Gastonia News

A Wal-Mart employee was arrested for taking painkillers from the store pharmacy where she worked.

A Gastonia man had to have his spleen removed after getting hit with a baseball bat, according to an arrest warrant.

Police say a Gastonia man stole $600 worth of videos from Wal-Mart and Target and threatened store employees with a knife.

Three years ago, Tammy Hoermann moved into her home. "When I got my house, I was so excited," she said.

These are the words of Terrie Moore of Gastonia as they appear on the "America's Most Wanted" Web site.

Terry Adam Boone had been stabbed in the neck and struck in the lower back when a Gastonia Police detective shot and killed him May 2, his autopsy report shows.

A Gastonia teenager was jailed Wednesday after police say he downloaded child pornography onto his computer.

"That's all I'm going to say. Please, please, I'm old. I'm sick. I'm tired. I got to go home," Knight said.

Investigators are looking into the cause of a house fire that killed a 31-year-old mother of two early Wednesday morning in Gaston County.

Authorities believe a fatal house fire in Gastonia may be the result of arson. Gaston County police Chief Calvin Shaw told The Charlotte Observer that a woman died in the fire Wednesday at the two-story house.

An overnight house fire Wednesday destroyed a home at 4848 Hidden Meadows Court, located between Cramertown and Gastonia.

An anti-gang plan backed by law enforcement officials and a host of North Carolina mayors was overwhelmingly approved by the House and Senate Tuesday.

Authorities say a 78-year-old man died Saturday in a wreck just south of Gastonia.

A Bessemer City man took out a criminal summons against his first cousin last week, accusing him of threatening him with a recording of a popular comedic routine sent to his cell phone voicemail.

Tammy Hoermann doesn't know where her family will sleep tonight. After watching her home of three years burn Friday morning, Hoermann is trying to find low-cost, long-term lodging for herself, her fianc, her ...

A Gastonia man faces charges of misdemeanor habitual assault and assault and battery charges after police say he beat up a Mount Holly man Sunday.

A Gastonia man faces a charge of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury after a doctor told police the beer bottle he threw at a 36-year-old could cause permanent disfigurement.

Jennifer Wooten and her children were playing at a public swimming pool on June 25, when they heard the home of their dreams had caught fire the night before.

The building at 3001 Union Rd., near the corner of Union Rd. and Robinwood Rd., will be the new home of Gastonia's Reliable Maytag Home Appliance Center.

Gastonia Police pulled over a teenager who was playing loud music in his car before finding drugs in his car Tuesday night, according to reports.