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12-05-2025
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Two people were killed in a fire Sunday in Gaston County
A man and woman died Sunday in a house fire in northwestern Gaston County. Investigators from the Gaston County Office of Emergency Management and Fire Services have ruled the fire accidental. Emergency responders arrived at the home in the 4000 block of Old Lincolnton Road at 10:11 a.m. Sunday. The front and left side of the home were fully engulfed when units arrived. A 78-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman were located dead inside the home. Investigators found that the fire originated on the front porch of the home and was caused by a heating lamp. Crouse Fire Department was the lead agency on the fire with assistance from Tryonota Fire, Agriculture Center Volunteer Fire, Waco Community Volunteer Fire, Gaston County Police, North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal, Hugh's Pond Volunteer Fire, Dallas Fire, Cherryville Fire, Gaston County Emergency Medical Services (GEMS), Bessemer City Fire, North Gaston Fire, South Fork Fire. This article originally appeared on The Gaston Gazette: Sunday fire kills two in Gaston County
Yahoo
10-05-2025
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Gaston County warns residents about summer program scam targeting elderly
Gaston County Police and Gaston County Social Services have issued a statement warning residents about a scam circulating via email. The scam includes information about a summer Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP). It claims to offer additional energy assistance. The scam provides the names and phone numbers of state officials to appear legitimate. READ: Anson County deputies warn of scam targeting families LIEAP provides assistance with heating bills to those over the age of 60 or disabled persons receiving services through the N.C. Division of Aging and Adult Services. But Gaston County officials clarified, LIEAP does not have a summer program. Officials said those who need assistance and qualify can apply for the Crisis Intervention Program by calling (704)862-7889, online at or in person at the Department of Health and Human Services. 'Be cautious when you receive emails from people you do not know,' police said in a statement. 'Do not provide any personal information to any organization or group if you are not familiar with them. If you suspect a scam, end the communication and report it to law enforcement.' Anyone who believes they have been targeted by a scam has been asked to call Gaston County Communications at (704)866-3300. WATCH: Anson County deputies warn of scam targeting families
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Yahoo
'How could I do that to my wife?' Man stands trial in wife's killing
Just before 7 a.m. on March 4, 2021, Ricky Allen Holdsclaw called Gaston County Police and told the dispatcher that he shot his wife in the stomach while she was asleep in bed. Judy Allred Helms was 72 when she died. Holdsclaw, who was arrested for Helms' death at the time, is on trial for voluntary manslaughter. In court Monday, a 911 call presented by the state shed light on the circumstances surrounding Helms' death. Helms, who had Alzheimer's Disease, had a particularly intense episode the day before, Holdsclaw told the dispatcher. He said in the call that Helms retired from a career in healthcare about 17 years prior and had always asked him to never put her in a nursing home. "She has these spells where I have to hold her down," he said through tears at the time. "She suffers so much when she has one of these spells." While trying to restrain her, Holdsclaw said in the call, he pulled a muscle in his stomach which rendered him nearly immobile. Sometime after that episode, Helms wanted to go for a walk by herself and returned home escorted by a neighbor who found her standing in their driveway. Holdsclaw said in the call that Helms shared a chicken pot pie with the neighbor for dinner, took her medicine and went to bed. "(At) about six this morning, I just went crazy and shot her," he said. "How could I do that? How could I do that to my wife? She was my one and only companion." Prosecutors Kristen Northrup and Josh Warner also introduced several pieces of evidence on the first day of trial including the gun allegedly used in the shooting, bedding found at the scene and a deformed jacketed bullet. Rather than face a jury, Holtsclaw is having his case decided by Superior Court Judge David Phillips. This article originally appeared on The Gaston Gazette: Details revealed in trial of man who is accused of shooting his wife
