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Updated: 5:30 PM EST February 24, 2021 GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — Like everyone else during the pandemic, Meka Wilson, had a hard time finding face masks to protect herself and others from the Coronavirus.  "I started making masks for my family," Wilson said. "So once I started making them for family other people wanted me to make more of them."  Wilson said her little project of sewing a couple of face masks for family and friends out of her home in Gastonia quickly turned into something larger. "People said 'why don't you start making some t-shirts,'" Wilson recalled. So I st...

Due to the weather, the Salvation Army has officially declared Operation Deep Freeze in effect for Thursday, Feb. 18. When the temperature drops to 35 degrees or 40 with precipitation, the organization opens its doors to anyone seeking overnight shelter.

1of3 A vigil is planned for Friday to support the family members of Darrell Zemault Sr. as they view the body camera footage nearly five months after he was killed in a fatal police confrontation.Courtesy of the Zemault family.Show MoreShow Less 2of3 A vigil is planned for Friday to support the family members of Darrell Zemault Sr. as they view the body camera footage nearly five months after he was killed in a fatal police confrontation.Celeste BrownShow MoreShow Less 3of3 A vigil is planned for Friday to support the family members of Darrell Zemault Sr. as they view the body camera footage ...

Creek Fire Map, Update As Rapidly Spreading California Blaze Prompts Mandatory Evacuations On 12/24/20 at 6:44 AM EST A wildfire that erupted in southern California on Wednesday night prompted mandatory evacuations after quickly burning through more than 300 acres. Firefighters responded to the blaze, dubbed the Creek Fire, in the 37000 block of De Luz Road in Fallbrook at around 11 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the North County Fire Protection District. The fire quickly spread to Camp Pendleton, prompting evacuations in parts of the U.S. Marine Corps base. Mandatory evacuations were underw...

Fire crews continue to mop up the Creek Fire on Christmas evening as containment has increased to 65%.