Gastonia Coverage

Boston foods company to build new plant in NC, create more than 200 jobs

Hans Kissle Company, a manufacturer of prepared foods based in Boston, is making a play to become a nation-wide provider and a new facility in North Carolina is part of that plan.

Gastonia woman sheds light on families struggling with 'hidden homelessness'

As Gaston County tabulates their results from the annual "Point in Time" homelessness count, a Gastonia mother is highlighting a different type of homelessness that isn't easily quantified: hidden homelessness.

Many families struggling with 'hidden homelessness' often fly under the radar, Gastonia woman says

Her family's experience is called "hidden homelessness" where families couch surf with relatives and friends and have no permanent address. It's partly why there's no reliable numbers tracking how many people experience it.

Brandon Goldner, WCNC

Gastonia man charged with threatening Biden and law enforcement

A Gastonia man remains in custody after being charged with threatening President Joe Biden.

Sydney Franklin, WRAL multiplatform producer

Why Trump can't take red counties in North Carolina for granted

GASTONIA, N.C. -- Republicans in Gaston County still have pictures from the last time a presidential candidate visited here during a general election: They are sun-stained images from 1992, when President George H.W. Bush's Spirit of America train tour made a stop in the town of Ranlo, North Carolina.

Annie Karni, New York Times

Dymax Corporation to establish $21.5M manufacturing facility in Gaston County, creating 59 new jobs

Founded in 1980, Dymax Corporation provides integrated rapid and light-cure formulations and equipment for the consumer and automotive electronics, aerospace, defense, and medical markets. 

1 injured in officer-involved shooting at Gastonia restaurant

A person was shot as Gastonia police responded to a report of an armed individual at a Buffalo Wild Wings on Tuesday night.

Charlotte-area trampoline park to remove attraction where child died

The Charlotte-area trampoline park where a 12-year-old boy died after a mishap last week said it will close the attraction where the accident happened.

Jason O. Boyd, WRAL.com digital journalist

Boy, 12, dies after fall at Charlotte-area trampoline park

A 12-year-old boy died during a mishap at a Charlotte-area trampoline park, authorities said.

Alfred Charles, WRAL.com managing editor

Autopsy lists Gastonia boy's death as 'probable drowning'

A 6-year-old Gastonia boy who was found dead in a creek two months ago after disappearing from a local park several days earlier likely drowned, according to an autopsy released Thursday.

Police: 3-year-old Gastonia girl safe, kidnapper arrested after Charlotte crash

The Gastonia Police Department has located a missing 3-year-old girl who was kidnapped from an apartment Sunday morning.

Authorities provide update after body found during search for missing 6-year-old

Watch live as authorities provide an update after crews found a body believed to be that of missing 6-year-old Maddox Ritch.

Authorities: This is not the outcome we had hoped for

Watch live as authorities provide an update after crews found a body believed to be that of missing 6-year-old Maddox Ritch.

'Not the end we hoped for': Authorities find body of missing Gastonia 6-year-old

Authorities said a body believed to be that of a missing 6-year-old Gastonia boy was found Thursday afternoon following an extensive search.

Natalie Matthews, WRAL.com editor

Father of missing Gastonia boy: It's torture, I want my little boy back home

As the search for a missing 6-year-old Gastonia boy with autism neared the end of the fifth day, the boy's father spoke to the media on Wednesday to answer questions about the last time he saw his son.

Authorities provide update on search for missing Gastonia 6-year-old

Ian Ritch, the father of missing 6-year-old Maddox Ritch, speaks to the media as authorities in Gastonia provide an update on the search for the missing boy.

Father of missing Gastonia 6-year-old: It's been torture

Watch live as Ian Ritch, the father of missing 6-year-old Maddox Ritch, speaks to the media as authorities in Gastonia provide an update on the search for the missing boy.

Authorities discuss search for missing Gastonia boy

Authorities discuss search for missing Gastonia boy

Authorities provide an update on the search for Maddox Ritch, a missing 6-year-old from Gastonia.

Mother of missing Gastonia boy: 'I just want my baby home'

As law enforcement expands the search for a missing 6-year-old Gastonia boy with autism, the boy's mother tearfully pleaded Tuesday for people who might have some information about his disappearance to come forward.

FBI joins search for missing Gastonia boy

The FBI is involved in a search for a missing 6-year-old boy in Gaston County.

Loving family lifts woman, children up

On the front porch of a new Habitat for Humanity home in Gastonia, Joe Padilla Jr. stepped up with crisp military efficiency and attached an American flag to the house that his sister Linda De La Garza and her four children will now call home.

Bill DuPre, Habitat for Humanity North Carolina

Presentation of a Bible

Patricia Franks, left, of the board of Habitat for Humanity of Gaston County, presents a Bible to Linda De La Garza and her family.

American flag in place

Joe Padilla, a U.S. Marines veteran, places a flag at his sister's new home.

SECU Foundation's Mountains-to-the-Sea Challenge explainer

Erin Davidson and Mark Oakes of the State Employees Credit Union's Gastonia Union Road branch explain the SECU Foundation's Mountains-to-the-Sea Challenge, a $10 million initiative to build a Habitat home in each of North Carolina's 100 counties.