According to Gastonia Police Department’s Traffic Unit, the incident happened at the intersection of West Franklin Boulevard and South Webb Street around 8 a.m.
Officers from Gaston County Animal Care and Enforcement are asking pet owners in one neighborhood to make sure their animals are vaccinated for rabies.
A small group of local law enforcement officials, community members and clergy members from across Gaston County met at the Rotary Pavilion in downtown Gastonia Monday night to sign a special covenant.
It was a devastating weekend for a non-profit serving the Gastonia community. With Friends helps local homeless and runaway teens and kids who need a safe place to stay, but early Sunday morning a fire broke out destroying part of the building where the kids sleep.
An officer with the Gastonia Police Department was shot in north Charlotte on Friday morning during an investigation involving multiple agencies, according to the FBI.
A Northampton County deputy who had only been on the job for six months died in a crash while responding to a call on Wednesday night, according to Northampton County Sheriff Jack Smith.
Academy Sports and Outdoors surprised three firefighters with Gaston County Firefighters Association with tickets to the Carolina Panthers “Salute to Service” game against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.
According to the Lowell Police Department, an investigation is underway at Holbrook Middle School in regards to someone sending people at the school videos involving a sex act with an animal without their consent via Airdrop.
Three men were taken into custody in Gaston County on Monday following a months-long investigation into a human trafficking case involving a teenage victim.
The incident is currently being investigated by the State Bureau of Investigation. The agency is working to determine whose bullets struck the task force officer.
Kia of Gastonia was facing accusations that employees and contractors for the dealership falsified customers’ income without their knowledge to get vehicle loans approved by lenders.
Gaston County officials have confirmed the 13th case of rabies discovered in the area in 2019. The incident was reported after a family dog was discovered playing with a deceased raccoon at a residence off of Oakwood Drive in Belmont.
Gaston County District Attorney Locke Bell appeared in court on Monday morning on an Order to Show Cause and Appear, after a WBTV reporter asked he be held in contempt for violating an order governing the release of police video.
According to the Gastonia Police Department, the incident happened near the intersection of Bessemer City Road and North Myrtle School Road at 6:31 a.m.
A fundraiser for State Trooper Chris Wooten turns out to be major success after months of planning. Wooten was seriously injured after a crash in the line of duty.
Police are stressing the importance of having a valid rabies vaccination for pets, as this incident marks the 12th confirmed rabies case in Gaston County this year.
One of his former customers is left asking how this active criminal was able to start up a construction company in the little time he spent free between prison and jail.
In the Gaston County Sheriff's Office's front lobby, several clocks have been mounted to one of the walls. Next to each clock is a label with information about a person who has lost their life to domestic violence in Gaston County.
It’s time to double check and make sure your pets are up to date on their rabies shot. In Gaston County, there’s been 11 reported cases of the virus this year.
Police are stressing the importance of having a valid rabies vaccination for pets, as this incident marks the 11th confirmed rabies case in Gaston County this year.
Gaston County police say they arrested 36-year-old Travis Duane Proctor following an investigation by the Department of Social Services in Cleveland County.
Emma Lineberger, a fifth grader at Rankin Elementary, had looked around at her classmates and that’s when an idea popped in her head. She realized the supplies she had in her own backpack weren’t the same as her fellow students. Emma wanted to change that for them.
Cramerton police received a gunshots call at the Mayworth School Apartments on 8th Avenue at 10th Street around 11:22 a.m. When officers arrived, they say the suspect fired “multiple” shots at them.
Jaylen Michael Moore, 18, is charged with attempted murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon in connection to a shooting that happened on Aug. 10 on Keith Drive in Gastonia, N.C.
With just a weekend left before school heads back for Gaston County Schools, law enforcement are teaming up to make sure students get to school safely. But they need you’re help to make it happen.
Gastonia Police Officer Zachary Lechette has done something most people never do - he's has been a living-organ donor, not once, but twice – and to complete strangers.
North Carolina Highway Patrol cited Carolina Panthers defensive end Bryan Cox Jr. for speeding, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia on the final day of the team’s training camp.
A superior court judge has ruled that law enforcement video will be released related to a July police chase in Gaston County that left one dead and another seriously injured.
According to the Gaston County Police Department, officers were involved in a pursuit with a Dallas Rescue ambulance stolen from Caromont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia.
Officials received a call around 8:46 a.m. that a boat’s operator had fallen into the water. Police say the boat was “still circling out of control” when officers arrived.
