Shelby News

By DON BABWIN Associated Press Writer CHICAGO - Ever since he was laid off in March, Frank Beil has been on the lookout.

A wheelchair-bound woman said she had to escape her burning Shelby home by hurling herself out the front door, but her husband did not survive the Monday morning fire.

Reporter Rebecca Clark and photographer Jeff Melton are at the scene where fire officials say one person was killed in a blaze earlier this morning.

Cleveland County residents and others interested in flight will take to the skies Saturday with the Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport's annual fly-in and open house.

The City Utility crews are testing strands of lights in the Live Oak trees around historic Court Square in Uptown Shelby, and that can only mean that the start of Christmas festivities is just days away.

A huge house fire raged on Saturday night just outside Shelby. But the burn was intentional as a practice exercise for firefighters.

If you're thinking about buying a large appliance, this weekend could offer you the most clean laundry for your buck.

In a matter of months, some Shelby residents will be riding a little easier, thanks to planned street resurfacing within the city.

Store owners in Shelby are so frightened by five armed robberies in one month that they're taking guns with them to work.

SHELBY -- Shelby voters weighed three issues Tuesday night -- but only the health department's five-year renewal levy was successful.

Police say a former city firefighter was charged last year with breaking into 12 homes, allegedly gaining access by false service calls.

Former employees of two local group homes for at-risk youth met with a representative of the U.S. Department of Labor Monday to complain about unpaid wages.

SHELBY It was Oct. 21 when a man shielding his face from surveillance cameras robbed a gas station in Kings Mountain near U.S. 74.

The new National Register district designation for the West Warren Street neighborhood is a tangible result of Historic Shelby Membership and donation dollars at work.

Three North Carolina residents face forgery charges after deputies say they used dozens of counterfeit $20 bills at Carowinds on Saturday.

Authorities have identified the remains of a 74-year-old North Carolina man suspected of walking to South Carolina when he went missing five years ago.

Cleveland County, N.C., authorities said Friday skeletal remains found in Shelby were a missing man believed to have been walking to Gaffney almost five years ago where his mother had died.

Here are a few ways to keep your kids safe this Halloween from Shelby Police. ALL DRESSED UP: Plan costumes that are bright and reflective.

Friends and family gathered at Cecil M. Burton Funeral home in Shelby, N.C., Thursday to pay their final respects to Megan Sanders.

A skull discovered off a dirt road in Shelby has been confirmed as human remains and police are investigating.