A federal judge sentenced Cordell Antonio Mendoza to 21 years in federal prison for selling fentanyl that caused an ...

A federal judge sentenced Shermeca McCrary, a Wayne County woman, to 6 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised ...

When Gaston County jail staff checked on Christopher Atkins, he was vomiting. The detention officer walked away, and when the officer returned just minutes later, Atkins had no pulse, according to ...

GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — The family members of a man who died in custody in Gaston County are pushing for answers. Christopher Atkins had been in jail for eight days before he began vomiting in his cell ...

Thirteen women were presented at the 69th annual Gastonia Debutante Ball. The presentation was announced by Dr. William Ange Current Jr., master of ceremonies, on Dec. 27, 2025 at Gaston Country Club.

Two Gaston County Jail inmates were charged with attempted first-degree murder after authorities said they weaponized a bottle cap to break out of their cell and attack a prisoner. Both Jamony Kennedy ...

K9 Bo tracked the second suspect, later identified as 27-year-old Christopher Adam Hooper, of Dallas, to CaroMont Regional ...