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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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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