual exploitation of minor

SALISBURY — A 45-year-old Salisbury man has been arrested on charges of exploitation of a minor following an ...

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Salisbury announces two-hour delay due to icy conditions

Due to expected icy conditions, the City of Salisbury will operate on a two-hour delay on Thursday. Salisbury ...

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Massive early morning fire destroys two Landis apartment buildings that were the site of previous arson

LANDIS — Two newly constructed apartment buildings that were not yet completed burned to the ground early Tuesday ...

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Developing: Victim identified in fatal shooting in Woodleaf

WOODLEAF — Investigators have identified the victim in an afternoon shooting in Woodleaf as 45-year-old Elliott Rudolph Wilds. ...

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Man charged with statutory rape after allegedly fleeing county when report filed

SALISBURY — A Rowan County man has been charged with statutory rape after deputies said that he fled ...

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Pedestrian struck in Chick-Fil-A lot

SALISBURY — A man was apparently struck by a car after he got out of his vehicle in ...

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Aunt charged with murder of four year old in Kannapolis

KANNAPOLIS — A woman has been charged with the murder of her niece following the child’s autopsy results. ...

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North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein is elected as the state’s governor

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein was elected governor on ...

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Fatal crash in Kannapolis, serious crash in Salisbury Tuesday evening

Within minutes of one another, two car accidents occurred in Rowan County Tuesday evening, and one ended in ...

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Three juveniles arrested in connection to Kannapolis homicide

KANNAPOLIS — Kannapolis police investigators have reportedly arrested three juveniles for a homicide which occurred in July. According ...

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Teen killed in Salisbury shooting: SPD launches homicide investigation

SALISBURY — A teenager was killed in a shooting in Salisbury on Friday. The slaying is under investigation ...

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Williams guilty of two counts of first-degree murder

SALISBURY — Willie Earl Williams Jr. was found guilty Thursday morning of two counts of first-degree murder in ...

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Juvenile charged as adult with 1st degree murder in Airport Road shooting

SALISBURY — The juvenile that was being held in the shooting death of Mainank “Mike” Patel, 36, owner ...

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Faith Academy staff member charged with sex crimes involving student

SALISBURY — A Faith Academy staff member and former Rowan-Salisbury Schools Board candidate has been charged with sex crimes involving ...

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Bomb threat unfounded at East Rowan High School

(This story has been updated to include additional information from the Rowan-Salisbury School System) SALISBURY —  School officials ...

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Fire off Old Union Church Road severely damages workshop

SALISBURY — A fire broke out in a large storage facility/workshop off Old Union Church Road and Dirt ...

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Second death in Rowan Mill shooting as 3-year-old dies

SALISBURY — A 3-year-old girl has become the second victim in the shooting into a home on Rowan ...

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