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Police bust second Gaston Co. meth lab in a week

Officers responded to two reported meth labs in Gaston County this week.

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Gastonia: 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.

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Boy, 16, missing from Gaston County

The North Carolina Center for Missing Persons has issued a Silver Alert for a missing teenager.

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Gastonia: 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.

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Family 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.

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Man facing charges after 3 month old dies at hospital

Police have arrested a man in connection with the death of a three month old.

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Gastonia 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.

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Grandma 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.

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1 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...

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Second 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.

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Gastonia man struck, killed walking home from gas station

Early Thursday morning, a Gastonia man was killed in a traffic accident.

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Activists protest euthanization of Gaston Co. geese

They gathered Thursday night at the County Commissioners meeting armed with a petition and demanding answers.

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Gastonia PD investigating 3 kidnappings in 2 days

Police in Gastonia are working three separate kidnapping cases they believe are all connected.

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Gastonia 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.

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Officials: Workers accidentally start fire, 3 displaced

Three families are relocating after an attic fire in their apartment building Monday.

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Police: 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.

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2 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.

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Gastonia Police seek 'endangered runaways'

Gastonia Police are asking for the public's help in locating two endangered runaways.

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Police 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.

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Gastonia 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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