Man tells police car stolen after night of pot smoking (The Gaston Gazette)
Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:50:05 GMT
A 27-year-old Mount Holly man told Gastonia Police someone stole his car while he was under the influence of drugs. Brent Caleb Blackmon of 121 Family Lane told Officer E.S. Woods on Saturday morning that he was driving around in his red, 1996...
Teenager fires gun near school, is arrested (The Charlotte Observer)
Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:13:16 GMT
A teenager was arrested near Martin Luther King Middle School after police say he pointed a gun at students at the street entrance to the school, then fired the weapon into the air.
Grocery shoppers robbed after rooftop break-in (Rocky Mount Telegram)
Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:57:55 GMT
GASTONIA — More than a dozen people coming to work or to buy groceries were held hostage briefly by robbers who broke through the roof of a North Carolina supermarket.
2003 Shelby case leads to murder indictment (The Charlotte Observer)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:07:56 GMT
A Cleveland County grand jury has returned an indictment on a first-degree murder charge against Donald Borders, a suspect in the 2003 death of an elderly Shelby woman, court officials said Tuesday.
Ex-con runs home for ex-cons (WCNC Charlotte)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:37:15 GMT
GASTONIA, N.C. -- At 20 years old, Toren Gordon was playing football for Western Carolina University. He'd graduated from North Gaston High School and hoped to go pro. He admits he was hanging with the wrong crowd, committing crimes and carrying a gun. Then, one night at a nightclub in Maggie Valley, there was a fight. "A thousand people," he remembers. "Gunshots start ringing, and I fired my ...
High School Regional Basketball Gameday (The Charlotte Observer)
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:06:31 GMT
Today's 4A regional boys' and girls' finals have four teams from Mecklenburg conferences and three from the county itself.
Police ID skeletal remains found in woods (The Charlotte Observer)
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:18:24 GMT
Police have identified a man whose skeletal remains were found in the woods near the Buster Boyd Bri
For The Record (Winston-Salem Journal)
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT
NCHSAA Western Regionals
Area schools put basketball seasons on line (The Charlotte Observer)
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:22:20 GMT
After losing five of his top eight players from last season's N.C. 4A Western Regional basketball team, Ardrey Kell coach Mike Craft said he's "very happy" to be back in the regionals.
N.C. Regional Basketball Games Postponed Due To Weather (WSOC-TV Charlotte)
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:43:59 GMT
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association's regional basketball tournament games have been postponed Tuesday due to weather.
