A widening sports betting scandal tied to North Carolina connections is shaking the college basketball world as federal investigators uncover a massive point-shaving and illegal gambling scheme involving players, gamblers, and recruiters.

Investigators are working to determine what caused a deadly house fire in Davie County that claimed the life of one person yesterday.

The Hickory Police Department is investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian that occurred Wednesday evening in Hickory.

According to the Hickory Police Department, officers responded to 213 Government Avenue SW at approximately 8:15 p.m. on Thursday, February 26 after receiving reports of a crash involving pedestrians.

Officers with the Salisbury Police Department arrested a Salisbury man early Wednesday morning following an assault and two-hour standoff that ended with the safe release of a juvenile inside a home.