Gaston County Has 20th Confirmed Rabies Case of 2025
GASTONIA, N.C. - Gaston County Police Animal Care and Enforcement received a call on Wednesday, Dec. 17 in reference to a dog that had possibly been e...
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Crouse Man Arrested on Multiple Sex Offense Charges with a Child
LINCOLNTON, N.C. - On December 17, 2025, law enforcement officers arrested Matthew Alexander Cline, 33, of Crouse following an investigation into alle...
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Shelby man arrested on drug, gun charges
SHELBY––A Shelby man has been arrested in connection with 11 drug and gun charges.According to a Thursday statement from the Cle...
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Meth-traffickers appear in federal court
CHARLOTTE––A father and daughter facing drug and gun charges appeared in federal court Wednesday.According to spokeswoman Lia Ba...
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Airplane crashes at Statesville Regional Airport
STATESVILLE––Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, his wife, their two children and three others are dead.According to NBC News and the F...
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Suspected illegal alien smuggles 138 lbs. of meth
SHELBY––A Mexican man of unknown immigration status was arrested Tuesday in connection with a mountain of meth.According to a Wednesd...
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B.C. man faces sexual-exploitation charges
GASTONIA––A Bessemer City man is facing many charges of the sexual exploitation of minors.According to a Wednesday statement fro...
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Lincoln County sees animal cruelty case
LINCOLNTON––An unidentified person has been charged with animal cruelty in Lincoln County.According to Lincoln County Public Af...
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Dr. Jim Watson running for Lincolnton mayor
EDITOR’S NOTE: We here present our ongoing coverage of the candidates running in local elections for 2026. Said coverage should not be seen...
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Philip McNeill running for clerk of court
EDITOR’S NOTE: We here present our ongoing coverage of the candidates running in local elections for 2026. Said coverage should not be seen as e...
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Local Law Enforcement Officer Graduates From FBI National Academy
LINCOLNTON, N.C. - On December 12, 2025, Chief Brian R. Greene announced that Captain Tony Potts has graduated as a member of the 296th session ...
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Gaston County Police Make Arrest In Child Overdose Death
GASTONIA, N.C. — Gaston County Police have made an arrest in an overdose death of an infant that occurred on July 30, 2025. On Wednes...
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Lincoln County Animal Cruelty Case Investigation
LINCOLNTON, N.C.— Lincoln County Animal Services aided the Lincoln County District Attorney’s Office in an animal cruelty case which...
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Melissa Culp is Regional Teacher of the Year
DENVER––Melissa Culp is the 2026 Burroughs-Wellcome Fund Southwest Region Teacher of the Year.According to Lincoln County Schools spokeswo...
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City of Lincolnton releases Christmas schedule
LINCOLNTON––The City of Lincolnton has released its schedule of services for upcoming holidays.According to City Manager Ritchie Hayn...
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Schedule for Christmas, New Year’s Day is set
LINCOLNTON––Lincoln County Government offices will be closed Dec. 24, 25 and 26 for Christmas.They will also be closed Jan. 1 for New Year...
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