Drug ring member gets 5.5 years in prison
ASHEVILLE––A member of an Asheville-based drug ring got five and a half years in prison for her illegal activities.According to ...
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Armed drug-trafficker gets 21 years in prison
ASHEVILLE––The drug and gun-related activities of a Candler man recently won him 21 years in prison.According to spokeswoman Li...
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Arts council to sponsor photographic contest
LINCOLNTON––Calling all shutterbugs!The Arts Council of Lincoln County and the Lincoln Cultural Center are co-sponsoring their annua...
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“Relentless Justice” op nabs 293 offenders
CHARLOTTE––A nationwide crackdown has resulted in indictments for 293 people accused of child sexual abuse.According to spokeswoman L...
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Trump taps Ferguson to helm top attorney office
CHARLOTTE––It’s official.According to spokeswoman Lia Bantavani of the North Carolina Western District United States Attorney&r...
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Roaring River man dies in Tuesday crash
RONDA––A Roaring River man died in a collision on Tuesday night.According to Senior Trooper Jake Macchia of the North ...
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LCSO 2025 Officers of the Year Awards Announced
LINCOLNTON, N.C. – The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office law enforcement officers of the year awards were presented on December 16, 2025, at...
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Gaston County sees 21st case of rabies for year
GASTONIA––Gaston County just saw its 21st case of rabies for the year.According to a Tuesday statement from the Gaston County Po...
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Jill Tipton running for mayor of Lincolnton
LINCOLNTON––Lifelong Lincolnton resident Jill Tipton is running to be her city’s mayor.A veteran of the Lincolnton City Council...
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Six arrested on Cleveland County drug charges
SHELBY––Believe it or not, methamphetamine has actually been around since 1893.But it has only been in the past 20 years or so that it has...
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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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