Gaston County

A Gastonia police officer shot a woman officers claim was armed with a gun early Monday morning.

Joe Carpenter, who spent 22 years as a Gaston County commissioner, died this week at age 84.

Gaston County commissioners announced Friday they'll drop a controversial libel suit against The Gaston Gazette but say they'll now try to withhold advertising money from the local newspaper.

The Mount Holly police officer who was killed in the line of duty has been identified as Tyler Avery Herndon, he had been an officer with the Mount Holly Police Department for less than two years. The State Bureau of Investigation is conducting an investigation after Herndon was killed and at least one other person was injured this morning in a shooting at Mount Holly Car Wash.

Last month Gaston County’s board of commissioners filed a libel suit against The Gaston Gazette because of an article questioning the county’s process for settling workers’ compensation claims. Next week they’ll vote on setting aside $100,000 to pursue that action. Four First Amendment experts say the suit itself is constitutionally questionable.

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.

Gaston County has sued the Gaston Gazette over a story the newspaper published last week which the county says was defamatory.

North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services this week classified Gaston County as one of 10 counties in a so-called “red zone,” the highest tier for coronavirus numbers.

A lawsuit has been filed in Gaston County seeking the removal of a Confederate monument outside the county courthouse, arguing that it violates several provisions in the North Carolina Constitution.

Police say six people, including two police officers, were shot during a nightclub brawl in Gastonia.