Man charged with chop shop activity
A Gastonia man is facing charges related to chop shop activities. Officers with the state Division of License and Theft charged Donald Lewis Rush, 35, of 108 W. Harrison Ave., with chop shop activity...
View ArticlePolice: thief targeted mothers dropping off kids at day cares
Police have charged one man with stealing from parked vehicles at 16 different day cares. According to police, the man was targeting women as they dropped off their children. He also faces charges of...
View ArticleToday in History - Marilyn Monroe marries Joe DiMaggio
Today is Tuesday, Jan. 14, the 14th day of 2014. There are 351 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 14, 1964, former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, in a brief televised...
View Article10 things to make you smarter Tuesday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. LOTS OF SECURITY AS EGYPTIANS VOTE ON CONSTITUTION: Some 160,000 soldiers and 200,000...
View ArticleEscaped prison inmate captured
SALISBURY – Department of Public Safety officers captured escaped inmate Jonathan Dixon at 10:35 a.m. Tuesday in a building on Auction Drive, just off I-85 in Salisbury. Members of the Prison...
View ArticleDaily calls for service - 1/14/13
Daily Calls for Service Blotter Calls Created From: 1/13/14 7:00 am To: 1/14/14 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? 1/14/14
Daily Crime Blotter - List of Police Reports Taken by the City of Gastonia & the Gaston County Police Departments Cases Entered From: 1/13/14 7:00 am To: 1/14/14 7:00 am Print Date: 1/14/14 Anyone...
View ArticleWho got arrested? 1/14/14
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: 1/12/14 12:00 am To:...
View ArticleFace of Crisis: Red Cross jumps in when disaster strikes
A few local families know the effect Gaston’s Red Cross can have in the event of an emergency. Volunteers run more than 90 percent of the Red Cross. They swoop in when emergency strikes and provide...
View ArticleMan charged with raping woman unconscious from seizure
Police allege a Gastonia man raped a woman while she was unconscious from a seizure. Jocobus Mirunus Vermeulen , 24, of 2420 Rogers Ave., Gastonia was charged with second degree rape. According to...
View ArticleParents meet violent ends in separate shootings
A Gaston County native was shot and killed Thursday. Timothy Gary Cook was living in Elizabethton, Tenn., when he was gunned down. The 26-year-old grew up in Gaston County and has a son who still...
View ArticleAmerican and Efird to recruit new employees at Belmont job fair
American and Efird will hold a job recruiting session this month aimed at building its local work force. The company has no set number of jobs to fill, said Human Resources Director Cindy Easterday....
View ArticlePassion Grill set to open for lunch Wednesday
Gastonia’s newest bastion of the buffet will finally open its doors for lunch and dinner Wednesday. Passion Grill will hold its grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon. The restaurant is...
View ArticleToday in History - Martin Luther King Jr. born in Atlanta
Today is Wednesday, Jan. 15, the 15th day of 2014. There are 350 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 15, 1929, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta....
View Article10 things to make you smarter Wednesday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. NEW SPENDING BILL IS ABOUT MORE THAN MONEY: "We need to rack up some achievements here," Rep....
View ArticleObama to announce manufacturing institute in NC
WASHINGTON (AP) — Highlighting the growing manufacturing sector of the U.S. economy, President Barack Obama is proposing new ways for the government and the private sector to help keep those jobs...
View ArticleElementary student had gun in backpack at school
School officials report that a student carried a handgun in a backpack into a Kings Mountain elementary school earlier this semester. The student took the gun into North Elementary School on Jan. 2,...
View ArticleNC Medicaid overhaul subject of public hearing
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A panel charged with advising North Carolina health officials about how to change Medicaid in the state is ready to hear from interest groups and citizens who want to instruct...
View ArticleGastonia Fire Department names new engineer
The Gastonia Fire Department recently promoted Abraham “Abe” Pasour to driver/engineer. He was recognized Jan. 10 at a promotional ceremony and dinner at Gastonia Fire Station No. 4. Pasour became...
View ArticleDaily calls for service - 1/15/13
Daily Calls for Service Blotter Calls Created From: 1/14/14 7:00 am To: 1/15/14 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...
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