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Updated: Dec. 4, 2021 at 10:26 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
Herndon, a Mount Holly police officer, was fatally shot on Dec.. 11, 2020, while responding to a breaking-and-entering call
Updated: Dec. 3, 2021 at 7:16 PM EST
|By Sharonne Hayes
Joshua Rohrer is currently training nine-week-old Justice Rae after his old beloved companion, Sunshine Rae, was hit and killed by a car
Updated: Dec. 1, 2021 at 1:43 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff and Brandon Hamilton
Officers received a call on Oct. 6, 1979, that a body had been found in the woods off of Horseshoe Bend Beach Road.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2021 at 4:59 PM EST
|By Courtney Cole
Owner and head chef Brian Hillman says he wanted people to feel at home and give back to the community.
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Updated: Nov. 25, 2021 at 4:53 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
Gaston County Police are investigating a homicide that occurred on Thanksgiving in Stanley.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2021 at 11:09 AM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
According to information from the city of Gastonia, power went out at 8:22 a.m. Thursday, impacting approximately 911 customers.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2021 at 6:19 PM EST
|By Courtney Cole
One by one, cars of families pulled up to the business for a fresh, hot Thanksgiving meal.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2021 at 5:32 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff and Caroline Hicks
Trooper Wooten, a 14-year North Carolina State Highway Patrol veteran, was involved in a July 22, 2019 motorcycle crash as he was pursuing a suspect.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2021 at 12:48 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
Gaston County Police say the situation began just after noon on Thursday, Nov. 18 in Cleveland County but ended later in the afternoon in Cherryville.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2021 at 5:32 PM EST
|By Caroline Hicks
Robert Moorman says at one point, he thought his life was about to be over.
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Updated: Nov. 18, 2021 at 7:41 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
Community members reported seeing a large police presence in the area.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2021 at 6:55 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
Police are asking for help to find 16-year-old Abigail Garcia, who was last seen around 10:45 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 14, when she left her Separk Circle group home on foot.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2021 at 10:43 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
Gaston County Schools voted 7-2 Monday night to make face masks optional for students and staff.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2021 at 7:05 AM EST
|By Nikki Hauser
A rally is being held Monday as participants want to remove a long-time mascot from a Gaston County school.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2021 at 9:52 AM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
Thursday is Veterans Day and many celebrations and ceremonies are taking place all over the country to honor those who have served.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2021 at 4:34 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
The state sent 1,200 doses of the children’s vaccine to Gaston County’s Health Department for the initial rollout of shots
Updated: Nov. 9, 2021 at 12:57 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
At the request of the Ranlo Police Department, the North Carolina Center for Missing Persons has canceled the Silver Alert for Jesse Alexander Perez.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2021 at 6:52 PM EDT
|By Dee Dee Gatton
Despite a 9 and 1 record, Mountain Island Charter School’s varsity football team won’t be going to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association playoffs.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2021 at 6:47 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Gastonia police say officers were working off-duty at the nightclub when they attempted to de-escalate a situation.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2021 at 3:17 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The charges stem from an investigation and report made to police by the mother of the victims after they reported the assault, police say
Updated: Nov. 2, 2021 at 1:54 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
A trial judge can now consider the motion to dismiss Carver’s charges. If the judge doesn’t dismiss the charges, there will be a new trial.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2021 at 12:52 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
“When I saw that $200,000 I started going crazy,” she said of her win.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2021 at 12:38 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
All but a handful of Democratic caucus members left their desks for the exits as Rep. Donnie Loftis of Gaston County took the oath of office Monday evening
Updated: Nov. 1, 2021 at 2:05 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
A Gaston County man picked up a lottery ticket on the way to work and ended up winning $1 million.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2021 at 4:15 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The Gaston County Sheriff’s Office and Gaston Police have shut down a main road as they deal with a barricaded subject situation along Lincoln Street in High Shoals.
Updated: Oct. 30, 2021 at 2:12 PM EDT
|By Courtney Cole
A homeless Gastonia veteran says he was forcefully arrested earlier this week and was separated from his dog.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2021 at 6:00 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
With the NC Supreme Court denying the state’s petition to hear Carver’s case, a trial judge can now consider a motion to dismiss Carver’s charges.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2021 at 10:47 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Visitors say homeless veteran Joshua Rohrer always smiles, waves and wouldn’t even ask for money
Updated: Oct. 22, 2021 at 10:42 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Additional charges have been filed against a Gaston County man accused of sex crimes involving children.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2021 at 5:03 PM EDT
|By Ames Alexander
Authorities say a 100 mph street race on U.S. 74 ended in a fiery disaster
Updated: Oct. 20, 2021 at 1:03 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The collision remains under investigation and anyone who may have witnessed it is asked to call investigators at (704) 842-5166.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2021 at 3:06 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
LaPorscha Baldwin was reported missing in Gastonia by family members on Oct. 10
Updated: Oct. 18, 2021 at 7:20 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
WBTV first reported on this story last week after Joshua Rohrer, a United States Army veteran, was separated from his service dog after his arrest in Gastonia.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2021 at 10:49 PM EDT
|By Courtney Cole
Mona's Boutique and Gifts is well known for their holiday items and knick knacks but owner Mona Fore says ordering items this year is taking longer than usual.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2021 at 7:27 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
A Gaston County man has been charged with multiple felonies for sex offenses involving children, the Gaston County Police announced.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2021 at 1:56 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The incident happened at Eaker Road and County Line Road in Bessemer City on Thursday right before 11:30 a.m.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2021 at 5:53 PM EDT
|By Dee Dee Gatton
A Gastonia woman is asking for your help bringing her daughter home. 30-year-old LaPorscha Baldwin was last heard from on Sunday.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2021 at 4:53 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Gastonia Police are asking the public for help to find 30-year-old Laporscha Chantal Baldwin.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2021 at 12:19 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The leak is affecting traffic on N. New Hope Drive between Court Drive and Remount Road
Gaston County Social Services building and courthouse evacuated for suspicious package investigation
Updated: Oct. 6, 2021 at 5:16 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff and Alex Giles
The Gaston County Social Services building and Gaston County Courthouse are currently being evacuated because of a suspicious package being investigated.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2021 at 6:13 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore confirmed Bumgardner’s death
Updated: Oct. 1, 2021 at 12:02 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Detectives say the man attempted to steal a bracelet valued at more than $3,600 Sept. 28 at a jewelry store in Gastonia. Officers responded to REEDS Jewelers inside Eastridge Mall just before 1 p.m.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2021 at 1:16 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Gaston Emergency Medical Services personnel responded and took the woman to a nearby hospital for treatment of her injuries.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2021 at 8:00 PM EDT
|By Ron Lee
Mowed grass is covering up markers throughout much of the area. But when she called to complain, she says her father’s plot was targeted and she’s looking for answers.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2021 at 8:55 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Gastonia Police is currently on the scene of a shooting that took place Tuesday night.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2021 at 6:27 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
A 14-year-old who was shot and killed last week in Gaston County has been laid to rest.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 10:53 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Gastonia Police said they were on scene of a fatal crash involving a motorcycle on Bessemer City Road at Holland Memorial Church Road that happened around 4:19 p.m.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 12:58 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
A woman has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of a man Gaston County.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 7:17 PM EDT
|By Courtney Cole
Nivia Danner was also an active member of Destiny Church in Gastonia where she sang in the choir and was in the youth group.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 6:18 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
This is an ongoing investigation and police say there is no further information to be released at this time.