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Police: Mother shot, killed Monday night in Gastonia
GASTONIA, N.C. (WBTV) - A mother was shot and killed just before midnight on Monday in Gastonia, according to the police department. Police say the deadly shooting happened along Morgan Street, killing 39-year-old Latasha Cureton. The investigation is open and ongoing. No further information was released.
Gaston senior awarded large scholarship from CaroMont Health
CaroMont Health Foundation recently announced that Aissatou Diouf, a senior at Ashbrook High School, has been awarded the 2024 Wayne F. Shovelin Scholarship, according to a press release. Diouf was chosen to receive the four-year scholarship, worth up to $20,000 each academic year, for undergraduate studies in a healthcare-related field,...
101-year-old WWII vet the last man standing in Gaston County heroes club
GASTONIA, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – At Brookdale Robinwood assisted living in Gastonia, we had an appointment with a World War II veteran. “Mr. Arrowood, they’re here to do the interview, okay?” a Brookdale employee said to resident Henry Arrowood. The 101-year-old served in the U.S. Army, with the 76th Infantry Division. “You saw a lot […]
'We thought it was fireworks' | Dozens of shots fired at Gastonia home leave mother dead; daughter speaks out
GASTONIA, N.C. — A Gastonia woman was shot and killed when multiple bullets were fired into a Gaston County home late Monday night, according to her family. The shooting is under investigation by the Gastonia Police Department. The woman was identified by her family as 39-year-old Latasha Nichole Cureton....
Gastonia mother of six shot and killed in drive-by shooting
A mother of six was killed Monday night after a drive-by shooting. Latasha Cureton, 39, was sleeping in a bedroom near the front of the home where her mother, who does not wish to be named, resides on Morgan Street in Gastonia when she was shot and killed around midnight.
'They made a grown-up decision' | York County murder victim's mother speaks out one month after son's murder
YORK COUNTY, S.C. — On Tuesday, a 15-year-old suspect appeared in court in York County for the murder of 21-year-old Jai'Shaun Young at the beginning of May. The suspect is accused of killing 21-year-old Jai'Shaun Young of Gastonia, North Carolina in what the York Police Department has described as the city's first homicide investigation since 2022. Young was found shot to death inside a home along Galilean Road on May 6, 2024.
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