Gastonia (North Carolina)
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Family wants center shut down after attempted rape 10:49 PM
wcnc.com 7 hrs ago 2 related
GASTONIA, N.C. -- An elderly woman’s family says they is trying to get a Gastonia assisted living center shut down, even though state officials say the chances of that are small. It comes after police say Rosewood Assisted Living patient Paul Christopher Reeves attempted to rape an 89 year-old...
Man allegedly attacks son with hatchet 2:46 PM
wcnc.com yesterday 4 related
Mother says she tried to stop him GASTONIA, N.C. -- A Gaston County man faces assault with a deadly weapon charges for allegedly stabbing his son. Gastonia police say it happened this morning shortly before 6 a.m. on Webb Street, just one block off Franklin Boulevard in Gastonia. Police say they...
News Alert: Man airlifted after stabbing 7:43 AM
wcnc.com yesterday 7 related
GASTONIA, N.C. -- A man was flown to the hospital after being stabbed in Gastonia this morning. Gaston County officials say it happened at 103 S. Webb Street at 5:48 a.m. The man was taken to Gaston Memorial Hospital before being flown to Carolinas Medical Center. His condition is not currently...
Gastonia police shoot dog that attacked K-9 10:35 AM
wcnc.com May 14, 2008 1 related
GASTONIA, N.C. -- Gastonia police shot a dog that attacked their K-9 during the pursuit of two robbery suspects Tuesday evening. Police say they responded to a home on Sunset Avenue in Gastonia, where a man and woman had entered a home a took a man's wallet and camera. The victim fell and hit his...
Naked man caught peeping, Tased by police 2:14 PM
wcnc.com May 12, 2008
GASTONIA, N.C. -- A Gastonia woman says she called 911 after she noticed a man walking around her neighborhood wearing nothing but white tennis shoes. Police say when they arrived, they found him peeping into people’s homes. Derrick Richard Keener is charged with...
N.C. storms damage homes, businesses
myrtlebeachonline.com May 10, 2008
Gaston County, N.C., officials were assessing damage from a storm that struck early Friday, taking roofs off homes and businesses and blowing vehicles off Interstate 85.No serious injuries were reported."This storm hit without warning, and nobody had a chance to take cover," Gaston County Manager...
Cleanup begins after tornado damage
wcnc.com May 10, 2008 18 related
Businesses damaged in Belmont, Gastonia GASTON COUNTY, N.C. -- Residents and business owners in Gaston County are cleaning up after a tornado touched down early Friday morning. A tornado damaged or destroyed 14 businesses in a Gastonia business park. The tornado, with...
Gastonia police: Officer shot suspect in back of head 5:13 PM
wcnc.com May 6, 2008
GASTONIA, N.C. -- Detective Scott Barnes shot 20-year-old Terry Adam Boone on Thursday. Police say Boone stabbed four people and officers witnessed one of the stabbings. Investigators say Barnes refused officers' commands and made a movement with a knife. Related Story: •...
Mayhill Fowler: Clintons Tagteam North Carolina Undecideds; Little Sign Of Obama
huffingtonpost.com May 5, 2008 157 related
Obama counting on a win in North Carolina has been both a plus--because he had the freedom to spend less time here--and a minus, because the consequence has been that, unlike the Clinton campaign, his has been a North Carolina fly-over, a drive-through.
PRstore Franchise Expanding In North Carolina, Georgia, Colorado And California
franchising.com May 5, 2008
PRstore, a national marketing firm franchise catering to small and mid-market businesses, is slated to open six new locations across the country. ... CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- PRstores will begin supporting business owners in Gastonia, N.C., the South Park...