Adam Lawson
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Belmont, NC, United States
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Deputies: Child molester attended youth revival at Gastonia church
A convicted child molester was arrested Sunday after deputies say he showed up to a youth revival event at a Gastonia church.Leonard James Canterbury, 60, → Read More
Investigators: Gaston County woman involved in prison-ordered homicide
Deputies say a Gaston County woman was involved in a prison-ordered killing.Michelle Marie Dodge was found shot to death in a wooded area in Laurens → Read More
BRIEF: Ransomware Hampers Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
It has been almost a week since a ransomware attack destroyed backup data and encrypted information on the main server in the North Carolina county. The incident forced the sheriff’s office website offline. → Read More
N.C. man sues Hardee’s, claims civil rights issue over hashbrowns
A Mount Holly, N.C., man has filed a federal lawsuit against Hardee’s, alleging the restaurant chain's Belmont location deprived him of his civil rights by putting too few Hash Rounds on his plate.Tommy Martin, who is black, believes his skin color led to him being served less of the potato-based side item than is typical on the restaurant’s gravy breakfast platter. The restaurant’s website… → Read More
N.C. man sues Hardee’s, claims civil rights issue over hashbrowns
A Mount Holly, N.C., man has filed a federal lawsuit against Hardee’s, alleging the restaurant chain's Belmont location deprived him of his civil rights by putting too few Hash Rounds on his plate.Tommy Martin, who is black, believes his skin color led to him being served less of the potato-based side item than is typical on the restaurant’s gravy breakfast platter. The restaurant’s website… → Read More
N.C. man sues Hardee’s, claims civil rights issue over hashbrowns
A Mount Holly, N.C., man has filed a federal lawsuit against Hardee’s, alleging the restaurant chain's Belmont location deprived him of his civil rights by putting too few Hash Rounds on his plate.Tommy Martin, who is black, believes his skin color led to him being served less of the potato-based side item than is typical on the restaurant’s gravy breakfast platter. The restaurant’s website… → Read More
Mount Holly man sues Hardee's, claims civil rights issue over hash browns
A Mount Holly man has filed a federal lawsuit against Hardee's, alleging the Belmont restaurant deprived him of his civil rights by putting too few Hash → Read More
Crews ID teen drowned in Gaston County's South Fork River
Emergency crews identified a teenaged girl who drowned while swimming in the South Fork River on Monday.Makenna Warlick, of Lincolnton, was recovered around 5:20 p.m. Tuesday just below the High Shoals Dam where the 16-year-old girl had been swimming with two friends.Warlick attended West Lincoln High School, according to a GoFundMe page set up to raise funeral expenses. She is the second… → Read More
Teen drowns, two others rescued in Gaston County
A 16-year-old girl apparently drowned Monday while swimming with two other teenage girls in the South Fork of the Catawba River near High Shoals. The two → Read More
Highland neighborhood hosts rally to discourage gun violence
Wilma Moore's mission in life is for a safer Highland where children can come out and play and folks can sit out on their porches and enjoy life. As → Read More
Stanley, N.C., Still Struggling to Recruit Volunteer Firefighters
To join the ranks, a candidate must have a high school diploma, a clean background check and an active driver's license. Then they must complete several hundred hours of training on their own time, which takes at least several months to accomplish. → Read More
Man says boyfriend fell from N.C. mountain moments after he took photo
A New York man suffered serious injuries after a 70-foot fall at North Caolina's Crowders Mountain State Park just before 8 a.m. Friday.The man, Navas → Read More
Man says boyfriend fell from N.C. mountain moments after he took photo
A New York man suffered serious injuries after a 70-foot fall at North Caolina's Crowders Mountain State Park just before 8 a.m. Friday.The man, Navas → Read More
Two suspects wanted after North Carolina convenience store stabbing
Gastonia — Two Gaston County residents are on the run after allegedly stabbing the owner a Lincoln County convenience store. A white male and female entered the Corner Market at 1118 Confederate Road around 11:15 a.m. and asked to use the telephone, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. While the female suspect talked on the phone, the male came around the counter and stabbed and… → Read More
North Carolina officer charged with assault on a female
GASTONIA — A Gastonia Police officer was charged Thursday with misdemeanor assault on a female. A Cherryville woman told a → Read More
Fire intentionally set inside North Carolina Wal-Mart
Gastonia — Fire marshals determined a blaze set inside a Gastonia Wal-Mart on Monday was intentionally set. The fire was called into dispatch at 7:11 p.m. By the time firefighters arrived to the housewares section of the North Myrtle School Road store across from Gastonia Fire Department headquarters, employees had mostly put out the fire. The store was evacuated during the incident, and… → Read More
DA: North Carolina woman lied about domestic violence
Gastonia— Gaston County's district attorney says a woman who claimed to be beaten with a hammer Tuesday by an estranged husband fabricated the entire story. Locke Bell said when Amanda Biggers spoke to Gastonia Police detectives in a follow-up interview Thursday, "none of her stories made sense." "It's like when she says, 'My husband was behind me on this occasion.' He had a(n) (ankle monitor)… → Read More
North Carolina wife fears further attacks from estranged husband
Gastonia — A young Gastonia woman says repeated arrests haven't stopped her estranged husband from attacking her and sending her to the hospital. → Read More
North Carolina mom charged with meth trafficking
Gastonia — Three weeks after giving birth in a speeding car to Gaston County's first baby of 2019, police say a Gastonia woman has been using the → Read More
'Help me': North Carolina deputy rescue woman allegedly attacked, raped
Gastonia — A Gaston County Sheriff's deputy making a routine paperwork stop Saturday encountered a woman who whispered to him, "Help me. → Read More