Shelby News

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.

The days of swings made from tires and planks and hung from a backyard limb have all but disappeared.

Each year, The Star honors a resident of the Cleveland County area whose accomplishments exemplify The Star's ideals: volunteerism, personal responsibility, integrity and lifelong learning.

What she knows: You should come shop and have lunch with us on Oct. 30 through Nov.

An editorial in Friday's News Journal listed an incorrect amount for a Shelby City Schools bond issue for new construction and renovations.

Hours before the arrest, a man delivering newspapers notified authorities of an apparent break-in at Food Lion on South Lafayette Street.