
Crime
One charged, another hospitalized in fight between cousins
SALISBURY — One cousin was jailed Sunday and the other was hospitalized after a fight involving a knife and brass knuckles. Blake Lee Wilbanks, 20, was ...
April 20, 2021
SALISBURY — One cousin was jailed Sunday and the other was hospitalized after a fight involving a knife and brass knuckles. Blake Lee Wilbanks, 20, was ... Read more
SALISBURY — A man from eastern North Carolina is accused of using a stolen moped to take law enforcement on a chase from Salisbury to ... Read more
KANNAPOLIS — Police arrested a 22-year-old Concord man Sunday for the drive-by murder of a woman at a gas station on Lane Street. Lena Morgan, ... Read more
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SALISBURY — A biweekly update to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services’ county alert system map shows Rowan County remaining in a middle ... Read more
SALISBURY — A 44-year-old Kannapolis man was charged Wednesday after law enforcement officers allegedly found child pornography on his Instagram account. Michael Joe Banks of ... Read more
SALISBURY — The most recent COVID-19 deaths in Rowan County occurred April 3 and 4, according to state data updated Thursday. As cases and hospitalizations ... Read more
SALISBURY — State data show 22,610 Rowan County residents have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The number includes people who have received both doses of ... Read more
SALISBURY — Police in South Carolina have arrested a Salisbury woman on local charges of abducting a child. Ann Marie Brooks, a 19-year-old Salisbury resident, ... Read more
SALISBURY — A vaccination clinic at Livingstone College will switch from 800 Johnson & Johnson vaccines to 500 Pfizer doses after six cases across the ... Read more
SALISBURY — The Rowan County Health Department’s COVID-19 vaccine allocation has increased slightly this week in preparation for an event at Livingstone College. The health ... Read more
SALISBURY — Police responded to multiple shooting incidents Friday through Sunday, but the only one that resulted in injuries occurred when a man accidentally shot ... Read more
SALISBURY — A second man faces a series of drug crimes in connection with a search warrant that found nearly 500 grams of heroin at ... Read more
SALISBURY — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office says a second person has been arrested in a case involving repeated thefts from a dead man’s home ... Read more
SALISBURY — Police used tear gas Sunday to end a stand off with a robbery suspect who remained in the residence after being spotted by ... Read more
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By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com When eligibility for COVID-19 vaccinations opened to anyone older than 16 last week, the Rowan County Health Department faced a few ... Read more
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SALISBURY — A man and woman face felony drug charges after allegedly selling methamphetamine and heroin to undercover Rowan County Sheriff’s Office deputies. Shelly Kay ... Read more
SALISBURY — A Rowan County man faces charges of indecent liberties with children in connection with a Fourth of July party in 2020. Christopher Alan ... Read more
SALISBURY — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday reported more than 1,000 new COVID-19 vaccinations and few other changes in the ... Read more
SALISBURY — A 51-year-old Salisbury man faces embezzlement charges. Jesse Burgess is accused of transferring $4,200 from an account owned by Quality Transportation to a ... Read more
SALISBURY — A 35-year-old man faces nearly two dozen criminal charges and two other men remain at large for crimes connected to repeated thefts from ... Read more
The Utzman-Chambers House, operated by Rowan Museum, seems to be a magnet for bees. Just a few steps away from the house, a hive of ... Read more
SALISBURY — A 32-year old man died Tuesday from injuries sustained during a shooting last week. Steven Michael Jones Jr. died at Wake Forest Baptist ... Read more
SALISBURY — A49-year-old man told police he was stabbed around 2:50 p.m. Saturday while urinating next to a dumpster on East Lafayette Street. The man ... Read more
SALISBURY — A 42-year-old man is hospitalized and a 52-year-old woman faces charges after a shooting incident Monday evening in eastern Rowan County. Jody Lowell ... Read more
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