Dave Faherty

5 days ago | yahoo.com | Dave Faherty

A historic hotel in the North Carolina High Country is being torn down. The Green Park Inn in Blowing Rock, which was built back in 1891, is set for demolition. ALSO READ: Carolina Theatre gets ready to reopen after 47 yearsDuring its 133-year history, the hotel’s guests included 2 presidents, Annie Oakley, and Margaret Mitchell, who penned a portion of Gone with the Wind while staying at the hotel.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Dave Faherty

A police chief in Catawba County faced a judge Thursday morning after being indicted by the Grand Jury. Brookford Police Chief Willie Armstrong is accused of destroying evidence in a 1992 cold case homicide investigation involving a 13-year-old girl. PAST COVERAGE: Brookford police chief indicted, accused of destroying evidence in 1992 cold caseFamily members of the victim were in court to show support for Armstrong, who has worked on the unsolved investigation for the past two years.

1 week ago | wsoctv.com | Dave Faherty

BROOKFORD, N.C. — Brookford Police Chief Willie Armstrong turned himself in to authorities in Catawba County Wednesday afternoon after a grand jury indicted him on charges that he destroyed evidence in a criminal case. Those charges include altering or destroying criminal evidence and willful failure to discharge his duties. Minutes after Armstrong’s arrest, Channel 9’s Dave Faherty went to the Brookford Town Hall with the two indictments and asked if he was still the chief of police.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Dave Faherty

A reward is now being offered in the unsolved homicide of a Hickory man near a business he owned in Kinston. READ MORE: Memorial to be held for Hickory man killed in eastern North CarolinaPolice say Brad Brady was stabbed at his apartment last month, next to the Rose Vista assisted living, which he partly owned. Brady often came home on the weekends to the Hickory area to spend time with family and friends.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Dave Faherty

Neighbors in Lenoir are on edge after multiple gunshots were fired into a pickup truck over the weekend. Channel 9’s Dave Faherty learned it happened on Highway 321, where the truck eventually crashed. Neighbors told Faherty they believe a biker gang was involved. Police are investigating whether or not that’s the case, but they say they have a lot of unanswered questions. Police did confirm that the vehicle was hit twice after someone fired shots.