Police say 57-year-old James Edward Talford was armed with a pair of scissors before assaulting and demanding money from the Shoe Show on Park Street in Belmont.
A well-known former teacher and coach from Gaston County is still in the hospital recovering from serious injuries sustained during an alleged assault that happened last month.
Chief Proctor says she has contacted the State Bureau of Investigations to come in and do an investigation on this situation and “assist with bringing additional closure to the family.”
More than 50 people from all ages and backgrounds joined in the 1.5-mile walk which started near the Mount Holly Community Garden and continued past City Hall and the Mount Holly Police Department.
Police say 21-year-old Darien Jaimelle Reid Jr. is facing charges of six felony counts of 2nd-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and six felony counts of 3rd-degree sexual exploitation of a minor.
Your time in Christmastown USA - one of the best-ranked cities for Christmas lights - will feel a lot different this holiday season because of COVID-19.
A photo taken by a Gaston County resident shows something they say people need to see more of - an officer going “beyond the call of duty” to help a person in need.
Gastonia Police are asking for the public’s help to locate 19-year-old Markevion Antwan Weldon charged in the shooting death of 18-year-old Jabar Nichols Saturday night.
Spokespersons for social justice groups consisting of Gaston County residents are scheduled to speak at the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Way and E. Walnut Avenue.
The man you know as the Black Panther in some of your favorite superhero movies has died from stage 3 colon cancer. Chadwick Boseman battled with the disease for 4 years. During that time, he did plenty of work that left a big cultural impact in Hollywood.
Ramiro Garcia-Valdivia, 33, of Mexico, was sentenced to serve 10 years in prison and five years of supervised release for drug trafficking and immigration violations.
The earthquake did not cause any damage in Charlotte and nearby areas. That doesn’t mean people aren’t talking about it, because so many felt the 5.1 magnitude earthquake.
A probable cause affidavit signed by a special agent from the North Carolina Department of Insurance outlines a portion of the investigation into the death of a Gaston County woman.
On July 27, the Concord Police Department charged 39-year-old Heather Marie Stephenson with one count of death by distribution for unlawfully selling a controlled substance (heroin).
Four Gaston County nursing homes with COVID-19 outbreaks have gone weeks without being identified by state health officials, despite a pledge to disclose all outbreaks at nursing homes and other congregate living facilities.
Gaston County Health officials are asking the community to remain vigilant in the fight against COVID-19. Trends in Gaston County have been moving in the wrong direction for about two months.
A commissioner-appointed group of community members has voted in favor of relocating a Confederate statue located outside the Gaston County courthouse.
Downtown Belmont restaurant Sammy’s Pub announced on Facebook on Friday that there will be a day next week when half of its sales will go to the Obester family.
In Gaston County, a community continues to mourn the loss of four members of a family - a couple and their two young daughters - killed in a crash on I-485.
The Confederate statue outside the Gaston County courthouse has been a hot button topic for weeks now. Some community members have demanded the statue be moved. Others want it to stay where it is. It will be up to the Board of Commissioners on what to do with the statue. But first they put together
Loved ones are remembering a married couple from Belmont and their two young daughters. The family was killed in a crash Friday night on I-485 near W.T. Harris Boulevard.
Matthew and Andrea Obester and their daughters, Violet and Elizabeth, were killed in one of the collisions, Matthew Obester’s mother, Lynn Sherrill, told the Observer.
It was supposed to be a clean new apartment for a Gastonia single mom to raise her children, but minutes after moving in, the woman realized she had made a big mistake.
Officers were able to contact the witness who discovered the drawing and drew over the original image. Police say this witness was able to provide a sketch of the original image.
The Gaston County Board of Commissioners is working on forming a community-driven committee to review a confederate statue, which sits outside the courthouse after organizations called for it to be removed.
A man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for secretly recording nude videos of underage females aboard his yacht in North Carolina and South Carolina.
A woman thinks it’s time a North Carolina high school’s mascot be changed, which is why she started an online petition that has gathered more than 1,000 signatures in less than a week.
