SHERILLS FORD, NC (WBTV) - A woman died in a head-on collision involving two vehicles in Catawba County Tuesday night.

The wreck happened around 6:30 p.m. on Slanting Bridge Road.

According to the North Carolina Highway Patrol, a man driving a pick-up was traveling northbound on the road when he crossed the center line, and side-swiped a car approaching from the opposite direction of travel.

The impact of the collision sent the pick-up into the car, instantly killing a woman who was driving the car.

The fatal victim's 26-year-old son was a passenger in the car, but he suffered minor injuries only.

The pick-up flipped several times and came to a rest upside down. 

The pick-up driver suffered minor injuries and was transported to Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in Mooresville.

According to a state trooper, speed and alcohol were contributing factors in the crash.

HICKORY - Young children are invited to a “Rug Concert” at the Ridgeview Branch Library on Monday, February 21 at 10:30 a.m.  The Kontras Quartet will entertain with their music especially for young children.  The free concert is open to the public.

The Kontras Quartet is the resident string quartet of the Western Piedmont Symphony. The quartet performs with the symphony, presents in school concerts, and performs at various other venues. The “Rug Concert” is a special program that introduces children to classical music and instruments. The performances always include audience participation.

By Steve Ohnesorge - bio l email

HICKORY, NC (WBTV) – A dozen protesters showed up at the Ridgeview Pool in Hickory Monday morning just as heavy equipment moved in to tear the facility down.

Despite pleas from police to move outside the barricades surrounding the work, three protesters held their ground. All three wound up in handcuffs and charged with failing to disperse, a misdemeanor. No one spent time behind bars; bond was set as unsecured, meaning no cash was needed to be set free.

The protests came as the heavy work began to demolish the 50-year-old Ridgeview pool. Dump trucks brought in load after load of dirt and another piece of equipment tore up the concrete. By evening the pool had been filled in.