Daimler Truck North America operates some of North Carolina’s largest manufacturing facilities, including a Freightliner truck plant in Mount Holly, a Freightliner and Western Star plant in Cleveland, ...

North Carolina Auditor Dave Boliek called for the separation of the N.C. Department of Motor Vehicles from the N.C. Department of Transportation in an audit report released Monday.

An 18-year-old was charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle as a result of a wreck on U.S. 21 in the Wilkes County portion ...

The number of Wilkes County high school students testing positive in random drug tests decreased from 30 out of 432 tested in the 2023-24 school year to 13 out of ...

Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn has announced that she is entering the open Tennessee governor’s race in 2026. The second-term senator's announcement Wednesday sets up a primary clash with U.S.

North Carolina's Division of Motor Vehicles is the subject of two new audits looking to address long wait times for customers ...

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A Colorado funeral home owner admitted to sending customers fake ashes and defrauding the federal government in a plea deal with federal prosecutors. It's not the first time Carie Hallford ...

“God prepares a life with enemies in it for us,” says Jessica, 9. Well, this also has possibilities. David was an unknown shepherd boy until he heard Goliath taunt the armies of Israel ...

On Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, Jeff Cox, the president of the N.C Community College System and former president of Wilkes Community College, announced his retirement effective June 30, 2026.