Kara Fohner
Reporter at The Gaston Gazette (North Carolina)
I cover Gaston County, N.C. for the @gastongazette. 📰 Formerly @newstopic
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Kara Fohner
A man was killed in a single-vehicle wreck Tuesday evening near Forestview High School, according to N.C. Highway Patrol. The man was driving south on N.C. 274 near the South Carolina line just before 10 p.m. when the vehicle veered left of center, ran off the road to the left and crashed into a tree, Trooper Adam Rogers said. Highway Patrol did not identify the driver.
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1 week ago |
gastongazette.com | Kara Fohner
A 10-year-old girl, Isla Blu Keener, was critically injured in an accidental shooting at her home near Crouse, North Carolina. The shooting involved another child, and Keener suffered collapsed lungs and fractured vertebrae. She was transported to Levine Children's Hospital and placed in a medically induced coma. A 10-year-old girl was critically injured in an accidental shooting Friday evening.
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yahoo.com | Kara Fohner
A captain at the Gaston County Detention Center was fired in March for misconduct. Capt. Timothy Lancaster, 49, was fired March 22 for "unbecoming conduct," according to a notice of disciplinary action from the Gaston County Sheriff's Office. The notice did not state what manner of conduct it was. Jail personnel records indicate that Lancaster was hired as a detention officer in 2005. In 2007, he was made a corporal, but he was demoted back to being a deputy in 2009 and suspended for two weeks.
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1 week ago |
gastongazette.com | Kara Fohner
The gym offers group training, personal training, nutrition help, and physical therapy, including sports massage. The owners aim to promote a holistic approach to health, empowering individuals to take control of their well-being through fitness. Three years ago, Scott Jablonka and his wife, Tori, were renting space in a gym in Charlotte when the gym was sold. "So that meant it was time to look for a new space.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Kara Fohner
Two inmates at the Gaston County Detention Center died in March, according to jail records. The first inmate, a 44-year-old woman, died March 9, by suicide while incarcerated at the jail on drug charges. According to a report the jail submitted from the state, an officer had checked on her at 1:06 p.m., and she was found "in distress or dead" at 1:45 p.m., 39 minutes later. Guards are required to check on inmates twice an hour, with not more than 40 minutes between checks.
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