Belmont

Charlie Martin, the former longtime mayor of Belmont, has died, city and county officials confirmed this week. Martin served as mayor for nearly a decade and spent 8 years before that on the Belmont City Council.

The Belmont City Council has voted to support the controversial "Red Raider" mascot at South Point High School, finding it to be a "positive reflection of the city" and a "welcome reminder of the contributions of American Indians."

Two of Charlotte's historic trolley cars could be up and running again — this time in the Gaston County city of Belmont.

CaroMont Health on Tuesday marked the start of construction on a new hospital and medical campus in Belmont. The hospital, which was first proposed in 2019, will be CaroMont’s second in Gaston County and is scheduled to open in 2023.

Charlotte Area Transit System's proposed Silver Line light rail corridor could extend from Union County to Gaston County, under a new alignment being unveiled this week.

Across the country, many cities and towns have resorted to virtual parades and festivities to avoid crowds where the coronavirus could spread. That's not the case in this Gaston County town.

Kevin Jonas Sr. says he worried when he asked Convoy of Hope to come to Belmont to help people hurt by the coronavirus shutdown.Jonas is owner of Nellie’s…

North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services has approved CaroMont Health’s plan to build a hospital in Belmont near Interstate 85 and state…

CaroMont Health announced plans Friday for its second hospital in Gaston County, near Belmont Abbey College. CaroMont is a regional nonprofit health care…

Throughout the course of WFAE's Finding Home series, we’ve spent a lot of time discussing gentrification and the people who are displaced from their homes…