Cleveland County

Authorities received reports of a fire on Cansler Street around 9 a.m. on Saturday.

No arrests have been made at this time and police don’t have a motive for the killing.

Officials said part of the grant will support the widening of about 10 miles of I-85 in Gaston County.

Bethware Elementary School had to be evacuated on Wednesday morning.

Drivers say the two stations have the cheapest prices in the area.

The original post showed the words “make kids great again” written on a wooden paddle with the American flag.

An inmate at the Cleveland County Detention Center was found dead in his cell early Tuesday morning, deputies say.

A toddler was also in the vehicle when the shots were fired, but was uninjured.

Another person was airlifted from the scene.

Two families called WBTV to talk about their experiences with DSS after having children taken from their home without a court order. It's a practice the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has said is limited. But stories and records from these two families suggest otherwise.

A Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office deputy was stabbed by a Shelby man while attempting to serve a warrant Tuesday morning.

The man is believed to have been traveling north on York Road.

Two people were shot during the incident.

Authorities say the fire was reported at 7:59 p.m. in the 600 block of Hicks Hill Road.

This project will support existing commercial and industrial users as well as a new manufacturing facility under development, leading to business expansion and job growth.

In North Carolina, a social worker has to go to court and get a judge’s order to remove a child from their parents’ home. But a WBTV investigation has found social workers taking children from their parents' homes without a court order in Cleveland and Gaston Counties. No official in Cleveland County, Gaston County or at N.C. DHHS will answer our questions.

A top state senator is asking questions of N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Cody Kinsley after a WBTV investigation found an eight-year-old boy reported being sexually abused in a group foster home. DHHS officials continue their refusal to answer questions.

On the anniversary of a 9-year-old girl's disappearance, law enforcement officers are hoping for renewed interest in the case and clues that will help find “Shelby’s sweetheart.”

Police received a call about a crash involving a vehicle and a woman walking in the area around 5:42 p.m. on Feb. 11.

Stay with WBTV for further updates as they come in.

The federal case against Floyd Ray Roseberry may be heading for a resolution.

According to the highway patrol, the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office was contacted and their crime scene responded to rule out any foul play.

An eight year old boy reported being sexually assaulted by another child in a group foster home. A worried mother's quest to get answers has revealed a state licensing system that's hardly transparent.

The collision happened along South Railroad Avenue in Kings Mountain.

Anyone with information should call the Shelby Police Department.

On Jan. 12, 2022, law enforcement officials arrested Santana Eaves, Jr, on the outstanding warrant for first-degree murder.

John Cornwell, from Waco, bought a $1 Cash 5 ticket that almost ended up in the trash

The body was found near Dekalb Street.

Fifty-three-year-old Richard Ivey, of Shelby, North Carolina, stopped to help the woman, who had an infant in her car

Anyone with information on the suspected shooter's location should call the Shelby Police Department at 704-484-6845 or Crimestoppers at 704-481-TIPS.