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Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 8:20 AM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
Officers say multiple suspects fled on foot.
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Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 8:46 AM EST
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North Carolina state troopers said it happened Monday on White Jenkins Road in Gaston County.
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Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 9:05 AM EST
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The thief was seen on surveillance video pepper-spraying a store employee who approached him.
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Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 1:16 PM EST
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He said he took the ticket home and started scratching it while watching TV.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 9:13 PM EST
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Officers responded to the scene on Peggy Lane on Friday morning.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 5:11 PM EST
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Timothy Parson has been arrested in connection with the murder of Ashley Scoggins.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 7:25 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff and Nikki Hauser
The incident happened on Monday afternoon on Nixon Road in Belmont.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 4:56 PM EST
|By Ron Lee
Investigators determined that a low-level tornado touched down in the area.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 4:18 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
The EF-0 tornado reached wind speeds of about 75 mph.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 2:27 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
According to police, the shooting took place just before 10:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 9:44 AM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
Three other $100,000 prizes remain to be claimed.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 7:25 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
Following the chase, a 1-year-old was found safe inside the stolen car.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 4:55 PM EST
|By Ron Lee
Johnny “Luke” Moore was shot and killed inside his home in July of last year.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 10:11 AM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
The men are not considered suspects.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 7:44 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
The man was a 65-year-old who had been reported missing on Wednesday.
Updated: Jan. 1, 2023 at 11:37 AM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff and Nikki Hauser
An off-duty Ranlo police officer has been arrested and charged with murder following a domestic dispute in Gaston County.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2022 at 11:37 AM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
The woman said she jumped out of a moving car and flagged down police.
Updated: Dec. 26, 2022 at 8:49 PM EST
|By Lowell Rose
A church congregation in Gaston County is trying to figure out what to do next after the church building was destroyed in a fire on Christmas Day.
Updated: Dec. 25, 2022 at 7:00 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
Firefighters are working to put out a large fire that took place at a Gastonia church just hours after Christmas morning services, the Gastonia Fire Department says.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2022 at 9:46 AM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
That shooting happened on June 3 on Diane 29 Theater Road.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 3:34 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
Another man has been arrested in connection with the robbery.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 12:31 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
The teen was last seen four days ago.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 5:57 AM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff and Sharonne Hayes
It’ll be open from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. on nights when the temperatures are forecast to drop below freezing.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 4:35 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
Police identified two victims during the course of an investigation.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2022 at 9:04 PM EST
|By Lowell Rose
Some TikTok videos are getting hundreds and thousands of views, sounding the alarm on people you might see flagging down cars on interstate 85 exit ramps in Gaston County and Mecklenburg County.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2022 at 5:22 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff and Nikki Hauser
A 4-year-old boy was shot and killed in Gaston County on Tuesday, police say.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2022 at 3:29 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
Both men were given a $500,000 bond.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 10:29 AM EST
|By Brian Stephenson
Smith’s Soul Food Bistro in Gastonia was featured on the Food Network’s “Restaurant Impossible” earlier this year.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 5:46 PM EST
|By Lowell Rose
The men were wearing hooded jackets, face masks and gloves when they entered the property.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 1:37 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
Gaston Police say he is being held on a $325,000 bond.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 6:11 AM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
The event will be held outdoors at the Mount Holly Police Department Memorial Plaza starting at 2 p.m. on Dec. 11.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 4:08 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
The thieves used a U-Haul truck to make three trips to and from Nugget’s Powersports.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 2:37 PM EST
|By Alexandria Sands
The violation could temporarily shutter Two Kings Casino, which just opened in July 2021.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 9:48 AM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
Officers say the man wouldn’t let her leave until she cleaned the evidence.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 8:43 AM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
The 18-year-old said he plans to save most of his winnings but will use some of it to buy a brand-new Chevrolet Silverado.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2022 at 10:16 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
The incident happened around 9:30 p.m. on Spring Valley Drive.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 1:06 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff and Ron Lee
According to officials, one person was seriously injured.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 5:56 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
The Gastonia Police Department has arrested a man for felony physical child abuse of his girlfriend’s fourth-month-old son.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 9:53 PM EST
|By Lowell Rose
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in McAdenville this week and the holiday cheer will hopefully support local businesses for the next few months.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2022 at 3:26 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
Robert Lamar Adams is accused of shooting his girlfriend outside their home on Thanksgiving.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2022 at 11:04 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
The shooting happened near the Food Lion on New Hope Road.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 10:49 PM EST
|By Nikki Hauser
Lorene Summey rang in another year as the oldest living woman in both Gaston and Lincoln counties.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 5:49 PM EST
|By Lileana Pearson
Santa has been working all year to make our wishes come true, but for the first time, Santa has a wish of his own
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 2:59 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
Quintin Roark had been missing since July of this year.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 3:49 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
The Gastonia Police Department arrested Marvin McCaskill, 35, of Gastonia for attempted murder and arson-related offenses that occurred at Tony’s Ice Cream during the early morning houses of Aug. 4.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 10:40 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
The fire happened right across from Forest Heights Elementary School on Monday night.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 1:24 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
He served the town for 25 years.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 10:31 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
The armed robbery happened on Oct. 31 at a SECU on Wilkinson Boulevard in Belmont.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 2:46 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
It’s the last total lunar eclipse until 2025 and the blood moon over North Carolina did not disappoint.
Updated: Nov. 6, 2022 at 10:34 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
Dorrie Beth Collins has been found.