A tractor trailer hauling a NASCAR Xfinity Series race car was involved in an accident on I-40 Wednesday afternoon near the Burke/McDowell County line.

Highway Patrol reports say two people were injured in the mishap that occurred near Mile Marker 93 that involved NASCAR team number 10.

According to reports, the tractor trailer was traveling westbound, whenever it veered off the roadway to the right, traveled through a guardrail and down an embankment.

Reports say the driver and passenger were taken to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Racing officials indicate the rig was on the way to a Kansas Speedway when the wreck happened.

The collision remains under investigation.

Already on probation, a Nebo man now faces multiple drug charges.

Deputies with the McDowell Sheriff’s Office assisted state probation and parole officers with a search at the home of 29-year-old Ray Jackson Welch the third of Stacy Hill Road.

Authorities came away with a handgun, 9-point-32 grams of meth, various pills, and 1-point-5 grams of marijuana.

Possession with intent to sell and deliver meth and possession of a firearm by a felon are among Welch’s charges.

The Bigfoot statue stolen from an Avery County business in August has been located.

The Avery County Sheriff’s Office reports someone contacted their agency after finding the nearly 8-foot tall statue in the Edgemont community.

The Bigfoot had been taken from Mountaineer Landscaping where it had grown to be a favorite photo op for tourists for the past three years.

Sheriff’s Office officials report the statue will remain at their office under surveillance as their investigation continues.

Lincoln County authorities have arrested and charged a man with breaking into an unoccupied dwelling.

47-year-old Timothy Wayne Ivey Junior of Wagram is charged with felony breaking and entering, larceny after breaking and entering, and with possession of stolen goods.

Reports say the owner discovered an intoxicated male lying on the couch inside her deceased mother’s home.

The house had reportedly been gone through with items taken by the suspect.

Ivey was jailed under a 10-thousand dollar secured bond.