2 sought in robbery at Denver convenience store

DENVER – Detectives from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a robbery that took place at a local convenience store.  Deputies were called to QuikTrip, 7259 N.C. 73, around 2 a.m. on July 17, according to the sheriff’s office, after the clerk at the store reported the incident. The clerk reportedly told detectives he was working in an area […]

Denver man arrested for crystal meth distribution in three counties

DENVER – A Denver man was arrested July 16 on for the distribution of crystal methamphetamine in Lincoln and neighboring counties. Steven Earl Abernathy, 35, of Timber Ridge Trail, was identified in June 2021 distributing large amounts of crystal methamphetamine in Lincoln, Catawba and Iredell Counties, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. In a joint operation, the narcotics officers […]