Archive - Dec 7, 2010 - News Article
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By Jordan-Ashley Baker
Capital murder charges remain a possibility for the Hickory woman jailed on charges she interfered with the investigation into her stepdaughter's death.
The District Attorney's Office released a statement Tuesday about the case after several media outlets reported this weekend that Elisa Baker made a deal with prosecutors to receive life imprisonment, instead of the death penalty, in exchange for reliable information leading to the recovery of 10-year-old Zahra Baker's body.
Those reports, according to the District Attorney's Office, are false.
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By Jordan-Ashley Baker
The county is another step closer to having a new and improved Justice Center in Newton.
County commissioners approved design plans Monday for the structure and allowed planners to proceed with the project's schematic design.
Commissioners decided to move forward with four design concepts for the Justice Center, including combining two projects into one, choosing a two-wing building design instead of a front expansion, adding shelled space for future expansion and a parking deck and submitting a master plan of the project to the city of Newton.
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By Jordan-Ashley Baker
North Carolina drivers' college-themed or other decorative license plate frames could cost them $100 in fines.
A North Carolina law banning license plate frames took effect a year ago, but starting Dec. 1, violators can be charged with a Class 2 misdemeanor for obstructing their license plate.
