Belmont News

Belmont police were ready to storm the beaches of Normandy to find the people behind the decapitation of a very rare World War II statue.

She told NewsChannel 36 that she came into her art class last week after going to a student council meeting and asked her teacher, Binta Barringer, what she should do.

Two Gaston County men face charges they stole the head from a 1943 World War II statue at Belmont Middle School on July 24, 2011, according to arrest warrants.

FleetNet America in Cherryville had a stack of applications ready at Wednesday's recruiting session at Gaston College's Kimbrell Campus in Belmont.

An expert for the state who used odor analysis to determine that a woman was drunk when she struck and killed a Good Samaritan should not be allowed to testify, according to a ruling published Tuesday by the North Carolina Court of Appeals.

A Kings Mountain man accused of molesting four of his young relatives refused a plea offer Tuesday in front of Superior Court Judge Robert Sumner.

Belmont police say a man repeatedly stabbed his girlfriend in the head and severed her pinky finger because his steak tasted different than hers.

The Gaston Gazette reported today that Michael William Nivens, 37, of Belmont was charged Monday with assault with a deadly weapon.

Police say a Belmont man woke up his girlfriend early Monday morning questioning her why his steak tasted different than hers before stabbing her with the knife he had used to cut his meat.

With the flavor count heading toward more than 150, Tastebuds Gourmet Popcorn owner Jay Pithwa has scheduled his grand opening celebration in Belmont for Wednesday.

Many Gaston County residents rejoiced at the news last fall that a "no-kill" animal shelter would soon be opening in Belmont.

Members and friends of the Montcross Area Chamber have an opportunity Thursday to make new business contacts and learn how to remember their names.

Protesters hold a "Rein Them In" rally before Speaker of the N.C. House Thom Tillis spoke during a town hall meeting at the Gaston Community College's Belmont Campus on Monday afternoon.

BELMONT, NC - A Gaston County 10th grader is recovering from a painful injury. He broke his collar bone while at wrestling practice.

Two local wrestling coaches have been fired after a South Point High School athlete was injured in practice last week.

Fifty goats will clear the kudzu at River Park this spring and again in the fall at a cost of $12,038. The weed eaters come from Wells Farm in Horse Shoe, which has been offering goats for kudzu control since 2007.

Mr. and Mrs. Audie Murphy of Belmont announce the engagement of their daughter, Amber Nicole Murphy, to Robert Chase Ensley, son of Mr.

It may not have risen quite to the level of the Hatfields and the McCoys, but months of feuding between two Belmont families is about to leak into the court system with accusations of assault, stalking and bad business behavior.

One of the Obama administration's trade officials will make a stop in Gaston and tour a Parkdale Mills plant next week.

A suspected drunken driver was stopped on I-85 early Sunday morning while traveling 108 mph in Belmont near N.C. 273.