VEHICLES COLLIDE AT INTERSECTION, SENDING CAR SPINNING INTO TREE
Saturday, October 7, 2006
By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer
A South Carolina man was killed and a Salisbury man suffered life-threatening injuries Friday after a car they were in collided with a pickup pulling a utility trailer, authorities said.
Timothy Whitaker, 25, of Salisbury was driving a Ford Mustang out of a Denver subdivision when it collided with the truck at Sagittarius Circle and Grassy Creek Road about 11:20 a.m., said N.C. Highway Patrol Trooper D.R. Lane.
The Mustang slid across the road and crashed into a tree about 90 feet away, Lane said. The impact spun the car around, he said, and it slammed into a tree.
The passenger in the Mustang, 27-year-old Devon W. Norton of South Carolina, was pronounced dead when the Denver Fire Department arrived minutes later, Lane said.
The impact of the wreck pinned Whitaker in the car, according to a news release issued by the Denver Fire Department, and he had to be pried out of the vehicle. Whitaker was airlifted to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. His condition was not available.
The driver of the truck, 30-year-old David Young, was within a mile of his Denver home when the crash happened, Lane said. Young was taken to Lake Norman Regional Medical Center by ambulance and was released Friday afternoon, a hospital spokeswoman said.
Lane said no charges had been filed Friday.
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10/6/06
Common ground found on water
ALL CATAWBA VALLEY HOPEFULS OPPOSE INTERBASIN TRANSFER
Friday, October 6, 2006
By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer
HICKORY -- Water, it seems, it not a party-line issue.
The questions may have varied from immigration and gang violence to bioterrorism and farming, but one thing was clear when 14 candidates gathered at Catawba County Community College on Tuesday night - nobody is in favor of the interbasin transfer.
The transfer would allow the cities of Concord and Kannapolis to draw up to 36 million gallons a day from the Catawba and Yadkin rivers.
It has been hotly opposed by people in the Catawba Valley.
One candidate called the proposed transfer "stealing," while another said that protecting the region's water supply is paramount, even if halting the plan requires a lengthy and expensive court battle.
"No one should impede the progress of one area (to promote) another," said Democrat Ray Warren, who is challenging Republican incumbent Mark Hollo for an 88th District seat in the N.C. House of Representatives.
Austin Allran, a Republican seeking an 11th term in the N.C. Senate, said the water transfer wouldn't only affect the Catawba Valley but could damage the entire state's economy. "It must be stopped," he said.
All of the candidates said they oppose the transfer. While candidates running for the Catawba County Board of Commissioners, N.C. House of Representatives, N.C. Senate and Catawba County sheriff focused on regional issues during the forum, Richard Carsner and Patrick McHenry concentrated on illegal immigration and the energy crisis.
Carsner, a Democrat challenging incumbent McHenry for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, said protecting the U.S. border is critical, and he called for a federal identification program that would identify undocumented workers and hold employers accountable if they hired them.
While Carsner said the country depends on immigrants to fill temporary jobs, Republican McHenry said lawmakers need to find a way for "people to come to this country in a patriotic way."
McHenry said he promoted creating an online database of immigrants and supports a $1.2 billion plan to build a fence to block entry into the United States from the Mexican border.
Both men agreed that the energy crisis needs more attention. Carsner suggested that more emphasis be placed on solar and hydroelectric power, and McHenry said he'd look at pulling more oil from domestic sources to increase the energy supply.
Even with the disagreements, both men said Congress needs members that will fully represent the 10th District. "Common sense is missing now in Washington, D.C.," Carsner said.
Tune in
The candidates forum will be broadcast at 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday on Charter Cable channel 3.
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Friday, October 6, 2006
By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer
HICKORY -- Water, it seems, it not a party-line issue.
The questions may have varied from immigration and gang violence to bioterrorism and farming, but one thing was clear when 14 candidates gathered at Catawba County Community College on Tuesday night - nobody is in favor of the interbasin transfer.
The transfer would allow the cities of Concord and Kannapolis to draw up to 36 million gallons a day from the Catawba and Yadkin rivers.
It has been hotly opposed by people in the Catawba Valley.
One candidate called the proposed transfer "stealing," while another said that protecting the region's water supply is paramount, even if halting the plan requires a lengthy and expensive court battle.
"No one should impede the progress of one area (to promote) another," said Democrat Ray Warren, who is challenging Republican incumbent Mark Hollo for an 88th District seat in the N.C. House of Representatives.
Austin Allran, a Republican seeking an 11th term in the N.C. Senate, said the water transfer wouldn't only affect the Catawba Valley but could damage the entire state's economy. "It must be stopped," he said.
All of the candidates said they oppose the transfer. While candidates running for the Catawba County Board of Commissioners, N.C. House of Representatives, N.C. Senate and Catawba County sheriff focused on regional issues during the forum, Richard Carsner and Patrick McHenry concentrated on illegal immigration and the energy crisis.
Carsner, a Democrat challenging incumbent McHenry for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, said protecting the U.S. border is critical, and he called for a federal identification program that would identify undocumented workers and hold employers accountable if they hired them.
While Carsner said the country depends on immigrants to fill temporary jobs, Republican McHenry said lawmakers need to find a way for "people to come to this country in a patriotic way."
McHenry said he promoted creating an online database of immigrants and supports a $1.2 billion plan to build a fence to block entry into the United States from the Mexican border.
Both men agreed that the energy crisis needs more attention. Carsner suggested that more emphasis be placed on solar and hydroelectric power, and McHenry said he'd look at pulling more oil from domestic sources to increase the energy supply.
Even with the disagreements, both men said Congress needs members that will fully represent the 10th District. "Common sense is missing now in Washington, D.C.," Carsner said.
Tune in
The candidates forum will be broadcast at 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday on Charter Cable channel 3.
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10/4/06
Judge revokes bond in fatal DWI wreck
CARDENAS ZAVALA HELD FOR CRASH THAT KILLED HICKORY WOMAN, 55
Wednesday, October 4, 2006
By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer
A man charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of a Hickory woman over the weekend will remain in jail without bond until his next court appearance.
A District Court judge on Monday revoked the $50,000 bond for Enrique Cardenas Zavala, said Hickory police Capt. Clyde Deal. Cardenas Zavala, 20, will remain at the Catawba County jail until his next court appearance, on Oct. 19.
He was charged in a Friday accident that killed 55-year-old Rena Moore. A 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix he was driving ran a red light and crashed into the couple's pickup truck, police said.
Moore's husband, 58-year-old Jerry Moore, remained in critical condition Tuesday evening.
Cardenas Zavala has been charged with driving while impaired, driving after consuming alcohol while under 21, failing to stop at a red light and involuntary manslaughter. His blood-alcohol level was 0.13, Deal said. The legal limit is 0.08.
He could face additional charges, including second-degree murder, pending a police investigation, Deal said.
It was Cardenas Zavala's second DWI in less than 14 months. In August 2005, he was charged with DWI in Catawba County and served 30 days in jail and paid a fine after pleading guilty to a lesser charge of reckless driving to endanger.
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Wednesday, October 4, 2006
By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer
A man charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of a Hickory woman over the weekend will remain in jail without bond until his next court appearance.
A District Court judge on Monday revoked the $50,000 bond for Enrique Cardenas Zavala, said Hickory police Capt. Clyde Deal. Cardenas Zavala, 20, will remain at the Catawba County jail until his next court appearance, on Oct. 19.
He was charged in a Friday accident that killed 55-year-old Rena Moore. A 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix he was driving ran a red light and crashed into the couple's pickup truck, police said.
Moore's husband, 58-year-old Jerry Moore, remained in critical condition Tuesday evening.
Cardenas Zavala has been charged with driving while impaired, driving after consuming alcohol while under 21, failing to stop at a red light and involuntary manslaughter. His blood-alcohol level was 0.13, Deal said. The legal limit is 0.08.
He could face additional charges, including second-degree murder, pending a police investigation, Deal said.
It was Cardenas Zavala's second DWI in less than 14 months. In August 2005, he was charged with DWI in Catawba County and served 30 days in jail and paid a fine after pleading guilty to a lesser charge of reckless driving to endanger.
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10/3/06
Elusive larceny suspect arrested after injury in wreck
Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006
By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer
Authorities arrested a Lenoir man Sunday who had eluded authorities since he checked himself out of a hospital last week.
Jeremy David Greene, 30, was found at a family member's home in Lenoir after the Caldwell County Sheriff's Office received an anonymous tip he was in the house, said Lt. Chris Brackett.
On Sept. 23, deputies tried to serve Greene with warrants charging him with misdemeanor larceny and failing to pay child support, said Capt. David Anderson. He jumped in a pickup and drove away, but wrecked. He was hospitalized at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem with broken ribs and an head injury.
But Greene signed himself out of the hospital on Sept. 26, Anderson said. Hospital security was supposed to notify the Caldwell Sheriff's Office before Greene was released, but did not. Investigators had been looking for Greene since he left the hospital.
In addition to the previous misdemeanor charges, Greene has been charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon and resisting authorities. He was being held on a combined bond of $61,870 at the Caldwell County jail.
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By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer
Authorities arrested a Lenoir man Sunday who had eluded authorities since he checked himself out of a hospital last week.
Jeremy David Greene, 30, was found at a family member's home in Lenoir after the Caldwell County Sheriff's Office received an anonymous tip he was in the house, said Lt. Chris Brackett.
On Sept. 23, deputies tried to serve Greene with warrants charging him with misdemeanor larceny and failing to pay child support, said Capt. David Anderson. He jumped in a pickup and drove away, but wrecked. He was hospitalized at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem with broken ribs and an head injury.
But Greene signed himself out of the hospital on Sept. 26, Anderson said. Hospital security was supposed to notify the Caldwell Sheriff's Office before Greene was released, but did not. Investigators had been looking for Greene since he left the hospital.
In addition to the previous misdemeanor charges, Greene has been charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon and resisting authorities. He was being held on a combined bond of $61,870 at the Caldwell County jail.
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Man charged with false bomb threat to elementary school
Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006
By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer
Staff Writer
Authorities charged a man in Taylorsville on Monday with making a bomb threat to an elementary school in Alexander County.
Kenneth Hill, 36, was charged with making a false bomb threat and pleaded not guilty during his first appearance in District Court on Monday afternoon, said Alexander County Chief Deputy Chris Bowman.
Hill was being held in the Alexander County jail on a $25,000 secured bond.
Hill told deputies he was staying with his mother in Taylorsville and that he made the call from her house, Bowman said.
A secretary at Bethlehem Elementary School called the Sheriff's Office at 9:45 a.m. Monday to report that a bomb threat had been called in by telephone, Bowman said. The caller said a bomb would detonate there at 10 a.m.
The school was evacuated while authorities searched the building, Bowman said, but no bomb was found, and students were let back into the building shortly before noon.
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By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer
Staff Writer
Authorities charged a man in Taylorsville on Monday with making a bomb threat to an elementary school in Alexander County.
Kenneth Hill, 36, was charged with making a false bomb threat and pleaded not guilty during his first appearance in District Court on Monday afternoon, said Alexander County Chief Deputy Chris Bowman.
Hill was being held in the Alexander County jail on a $25,000 secured bond.
Hill told deputies he was staying with his mother in Taylorsville and that he made the call from her house, Bowman said.
A secretary at Bethlehem Elementary School called the Sheriff's Office at 9:45 a.m. Monday to report that a bomb threat had been called in by telephone, Bowman said. The caller said a bomb would detonate there at 10 a.m.
The school was evacuated while authorities searched the building, Bowman said, but no bomb was found, and students were let back into the building shortly before noon.
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10/2/06
Search launched for body of man missing since '03
Monday, Oct. 2, 2006
By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer
Authorities in Burke County are launching a search today for the body of a man who has been missing since 2003.
A team of officers from the Burke County Sheriff's Office, the county rescue squad and the State Bureau of Investigation will scour 20 acres of land in the county for the body of Jackie Edward Orders of Morganton, said Detective Sgt. Robert Beall of the Burke County Sheriff's Office.
Two wells, and possibly a pond, will also be searched for human remains, Beall said. Crime-scene specialists, forensic anthropologists, a forensic pathologist and a standby biologist will assist.
Orders disappeared in November 2003 and authorities suspect foul play, Beall said.
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By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer
Authorities in Burke County are launching a search today for the body of a man who has been missing since 2003.
A team of officers from the Burke County Sheriff's Office, the county rescue squad and the State Bureau of Investigation will scour 20 acres of land in the county for the body of Jackie Edward Orders of Morganton, said Detective Sgt. Robert Beall of the Burke County Sheriff's Office.
Two wells, and possibly a pond, will also be searched for human remains, Beall said. Crime-scene specialists, forensic anthropologists, a forensic pathologist and a standby biologist will assist.
Orders disappeared in November 2003 and authorities suspect foul play, Beall said.
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58-year-old still in critical condition after Hickory wreck
Monday, Oct. 2, 2006
By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer
A 58-year-old Hickory man remained in critical condition Sunday night, two days after a crash that killed his wife.
Jerry Moore was listed in critical but stable condition at Frye Regional Medical Center, according to a hospital spokeswoman. He was injured just before 10 p.m. Friday when the 1951 Chevrolet truck he and his wife were riding in was struck in downtown Hickory. His wife, Rena Moore, died.
The driver of the 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix that hit them was not injured but the man was arrested in the case. Hickory police charged Enrique Cardenas Zavala, 20, of Hickory with driving while impaired, driving after consuming alcohol while under 21, failing to stop at a red light and involuntary manslaughter.
It was Cardenas Zavala's second DWI charge in less than 14 months. He was charged with DWI in Catawba County in August 2005 and pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of reckless driving to endanger. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined.
Cardenas Zavala remained in custody Sunday evening in lieu of a $50,000 bond. Additional details about him were not available Sunday.
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By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer
A 58-year-old Hickory man remained in critical condition Sunday night, two days after a crash that killed his wife.
Jerry Moore was listed in critical but stable condition at Frye Regional Medical Center, according to a hospital spokeswoman. He was injured just before 10 p.m. Friday when the 1951 Chevrolet truck he and his wife were riding in was struck in downtown Hickory. His wife, Rena Moore, died.
The driver of the 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix that hit them was not injured but the man was arrested in the case. Hickory police charged Enrique Cardenas Zavala, 20, of Hickory with driving while impaired, driving after consuming alcohol while under 21, failing to stop at a red light and involuntary manslaughter.
It was Cardenas Zavala's second DWI charge in less than 14 months. He was charged with DWI in Catawba County in August 2005 and pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of reckless driving to endanger. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined.
Cardenas Zavala remained in custody Sunday evening in lieu of a $50,000 bond. Additional details about him were not available Sunday.
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