Police bust second Gaston Co. meth lab in a week
Officers responded to two reported meth labs in Gaston County this week.
View ArticleGastonia: Police search for masked armed robbers
Armed robbers wearing ski masks have struck three times in less than a week in Gastonia. In the latest incident, one person was shot in the leg and is recovering in the hospital.
View ArticleBoy, 16, missing from Gaston County
The North Carolina Center for Missing Persons has issued a Silver Alert for a missing teenager.
View ArticleGastonia: Churches drop Boy Scouts over gay policy
A Gastonia church is choosing not to renew its charter with the Boy Scouts of America after the organization announced this year that it would no longer deny membership to gay people.
View ArticleFamily members claim murder suspect 'snapped'
A Gastonia man is charged with a gruesome murder -- killing his roommate with a hammer then dismembering him with a hacksaw. His family says he snapped but that they still support him.
View ArticleMan facing charges after 3 month old dies at hospital
Police have arrested a man in connection with the death of a three month old.
View ArticleGastonia WWII vet shares war stories with Brad Pitt
The name Brad Pitt didn’t mean much to 90-year-old Ray Stewart of Gastonia when he recently got an invitation to meet the superstar in Hollywood.
View ArticleGrandma of accused rapist: ‘He needs to be punished’
Rodney Helton, 21, appeared briefly in court Tuesday afternoon for a judge to formally read the three charges filed against him: first degree rape, first degree kidnap, and first degree attempted murder.
View Article1 arrested, 1 on the loose after high speed chase, crash
A wild police chase that started in Gastonia Friday afternoon finally ended in Charlotte when the car police were after crashed into a utility pole at the busy intersection of Central Avenue and The...
View ArticleSecond man arrested following high speed chase
Police say Carlton Wilson, 27, ran from the SUV he was driving after a Friday chase, which started in Gastonia and ended when the vehicle crashed into a pole in Plaza Midwood area of Charlotte.
View ArticleGastonia man struck, killed walking home from gas station
Early Thursday morning, a Gastonia man was killed in a traffic accident.
View ArticleActivists protest euthanization of Gaston Co. geese
They gathered Thursday night at the County Commissioners meeting armed with a petition and demanding answers.
View ArticleGastonia PD investigating 3 kidnappings in 2 days
Police in Gastonia are working three separate kidnapping cases they believe are all connected.
View ArticleGastonia man accused of setting house fire
Police says Goss broke into the neighbor's home Wednesday and tried to set it on fire with an unknown accelerant.
View ArticleOfficials: Workers accidentally start fire, 3 displaced
Three families are relocating after an attic fire in their apartment building Monday.
View ArticlePolice: Guns left in vehicles attract thieves
"It's not a question of monetary value. It's what might happen with your gun after the fact. No one wants that on their conscience," said Mitchell Hyatt with Hyatt Gun Shop.
View Article2 in NC accused of drag racing; 1 had child in car
Authorities say a man and woman from Gaston County are accused of stopping traffic on Interstate 85 so they could drag race, one of them with a young child in the car.
View ArticleGastonia Police seek 'endangered runaways'
Gastonia Police are asking for the public's help in locating two endangered runaways.
View ArticlePolice warn parents about attempted abductions
Police in Mount Holly police are alerting parents after an unidentified man tried to lure children away from a bus stop two times last week.
View ArticleGastonia porch fire kills family pets; $40K in damage
A fire that started on the porch of a Gastonia home caused thousands in damages.
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