Chrissy Murphy

1 week ago | charlotteobserver.com | Chrissy Murphy

A Rutherford College day care's license has been revoked after state investigators found child care violations and a claim of child maltreatment at the facility. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services started investigating allegations at Debbie's Daycare Preschool, at 631 Malcolm Blvd., in September, 2024. The facility's license was revoked on April 2, according to state records. Initial investigationA 2-year-old child bruised their left ear on Sept.

1 week ago | morganton.com | Chrissy Murphy

A Morganton woman was charged in Kinston, North Carolina, after a break-in at an old mall on April 11. Meaghan Reason, 34, was charged with felony larceny and felony breaking and entering after the incident, the Kinston Police Department said in a Facebook post Monday. Officers were dispatched to the old Vernon Park Mall in Lenoir County on Friday, April 11, the police department said. They searched the building but couldn’t find any suspects.

1 week ago | morganton.com | Chrissy Murphy

Expect to see flames and smoke from a property on East Union Street throughout the day Tuesday as firefighters burn a house for a training exercise. Firefighters will burn the home at 1208 E. Union St., Morganton, on Tuesday, April 15, said Israel Gibson, fire division chief for Morganton Public Safety. The home was one of two donated to the department for burn training by the Cox family. Burke Drive will be closed from East Union Street to Harry Street on April 15.

1 week ago | mcdowellnews.com | Chrissy Murphy

Twenty years ago, a child reporting abuse would share their experience with different investigators an average of six to eight times. Some children may have had to testify in court. That barrier sometimes caused children to retract their statements just to avoid the difficulties they’d face in a courtroom, said Chris Jernigan, executive director of the McDowell County Children’s Advocacy Center.

1 week ago | morganton.com | Chrissy Murphy

A man was arrested after interrupting a birthday party in Valdese Saturday afternoon, police said. Manuel Jose Fernando Diaz, 50, was charged with assault and trespassing after the incident around 2 p.m. Saturday, said Valdese Police Chief Marc Sharpe. Police said Diaz does not have a home. Sharpe said Diaz walked onto a property on Bounous Street and started yelling at the owner. When the owner asked him to leave, Diaz's hit the homeowner's face with his fist.