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Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 4:55 PM EDT
|By Courtney Cole
The school district was advised by NCDPI and the vendor not to launch the program in January.
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Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 6:23 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
On Tuesday, investigators released surveillance footage of the robbery in the hopes someone might recognize the perpetrator.
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Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 11:02 PM EDT
|By Courtney Cole
District officials say they are still trying to correct outstanding issues with employees' paychecks.
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Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 7:39 PM EDT
|By Lowell Rose
NCDOT officials are hoping the improvements will help to ‘accommodate future growth’ in the area.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 12:38 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Only four other North Carolina schools earned the same title.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2022 at 4:19 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Officials said part of the grant will support the widening of about 10 miles of I-85 in Gaston County.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 11:33 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The Gaston County Police have detained a person of interest in connection to a homicide that occurred Tuesday night.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 3:05 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
On Monday, police responded to Briarwood Court in response to someone falling off a golf cart. It was reported that several people were drinking and driving the cart in the area.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 6:26 PM EDT
|By Courtney Cole
Educators invited district administrators, state senators, representatives, the state Treasurer Dale Folwell, and the GCS Superintendent.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2022 at 5:04 PM EDT
|By Courtney Cole
The district sent an updated message to employees Thursday explaining updates on adjustments.
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Updated: Sep. 8, 2022 at 10:37 PM EDT
|By Steve Crump
Closing the books on unsolved homicides is an urgent undertaking for the Gaston County Police Department.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2022 at 7:35 PM EDT
|By Courtney Cole
The district sent a message to employees Thursday saying it is working to correct issues with longevity pay, individual payroll issues, overpayments, and deductions for open enrollment benefits.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2022 at 3:19 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
One person was killed in a dump truck accident on Thursday, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety says.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2022 at 12:54 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Troopers say 6-year-old Liam Lagunas was killed in that crash along U.S. 74 and Sparrow Springs Road back in June 2021.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2022 at 10:03 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The lucky ticket was purchased on South New Hope Road.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2022 at 5:26 PM EDT
|By Lowell Rose
People in a Gaston County neighborhood are reacting to the scary scene that unfolded Sunday night along Stoney Oaks Drive.
Updated: Sep. 4, 2022 at 10:52 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The incident happened on Sunday afternoon on Stoney Oaks Drive.
Updated: Sep. 4, 2022 at 10:45 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The truck was identified as a suspect vehicle in multiple hit-and-runs prior to the chase.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2022 at 8:58 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Officers believe this is an isolated incident.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2022 at 9:21 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The Gaston County Police Department is attempting to locate Brenda Brackett Thomas.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2022 at 8:14 PM EDT
|By Lowell Rose
“I think they should leave it alone, it’s bad enough now,” one local resident said.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2022 at 9:23 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
NCDOT officials hope widening the 10-mile stretch from six lanes to eight will help reduce congestion in the area.
Updated: Aug. 21, 2022 at 11:03 PM EDT
|By Dee Dee Gatton
“We want to have a better living environment and better opportunities for the community,” an organizer said.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2022 at 9:57 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
No suspects have been identified yet.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2022 at 11:34 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Police say he is being held without bond.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2022 at 8:05 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
He is currently in federal custody and will be transferred to the custody of the federal Bureau of Prisons upon designation of a federal facility.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 3:09 PM EDT
|By Brandy Beard
The decision was announced at a Gastonia City Council meeting.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 12:23 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The man is being held at the Gaston County Jail on a $500,000 bond.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 4:44 PM EDT
|By Courtney Cole and Brandy Beard
About 30,000 filled the halls of the district’s 56 schools.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 6:26 PM EDT
|By Courtney Cole
The first day of school for 30,000 students is August 17.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 2:07 PM EDT
|By Brandy Beard and Nikki Hauser
Mark Carver spent 10 years in prison.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 5:42 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Tony’s has been a staple in the area for the last 100+ years.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 7:44 PM EDT
|By Dee Dee Gatton
Gastonia Police responded to 129 home burglaries by this time last year. This year, they’ve responded to 160.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 5:51 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Gastonia Police say burglary suspects will often ring doorbells, knock on doors or peer through windows to see if anyone is inside before breaking in.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 11:07 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
He bought his ticket online.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 6:22 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The woman was seriously injured after being struck by a truck’s mirror.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 6:07 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Crews were called to the scene early Thursday morning.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 9:31 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The Lowell Police Department is investigating a shooting that took place following a car accident Thursday evening.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 12:22 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The cause of death was not immediately available.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 at 11:38 PM EDT
|By Courtney Cole and Brandon Hamilton
Kamarion “KD” Degree was a former football player at Bessmer City High School.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 at 6:41 PM EDT
|By Alex Giles
The Lineberger Park Pool in Gastonia was closed for several weeks at the beginning of the summer due to a lifeguard shortage.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 at 2:00 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Multiple law enforcement agencies were at the area of East Street and Lowell Road Friday afternoon.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 at 9:15 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The Gastonia Fire Department has dozens of firefighters along with multiple other fire agencies working to control a large fire at an abandoned hotel.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 at 11:17 AM EDT
|By Courtney Cole
A Gaston County judge ruled in favor of releasing all of the body camera recordings from October 9 and 13, 2021.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 5:21 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Johnny Moore, 33, was shot and killed on July 26, 2021, on Alison Avenue.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2022 at 6:26 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff and Caroline Hicks
The suspect is charged with involuntary manslaughter and two counts of felony hit and run causing serious injury or death.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 6:40 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Five people have been arrested for a shooting at a Gaston County bar in May.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 11:20 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Reagan is the current deputy chief of police for the department.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2022 at 1:30 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Officers say they were responding to a kidnapping call.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2022 at 12:13 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Gaston County Police are searching for 27-year-old Quintin Lee Roark of Lincolnton.