Newton-Conover High School's varsity football coaching search continues after the leading candidate for the job withdrew his name from consideration Sunday.
A Norfolk Southern train barreled into a tractor-trailer reportedly carrying fertilizer early Monday morning in Long View.
Authorities say the truck stalled on the tracks as the train approached a crossing at 33rd Street and Main Avenue.
Near noon Monday, Long View Police Department reported another truck was stuck at a different nearby crossing.
Steady, heavy rains fell all morning throughout Catawba County, causing flooding in some low-lying areas and precarious driving conditions on many roads.
Yards flooded in parts of Newton, including homes near Newton-Conover High School.
The O-N-E received reports of flooding near mobile homes in Claremont.
Emergency personnel report several street closings in Conover.
