Preliminary autopsy results could be released today in the case of a woman found dead Wednesday afternoon at the old Burke County Courthouse. According to the Morganton News Herald, the woman appeared to be in her mid-30's. Morganton Department of Public Safety told the News Herald that it appeared the woman laid down to take a nap and never woke up. She is believed to be from the area. Burke County EMS assisted at the scene and confirmed the death.

Two Caldwell County residents are charged with trafficking methamphetamine. The Caldwell County Sheriff's Office ICE Unit on Tuesday, charged 43-year-old Shea David Byrd and 39-year-old Jackie Eugenia Byrd. The pair had been under investigation with trafficking large amounts of meth. A search of their Lenoir home reportedly led to crystal meth found with a street value of over $120,000.
Bond was set at $100,000 secured each with court appearances scheduled for today.

A 23-year-old man from Lenoir pleads guilty to trafficking heroin in Caldwell County Superior Court. Stephen William Hubner was sentenced to serve nearly six years in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of trafficking heroin by possession. Information was provided to Caldwell Sheriff's officers from a confidential source that Hubner would sell heroin to them. A meeting was arranged between Hubner and officers for a heroin purchase on two occasions. An additional quanity of heroin was seized from Hubner upon his arrest. Additional charges against other people are pending. Hubner was also given a $50,000 fine.

25th District Attorney David Learner issued the following press release on Wednesday:
"On Monday, March 6, The Associated Press released a story containing allegations against two Assistant District Attorneys employed by me in the 25th Judicial District.

"On Tuesday, March 7, I requested that the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation(SBI) conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into the Associated Press allegations."