Police: Three kidnappings in Gastonia, suspects at large
Click HERE for video of two men who reported a Monday morning kidnapping Police say four people have reported being kidnapped and robbed in Gastonia since Saturday. Those reports include three...
View ArticleColorado devastated by flooding
ESTES PARK, Colo. (AP) — As Colorado mountain towns cut off for days by massive flooding slowly reopened, shopkeepers in this gateway to majestic Rocky Mountain National Park worked to both clean up...
View ArticleAt least 12 dead in D.C. shooting
WASHINGTON (AP) — Police say at least 12 people have died in the shootings at the Washington Navy Yard. D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier said during a news conference Monday that 12 people were...
View ArticleOld-style meth lab found
One man has been charged, but not yet arrested after police found an old style meth lab at a Lincolnton home. The meth lab was found in the home of Charles Montgomery Fitzgerald, 57, of...
View ArticleHabitat breaks ground on 100th home in Gaston
Habitat for Humanity broke ground on its 100th house Sunday. The Community Foundation of Gaston County is sponsoring the project, with volunteer labor coming from the Gastonia Police Department, the...
View ArticleDaily calls for service - 9/16/13
Daily Calls for Service Blotter Calls Created From: 9/15/13 7:00 am To: 9/16/13 7:00 am See the ""Agency Code Legend"" at the end of this report for a list of agencies included in this report and the...
View ArticleWhat brought the police to your neighborhood? 9/16/13
Daily Crime Blotter - List of Police Reports Taken by the City of Gastonia & the Gaston County Police Departments Cases Entered From: 9/15/13 7:00 am To: 9/16/13 7:00 am Print Date: 9/16/13 Anyone...
View ArticleWho got arrested? 9/16/13
Daily Arrest Blotter - List of Arrests Made by the Gastonia Police Department, Gaston County Police Department & Gaston County Sheriff's Office Arrests Which Occurred From: 9/14/13 12:00 am To:...
View ArticleTroopers investigate fatal wreck
Hazel Dill didn’t expect to spend her Monday morning making funeral arrangements. Her grandson, Matthew Wayne Dill, died in a single-car crash Saturday night in Lincoln County He was 24. Hazel Dill...
View ArticleMan gets decades in prison for double murder
Wilbert Lester Fair will spend decades in prison for bludgeoning a couple to death in 2012. The 44-year-old Lincoln County man accepted a plea offer Friday, pleading guilty to two counts of...
View ArticleLaunch Pad finalists have business plans that may work
It’s down to a half dozen entrepreneurs in a competition where the best business ideas get money to start up or expand. The Launch Pad competition started out with 19 business ideas, then narrowed the...
View ArticleShelby house move draws a crowd
A crowd watched Monday as workers moved a house across Morgan Street in Shelby. The owner has plans to turn the old house into a bed and breakfast.
View ArticleToday in history - Civil War Battle of Antietam kills 3,600
Today is Tuesday, Sept. 17, the 260th day of 2013. There are 105 days left in the year. Today's highlight in history: On Sept. 17, 1862, more than 3,600 men were killed, many more wounded, captured or...
View Article10 things people are talking about Tuesday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday: 1. 'HE JUST TURNED AND STARTED FIRING' An ex-sailor is suspected of gunning down at least 12...
View ArticleGazette wants to help you answer questions about Affordable Care Act
Send any questions you may have about the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, to Online Editor Kevin Ellis at kellis@gastongazette.com or mail them to Kevin Ellis at The Gaston Gazette, P.O....
View ArticleColumn: Life lessons from dad and the 1967 Gastonia Pirates
My family had few rituals as I grew up, but Septembers and pennant races always remind me of one. This year, as my dad struggles with health issues, it’s especially on my mind. Every summer Sunday, if...
View ArticleGaston school gets star-spangled visitor for Constitution Week (video)
Students at W.A. Bess Elementary School got a glimpse into American history Monday. Scott Key, the great-great-great-great-great-grandson of Francis Scott Key, visited the school on Beaty Road in...
View ArticleNew restaurant coming to this spot by end of the year
West Gastonia will have one more fast food choice when Taco Bell comes to the area near the intersection of West Franklin Boulevard and West Garrison Boulevard. Spell Construction Inc. sought a...
View ArticleAnother chance to win digital projectors for local drive-ins
Rick Stinnett of Bessemer City Kings Mountain Drive-In let me know although his drive-in wasn’t in the top 5 in the Honda Project Drive-In competition, he has another chance to get a digital projector...
View ArticleAhoy, mateys: Talk like a pirate, get a doughnut
Ahoy, mateys: Talk like a pirate, get a doughnut. Krispy Kreme is giving away free doughnuts Thursday to any landlubber that walks into a Krispy Kreme and talks like a pirate for International Talk...
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