Thomas Mathis Pleads Guilty to 2021 Murder
LINCOLNTON, N.C.—On Monday, July 13, 2026, Thomas Wayne Mathis pled guilty to second-degree murder in connection with the July 2021 death ...
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LCSO Arrests Suspect in Pitchfork Stabbing
LINCOLNTON, N.C.—In the late evening hours of July 20, 2026, deputies with the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office responded to a reported sta...
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Woman Charged with Assault with a Deadly Weapon
LINCOLNTON, N.C.—On July 21, 2026, deputies with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a residence in the 200 block...
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Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Looking for Missing/Runaway Juvenile
LINCOLNTON, N.C.—The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to locate a missing runaway male juvenile, Treyvan Grier.Treyvan ...
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Lincoln County Sheriff's Office Mourns the Loss of Public Information ...
LINCOLNTON, N.C. — The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is mourning the loss of its longtime Public Information Officer, Larry Edwin Seagle...
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Ashe County man dies of injuries after crash
WEST JEFFERSON––A driver died from his injuries after a Monday night crash in Ashe County.According to a Tuesday statement from North Caro...
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Gastonia man dies in ATV crash Saturday
KINGS MOUNTAIN––A Gastonia man died after an ATV crash in Kings Mountain on Saturday evening.According to City of Kings Mountain spo...
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Thomasville man dies after Sunday crash
RONDA––A Thomasville man died after a crash in rural Wilkes County on Sunday afternoon.According to North Carolina State Highway Pat...
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Mexican illegal alien faces paedophile charges
CHARLOTTE––A Mexican illegal alien faces long years behind bars if convicted of paedophile charges.According to spokeswoman Lia Bant...
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Man arrested in connection to domestic violence
GASTONIA––Rain? What rain? No problem––suspect caught!For the Gastonia Police Department, today was once again a case of...
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Mooresville man dies in Wednesday crash
MOORESVILLE––A Mooresville man died Wednesday after a collision in Iredell County.According to a same-day statement from North Carol...
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Camera footage reveals would-be burglar
GASTONIA––A 57-year-old attempted burglar claimed to police that he was a drive-by shooting victim.But video-surveillance footage re...
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CCSO investigates two Tuesday night shootings
NEWTON––The Catawba County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two Tuesday night shooting incidents.According to a Wednesday sta...
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Body found in Brookford, just south of Hickory
BROOKFORD––Human remains found in Catawba County are believed to be those of a man who recently disappeared.According to a Tuesday s...
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CCSO still pursuing 20-year-old cold case
SHELBY––It’s 20 years today since Timothy Justin Grant was reported missing.The 21-year-old was last seen on the previous day ...
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Car-theft leader gets more than eight years
CHARLOTTE––The leader of a major automotive-theft ring was sentenced to prison last week.According to spokeswoman Lia Bantavani of t...
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