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Veteran reporter for WSOC-TV covering 7 counties in the N.C. mountains and foothills. Father of 2, Auburn grad and Panthers fan who loves to golf, run and hike.

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Dave Faherty
5 years
Asheville- I’m over at TC Roberson High where they just held a moment of silence for Riley Howell. He is one of the UNCC students shot and killed yesterday. He attended the TC Roberson. Prayers for his family.
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Boone- The ESPN College GAMEDAY bus has arrived on campus. There are more than 1000-students here to greet it at the Rock!
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3 years
Breaking Watauga County- a body has been found near a popular overlook along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Sheriff deputies are confirming a male was discovered dead near the Thunder Hill overlook near Blowing Rock. Park Rangers, the SBI and sheriff deputies are investigating.
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4 years
Watauga County- Senator Harris’s husband, Doug Emhoff, is talking with voters in Boone. The story today on eyewitness news at five.
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Dave Faherty
8 years
A lot more National Guard Mp's have arrived in uptown Charlotte. Heading up East Trade now.
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Breaking Watauga County- just got this from the FBI-“The body discovered along the Blue Ridge Parkway on Saturday is part of an ongoing investigation. At this time, there is no evidence to connect or any reason to believe it is related to the search for fugitive Brian Laundrie."
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3 years
Breaking Watauga Co- sheriff deputies are now confirming to channel 9 that this is a death investigation. This is a photo of the Thunder Hill Overlook near where the body was found. This photo is from last fall.
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Dave Faherty
5 years
Waynesville- people are lining the street in downtown Waynesville to show their respect for Riley Howell. Many of the folks here are calling the UNCC student a hero for trying to stop the gunman. Prayers for his family this midday.
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Hickory- the Sheetz gas stations are letting folks fill up for 1.77 a gallon for July 4th. This is video along McDonald Parkway. I’m told it’s happening at all the Sheetz in the area until midnight.
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Dave Faherty
7 years
Police in Hickory helping a mother of two young children after someone broke into her home and stole the presents from under the Christmas tree. The story tonight on eyewitness news at five.
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4 years
Morganton-Burke County Sheriff deputies, Morganton Public Safety and the Highway Patrol are over at Carolinas Healtcare System Blue Ridge. They are Saluting our Healthcare Workers by lining the entrance to the hospital. Good Stuff!
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Dave Faherty
3 years
Catawba County- Hollywood is coming to downtown Newton where they’re filming scenes for the movie “The Evolution of Nate Gibson”. Part of the filming is happening inside H&W Drug Co across from the historic 1924 Courthouse. Watch channel 9 news.
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5 years
North Carolina- my brother sent me this photo of his families new dog. I thought it would brighten everyone’s day. Good stuff!
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4 years
Catawba County- anybody feel that quake? Shook my house for about 15-seconds south of Hickory. Crazy!
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Dave Faherty
7 years
Police in Granite Falls are asking the DOT to put up barriers to prevent people from jumping the Mill Pond Bridge. See photo.
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Dave Faherty
7 years
Breaking Newton- district attorney just announced he plans to seek death penalty against man accused of three murders in Hickory
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Dave Faherty
3 years
Hickory- great story out of Catawba county where Fred T Foard football players are having a car wash fundraiser for a football player at East Burke High who loss nearly everything in a recent house fire. Good stuff…go Tigers!!
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Dave Faherty
3 years
Watauga Co- the National Park Investigative Services Branch is overseeing the death investigation along the Blue Ridge Parkway. They say the body was found at the Yadkin Valley Overlook north of Blowing Rock. No cause of death yet. I just took this video along the BRP.
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2 years
Breaking Iredell- state troopers have just seized the car they believe passed a stopped school bus and nearly hit two children. Their mother says guardian angels were watching over her children. The story today on channel 9 eyewitness news at five and six.
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4 years
Taylorsville- Samaritan’s Purse has brought in 11-campers for families devastated by flash flooding nearly two weeks ago at the Hiddenite Family campground. The relief organization says the travel trailers are permanent gifts to the survivors. The story today on eyewitness news
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Dave Faherty
5 years
Burke County- South Mountain Distilling Company is making hand sanitizer for the sheriffs office and Burke County EMS. Good stuff!
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Burke Co- six campers flooded north of Morganton are being replaced. Camping World heard about the devastation and donated the campers to the flooding victims. Good stuff
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Dave Faherty
7 years
Just spoke with 8-year old Fore Putnam. He wrote a letter to President Trump asking for help for his father who needs a kidney. Coming up tonight on eyewitness news the President’s response.
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Dave Faherty
6 years
My daughter took this picture in Blowing Rock tonight. Good stuff!
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Dave Faherty
4 years
Breaking Lenoir- the missing 78-year old has been found in a creek..alive.
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7 years
Breaking Catawba County- Bull just rescued out of a backyard pool is doing fine. Photo courtesy Catawba County Animal Control
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4 years
Morganton-Firefighters from across Burke County were over at Carolinas Healtcare System Blue Ridge this morning during shift change. They were Saluting our Healthcare Workers by lining the entrance to the hospital. Good Stuff!
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Dave Faherty
5 years
Breaking North Myrtle Beach- widespread damage to an apartment complex near the inter coastal waterway after a tornado touched down. Video of that twister today on eyewitness news.
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Dave Faherty
8 years
Breaking Catawba- Emily has been found. deputies say she walked out of woods behind her home.
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Dave Faherty
7 years
Just spoke with Pastor Chris Meade and his wife Renee. Still has lengthy recovery after hit and run accident. Thankful for all the prayers
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Dave Faherty
2 years
Watauga Co- also seeing flooding now over at the Boone Mall where several drivers can’t get to their cars. Watch channel 9 for updates as more rain is on the way for the mountains this afternoon.
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Dave Faherty
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Boone- snow is coming down harder now over on the campus of App State where I’m talking with students about the Arctic blast on the way for the Carolinas. The story tonight on channel 9.
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Dave Faherty
7 years
Breaking Catawba- Hickory police just charged both men with a third count of murder. They should appear before a judge shortly.
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Dave Faherty
7 years
A five year old girl in Alexander county is being recognized for alerting her family to a fire that later destroyed their home. She told me she learned what to do at school.
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Dave Faherty
6 years
Just spotted this 200-pound Black bear crossing highway 321 seven miles north of Lenoir. Cool stuff!
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Dave Faherty
4 years
Catawba Co-sheriff deputies and police search a home in Catawba where they seized quantities of cocaine, psilocybin mushrooms and marijuana. Deputies say they also found twenty firearms and a converted Glock model 19 rifle with a fifty round drum magazine resembling a nerf gun
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Dave Faherty
4 years
Burke County Rescue Squad went into a 30-foot sinkhole to save a dog in the Pisgah National Forest. Hear from the rescuer who went down in the hole to get the dog today on eyewitness news at noon and 6pm. Video courtesy Burke Rescue Squad, which is a non profit.
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Dave Faherty
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Caldwell County- Just took this video over at South Caldwell High School where students placed more than 2900 flags near the entrance of the school. Each flag represents one of the people who died on 9-11. The story today on eyewitness news at noon and five.
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Dave Faherty
2 years
Boone- Appalachian State University just confirmed ESPN College Gameday will happen at Sanford Mall- the main quad on campus. Photo courtesy ASU
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Dave Faherty
7 years
Over at Appalachian State University where classes have been called off. I’ve only spotted a few students out this morning. Really pretty.
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Dave Faherty
4 years
Breaking Catawba- just got this video of a man who broke into a business to steal money and set it on fire near Sherrills Ford. It didn’t quite go as planned. The story today on eyewitness news at noon and five.
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Dave Faherty
7 years
81-year old was found sitting in the woods. Told police he was lost and thanks for finding him. Good stuff!
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Dave Faherty
6 years
Alexander County- enough snow in Bethlehem from the storm that this family made its own igloo. Photo credit Natasha Moretz.
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Dave Faherty
3 years
Greensboro- Samaritans Purse just loaded an emergency field hospital on to a DC-8. It lifts off for Poland tomorrow morning and will be set up in Ukraine. It includes an operating room and ICU. The story today on channel 9 eyewitness news at 530.
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Dave Faherty
3 years
Breaking Watauga- family members have confirmed 33-year old Josue Calderon from Rhode Island was the man found dead along the Blueridge Parkway. Law enforcement says he was stabbed. What those family members told me about the case tonight on eyewitness news at 530.
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Dave Faherty
7 years
Breaking Wilkes Co- just learned Samaritan's Purse is sending two more tractor trailers of supplies early tomorrow to help with recovery
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Dave Faherty
4 years
Burke County- the Sons of Confederate Veterans are getting ready to put up a 20 by 30 flag near Hildebran. The flag cost 700-dollars and will replace a smaller one here. What local leaders think about it flying over the interstate tonight on eyewitness news.
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Dave Faherty
3 years
Burke Co- Boggs Materials Inc. out of Monroe saw the story on channel 9 about the neighborhood west of Hickory not getting mail because of potholes. The company sent a small crew called “ The Patch Pack of the Carolinas” free of charge to fix some of the holes. Good stuff!!
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Dave Faherty
3 years
Breaking Catawba Co- Catawba county schools just decided to make masks mandatory in a 5-2 vote.
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Dave Faherty
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Breaking Claremont- Just got this video of the rescue. Hear from the owner and firefighters who saved him today on eyewitness news at noon and five.
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Dave Faherty
5 years
Newton- Lineberger’s Cattle Company Steakhouse and Saloon along Highway 150 in Sherrill’s Ford donated 15 prime rib loins, salads and potatoes to the Corner Table Soup Kitchen. The story today on eyewitness news at 6pm.
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Dave Faherty
7 years
Help is arriving from North Carolina. Tractor trailers from Samaritan's Purse are now in Texas to help with Hurricane Harvey relief.
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1 year
Catawba Co- a viewer shared this photo from along Springs Road in NE Hickory.
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Dave Faherty
3 years
Hickory- just took this video of the arches that came crashing down last night along Hickory City Walk. They weighed 40-tons and cost Hickory 750-thousand dollars. Live coverage throughout the day on channel 9 eyewitness news.
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Dave Faherty
7 years
Pretty sure we live in North Carolina not North Dakota. Crazy weather but pretty. Stay warm!
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Dave Faherty
7 years
Lots of prayers for Pastor Chris Meade in Taylorsville. He was struck by a hit and run driver after leaving a restaurant. Story at 5:30
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Dave Faherty
5 years
Breaking Hickory- flash flooding at the Highway 321 and Interstate 40 interchange. Watch Action 64 at ten and channel 9 at eleven for the latest on flooding in our area.
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Dave Faherty
7 years
Lightning strike near Hickory this afternoon as the storms moved through Caldwell and Alexander county. Photo courtesy of Brady Jones.
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Dave Faherty
4 years
Boone- kind of cool I just spotted five deer on the campus of Appalachian State University. I’ll be live in a few minutes from this same spot. Maybe they’ll come back.
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Dave Faherty
3 years
Catawba Co- a black bear was spotted trying to cross interstate 40 near Conover. A viewer sent several pictures while on her way to work this week.
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Dave Faherty
4 years
Hickory- the Catawba County Health Department released this graph showing the spread of Covid-19 after a family gathering.
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Dave Faherty
8 years
Good morning in the North Carolina High Country. Grandfather Mountain off the back deck.
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Dave Faherty
8 years
Just got this quote from the attorney representing the director of Taylorsville House
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Dave Faherty
9 years
The Blackburn Elementary Dab! More than 700 did it this morning. Lots of fun.
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Dave Faherty
6 years
Burke County- Sons of Confederate Veterans have put up a 20 by 30 flag on Interstate 40 near Hildebran in protest of Silent Sam being taken down at UNC. The group spent 6000 dollars to raise the flag on a 75-foot pole. Their hope is to place one in every county in NC.
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Dave Faherty
7 years
Breaking Hickory- Greydon Keith Hansen, Dontray Cumberlander are both charged with murder. Will appear very soon in front of a judge.
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Dave Faherty
5 years
Breaking Wilkes Co- a search is a underway right now in a pond north of Wilkesboro in connection with the disappearance of 15-month old Evelyn Boswell. Firefighters from Catawba county are assisting with that search. Watch channel 9 for updates on this developing story
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Dave Faherty
3 years
Breaking Boone- sheriff Hagaman just spoke with us confirming the second deputy has died. They also found the suspect’s mother and stepfather deceased. Police had been to the home over the weekend. The latest on the investigation today at noon, 5pm and 6pm.
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Dave Faherty
6 years
Watauga County- here’s some more video from the Blue Ridge Parkway. Fabulous February weather!
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Ashe Co-A procession of American Emergency Vehicles(part of REV Ambulance Group)is making its way to New York from North Carolina as part of an 81 vehicle emergency order from the fire department to help in the battle against Covid-19. Photo courtesy James Reed. Good stuff!
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Dave Faherty
7 years
Pretty cold in the NC mountains where much of this waterfall north of Lenoir has frozen over. Brrr!!!
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Dave Faherty
3 years
Breaking Morganton- the Burke County School board has just voted 6-1 to make mask mandatory for the upcoming school year.
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1 year
Burke County- after the rain stopped this afternoon I took a quick hike with family out to the High Shoals waterfall at South Mountains State Park. Good times!
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5 years
Wilkes County- two tractor trailers from Samaritan’s Purse loaded with supplies are heading to Tennessee to help with disaster relief. The story tonight on eyewitness news at 530.
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Dave Faherty
6 years
Hudson-this little fella paid me a visit this morning in Caldwell County. I think he(or she) wanted to hitch a ride. Can’t wait for spring!
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6 years
Watauga County- the chilly rain didn’t keep these deer from filling up along the Blue Ridge Parkway. They pretty much ignored me.
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Dave Faherty
9 years
A friend just sent me this photo from the Walmart in Hickory. Pretty cool!
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Dave Faherty
6 years
My dog stared at me while I ate my burger cooked on the grill tonight. At least, she didn’t drool on the furniture. Thanks to the Catawba Humane Society for such a good patient friend.
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Boone- just got this pic from Watauga High where the school honored local law enforcement. The school resource officer threw out the first pitch.
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Caldwell Co- a local paramedic reels in a 500-pound hammerhead shark. His fish tale today on channel 9 eyewitness news.
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5 years
Sunset Beach- got to see several of these guys just off the coast of Sunset Beach near a shrimping boat. Counted more than five.
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Breaking Watauga- law enforcement sources tell us the man found dead off the Blueridge Parkways appears to have been stabbed. We just got the 9-1-1 call from the scene over the weekend. The latest on the investigation today on eyewitness news at 530.
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Dave Faherty
3 years
Charlotte- my brother sent this picture of snow in his front yard in Charlotte. I bet he doesn’t take down that flag until after July 4th.
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Dave Faherty
2 years
Burke County- I’m over at the Outreach Center in Morganton where some families arrived last night to get in line for food waiting more than 12-hours. Several families say they can’t afford the prices at the stores right now. The story today on eyewitness news at noon and 530pm
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Dave Faherty
3 years
Real nice for the station to put this together. It’s been an honor working for channel 9 and our viewers.
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4 years
Avery County- went for a hike along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Good stuff!
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Dave Faherty
7 years
Pretty sunset in Taylorsville.
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Catawba- the old Bunker Hill Covered Bridge has reopened to the public. It was first built back in 1895 to cross Lyles Creek but was closed for much of the last year because of flood damage.
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Dave Faherty
10 years
Breaking news out of Hickory where police have dismissed the felony charge against a teenager involved in a deadly crash of a friend
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Dave Faherty
6 years
Foard Strong! Proud of all the graduates and my Taylor Rose.
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Long View- this homeowner says his bed lifted off the ground. When he got up, nearly every window was blown out.
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Dave Faherty
6 years
Doing live reports from North Myrtle Beach with my photographer Carl. Expected to get much worse later today.
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Catawba Co- Chief Vidal Sipes just took a knee with the protestors gathered outside the police department.
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Avery County- here’s some video of the 22-year old tree that will end up in the Blue Room of the White House.
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Dave Faherty
4 years
Hickory- Taylor won 47-46 eggs over Jake. 7-are still out there(I can’t remember where I hid them). Happy Easter!
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Dave Faherty
4 years
Hickory- the kitten has now taken over the dog’s bed. This is getting out of hand. Thanks to Catawba County Animal Control for adopting out this little guy.
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Dave Faherty
5 years
Iredell County- took this video earlier with my dashcam heading north on I-77 from Mooresville to Troutman
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Dave Faherty
2 years
For the first time in two years, Catawba Valley Medical Center has no covid-19 patients.   The hospital had as many as 91-patients last September and saw numbers skyrocket in January with more than 80-hospitalizations because of the omicron variant.
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