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A Bessemer City woman was killed in a two-car crash in Kings Mountain Saturday afternoon.  According to the North Carolina Highway Patrol, Joy Johnson, 49, was pronounced dead at the scene following a head on collision on N.C. 161 just north of Velvet Drive.  Troopers indicated the crash happened around 3:40 p.m. Saturday after Johnson, driving north in a 2005 Buick passenger car, crossed the center line and collided with a 2016 Chevrolet Malibu.  Johnson was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, according to troopers.  Multiple occupants of the Malibu were transported to Car...

Highway Patrol, Charlotte DOT prepare for road trouble as temperatures drop Friday night DOT crews working on roads as temperatures drop By Alex Giles | January 8, 2021 at 10:00 PM EST - Updated January 8 at 11:48 PM CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - While many of the counties in the North Carolina foothills and mountains saw snow Friday, residents in the city of Charlotte were lucky if they spotted a few flakes. Despite a lack of snow, the winter storm system did bring a lot of rain to the Charlotte metro area. According to WBTV’s First Alert Weather Team, concerns for icy roads will mainly be...

A 90-year-old Cherryville man died Wednesday night after driving his car into a pond near the intersection of Cherryville Highway and Mount Zion Church Road.  According to the North Carolina Highway Patrol, Gerald Clontz Parker attempted to turn left from Mt. Zion Church Road onto Cherryville Highway around 8:20 p.m. Wednesday. Troopers say Parker may have then attempted to reverse his direction which sent his 2019 Hyundai Sonata off the road and into a pond.  The car floated to the center of the pond, according to Trooper Ray Pierce. A bystander saw the crash and attempted to reach Parke...

A Gastonia man accused of shooting and killing a Bessemer City teenager on Dec. 21 will remain in jail without bond. Anfernee Latrell Patterson, 25, made his first appearance in court Wednesday afternoon. He’s charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 18-year-old Jeremy Joshua Lipscomb. Lipscomb was shot at 214 Mountain View St, in Gastonia, just east of U.S. 321, early on Dec. 21. Gastonia Police officers attempted to resuscitate Lipscomb, but he died at the scene. Assistant District Attorney Megan Rhoden recommended Patterson remain in jail on a hold based on the severity ...