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Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 9:07 PM EDT
|By Lowell Rose
Drivers say the two stations have the cheapest prices in the area.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 5:59 PM EDT
|By Courtney Cole
The original post showed the words “make kids great again” written on a wooden paddle with the American flag.
Updated: Jun. 7, 2022 at 5:05 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
An inmate at the Cleveland County Detention Center was found dead in his cell early Tuesday morning, deputies say.
Updated: May. 30, 2022 at 3:41 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
A toddler was also in the vehicle when the shots were fired, but was uninjured.
Updated: May. 20, 2022 at 12:38 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Another person was airlifted from the scene.
Updated: May. 5, 2022 at 2:53 PM EDT
|By Nick Ochsner
Two families called WBTV to talk about their experiences with DSS after having children taken from their home without a court order. It's a practice the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has said is limited. But stories and records from these two families suggest otherwise.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2022 at 5:33 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
A Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office deputy was stabbed by a Shelby man while attempting to serve a warrant Tuesday morning.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2022 at 5:26 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The man is believed to have been traveling north on York Road.
Updated: Apr. 2, 2022 at 8:25 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Two people were shot during the incident.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2022 at 10:15 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Authorities say the fire was reported at 7:59 p.m. in the 600 block of Hicks Hill Road.
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Updated: Mar. 22, 2022 at 4:02 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
This project will support existing commercial and industrial users as well as a new manufacturing facility under development, leading to business expansion and job growth.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2022 at 11:26 AM EST
|By Nick Ochsner
In North Carolina, a social worker has to go to court and get a judge’s order to remove a child from their parents’ home. But a WBTV investigation has found social workers taking children from their parents' homes without a court order in Cleveland and Gaston Counties. No official in Cleveland County, Gaston County or at N.C. DHHS will answer our questions.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2022 at 7:17 PM EST
|By Nick Ochsner
A top state senator is asking questions of N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Cody Kinsley after a WBTV investigation found an eight-year-old boy reported being sexually abused in a group foster home. DHHS officials continue their refusal to answer questions.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2022 at 6:47 PM EST
|By Dee Dee Gatton
On the anniversary of a 9-year-old girl's disappearance, law enforcement officers are hoping for renewed interest in the case and clues that will help find “Shelby’s sweetheart.”
Updated: Feb. 14, 2022 at 2:32 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
Police received a call about a crash involving a vehicle and a woman walking in the area around 5:42 p.m. on Feb. 11.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2022 at 2:18 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
Stay with WBTV for further updates as they come in.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2022 at 3:57 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff and David Ade | Gray DC
The federal case against Floyd Ray Roseberry may be heading for a resolution.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2022 at 1:29 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
According to the highway patrol, the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office was contacted and their crime scene responded to rule out any foul play.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2022 at 6:31 PM EST
|By Nick Ochsner
An eight year old boy reported being sexually assaulted by another child in a group foster home. A worried mother's quest to get answers has revealed a state licensing system that's hardly transparent.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2022 at 7:58 AM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
The collision happened along South Railroad Avenue in Kings Mountain.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 at 4:55 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
Anyone with information should call the Shelby Police Department.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2022 at 7:20 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
On Jan. 12, 2022, law enforcement officials arrested Santana Eaves, Jr, on the outstanding warrant for first-degree murder.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2022 at 2:21 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
John Cornwell, from Waco, bought a $1 Cash 5 ticket that almost ended up in the trash
Updated: Dec. 31, 2021 at 1:19 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
The body was found near Dekalb Street.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2021 at 4:03 PM EST
|By The Associated Press
Fifty-three-year-old Richard Ivey, of Shelby, North Carolina, stopped to help the woman, who had an infant in her car
Updated: Dec. 17, 2021 at 1:17 PM EST
|By Brandy Beard
Anyone with information on the suspected shooter's location should call the Shelby Police Department at 704-484-6845 or Crimestoppers at 704-481-TIPS.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2021 at 11:48 AM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
The pre-launch facility opened July 1 and work on its expansion begin in September.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2021 at 12:32 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
The female bus driver was arrested Thursday morning at Union Elementary School in Cleveland County
Updated: Dec. 3, 2021 at 7:16 PM EST
|By Sharonne Hayes
Joshua Rohrer is currently training nine-week-old Justice Rae after his old beloved companion, Sunshine Rae, was hit and killed by a car
Updated: Nov. 30, 2021 at 4:06 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
Police say Ida May Burris is believed to be suffering from dementia or some other cognitive impairment
Updated: Nov. 23, 2021 at 5:49 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff and Courtney Cole
The suspect was interviewed and admitted to sending the sexually explicit videos and pictures to the children, according to law enforcement.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2021 at 2:37 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
The suspect was interviewed and admitted to sending the sexually explicit videos and pictures to the children, according to law enforcement.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2021 at 2:54 PM EST
|By Ron Lee
Angela Burris, 36, disappeared from the Kings Mountain area back in April.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2021 at 6:04 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
The Kings Mountain Police Department is asking for help. Keith Adams was last seen in the area of Crocker Road in Kings Mountain.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2021 at 5:35 PM EST
|By Courtney Cole
Family and friends held a balloon release for the 16 year old on Wednesday.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2021 at 11:42 AM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
Police have named a suspect wanted in connection with a drive-by shooting that killed a 16-year-old girl Tuesday in Shelby.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2021 at 7:11 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
Officers from the Shelby Police Department were called to the area of Roberts Street and Martin Street in reference to gunfire just before 4 p.m.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2021 at 6:29 PM EDT
|By Nick Ochsner
Court cases across North Carolina are backed up, especially in criminal court. In Mecklenburg County, things are even more delayed, as judicial officials put off resuming in-person trials as other counties re-open their doors.
Updated: Oct. 10, 2021 at 10:32 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
A Silver Alert was canceled for Harley Leighann O’Conner.
Updated: Oct. 7, 2021 at 12:50 PM EDT
|By Ron Lee
A Cleveland County family is speaking out after what they say was poor planning by the Gaston County health department.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2021 at 9:41 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Starting Monday, there’s a new effort to get more people vaccinated in one area county using a cash incentive.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2021 at 8:00 PM EDT
|By Ron Lee
Mowed grass is covering up markers throughout much of the area. But when she called to complain, she says her father’s plot was targeted and she’s looking for answers.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2021 at 1:55 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
A man is facing a number of charges after authorities said he fired on them during a chase that went through multiple counties.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2021 at 7:00 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Crews have been called to a chicken house fire in Cleveland County.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2021 at 2:01 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
22-year-old Austin Hannon was arrested in the Mary’s Grove area
Updated: Sep. 24, 2021 at 10:21 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
He purchased his Quick Pick ticket at Crest Quick Stop on Old Boiling Springs Road in Shelby.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2021 at 11:52 PM EDT
|By Alex Giles
Carl Proper, an officer and K-9 handler with the Kings Mountain Police Department, died after contracting COVID-19. He was just 39 years old.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 9:14 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff and David Ade | Gray DC
The court deemed Roseberry competent to stand trial. The suspect also pleaded not guilty to the two federal charges against him.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2021 at 10:02 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
COVID-19 is having a critical impact on the Cleveland County community and its health care systems.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2021 at 12:07 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
A woman was killed after being struck by a car Sunday night in Kings Mountain.