Gastonia News

A bullet to the heart fired by a North Carolina police officer killed the man authorities think was a serial killer responsible for five deaths in South Carolina this summer.

Gastonia police arrested a man after they say he left crack cocaine near a toddler.

A 50-year-old man faces a charge of indecent exposure and stalking after a woman told police he kept following her around and exposed himself to her.

Police say a Hunter Huss High School student kicked a teacher during a fight with another student Thursday.

Robert Wells would rather his next-door neighbor have garden gnomes than gas pumps.

A Gaston County family is grieving the loss of a 17-year-old girl after a body found on a York County creek bank last Thursday was identified as Heather Marie Catterton of Gastonia.

A Gastonia man allegedly fired multiple shots into a house and car Sunday. According to arrest warrants, Travis Lamar Brice, 25, of Fraley Church Road, shot eight times into an occupied home and once into a vehicle Sunday on North Myr-tle Road.

Putting together a book on the life of prolific Gastonia artist Ralph Ray, Jr. was akin to finding a patch of kudzu.

Two Gastonia men were jailed on felony drug charges Friday night for allegedly rolling pieces of bread to resemble crack cocaine.

Chuck Howard was working at Gastonia Sheet Metal on Wednesday when he saw a bald eagle land in the yard by the parking lot.

Police say a Gastonia man slashed his roommate's throat for using a racial slur Saturday.

The Greyhound bus station in Gastonia will be closing its doors after 25 years of service.

Turning bags of Halloween candy into piles of cash is this year's goal for the patients of a local orthodontist.

A 1:30 a.m. shooting Friday at the Leather and Lace strip club resulted in a Gastonia man facing a charge of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.

If there's something strange in your neighborhood, it might be a ghostbuster. Doc Geressy is taking Gaston County by paranormal storm in his up fitted 1968 Cadillac modeled after the original Ecto-1 from "Ghostbusters." And the vintage car is only part of Geressy's homage to the 1984 film.

A registered sex offender is back in jail after failing to notify the Sheriff's Office of a change of address as required by law.

A former death row inmate pleaded guilty to kidnapping a Gaston County grandfather and his family early Tuesday.

A suspect entered RJ Gators and robbed the Franklin Square restaurant on Friday morning.

Jeff Bryson doesn't think the Gaston County Jail should have revolving doors. The Republican who plans to challenge Sheriff Alan Cloninger in next year's general election believes more can be done to reduce the number of repeat offenders who are jailed week after week.

A local ministry isn't content just telling its parishioners how to stay healthy during the upcoming flu season.