On Jan. 16, a man allegedly attempted to wrestle a fire hose from a firefighter while they were extinguishing a fire on Spaniel Street in Connelly Springs. When the firefighter resisted, the man punched him and ran from the scene.

The severity of overdoses across Burke County spiked last weekend, and officials believe it’s in connection to a contaminated drug supply.

A Jan. 7 search warrant put a woman behind bars last week, earning her three felony charges and one misdemeanor.

It will be another three months before Stanley Travis Stancil, the former organizer of Morganton’s Dancing with the Burke Stars, sees another day in court.

A Vale man landed in jail on Dec. 26, following a Christmas night stabbing that put the victim in the hospital.

After a plethora of calls pertaining to overdoses, drugs, and general criminal activity, Burke County Sheriff Banks Hinceman decided to switch tactics in curbing crime on U.S. 64.

Following a cyber-tip from the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children, the Burke County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant and arrested Frank Wayne Campbell on Friday, Oct. 31.

Chad Allen MacJarrett, 27, and Donaven James Purcell, 26, will appear at probable cause hearings at the Burke County Courthouse on Sept. 15. Both are without bond and remain incarcerated.

The sheriff's office responded to a call at 3105 Highway 126 reporting a cardiac arrest on Friday. When deputies arrived, they found a deceased man and initiated a homicide investigation.