Ken Lemon
Western Bureau Reporter at WSOC-TV (Charlotte, NC)
WSOC Western Bureau Reporter. Emmy, Edward R. Murrow, and multiple AP Award Winner. president of The National Association Of Black Journalists.
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6 days ago |
wsoctv.com | Ken Lemon
LocalGASTONIA, N.C. — A SWAT situation was underway Friday in Gastonia, Channel 9’s Ken Lemon reports. Lemon was at the scene Friday where officers had swarmed a neighborhood near Barkley and Radio streets. The Gastonia Police Department said SWAT officers were asked to assist in the arrest of a murder suspect, identified as 28-year-old Phillip Lydell out of Staten Island, New York. Police said the murder happened on March 28.
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6 days ago |
yahoo.com | Ken Lemon
A SWAT situation was underway Friday in Gastonia, Channel 9’s Ken Lemon reports. Lemon was at the scene Friday where officers had swarmed a neighborhood near Barkley and Radio streets. The Gastonia Police Department said SWAT officers were asked to assist in the arrest of a murder suspect, identified as 28-year-old Phillip Lydell out of Staten Island, New York.
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6 days ago |
wsoctv.com | Ken Lemon
GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — A group of advocates is working with the Gaston County Police Department to save lives. The Domestic Violence High Risk Fatality Team meets with law enforcement and prosecutors once a month. During the meeting, they discuss the most concerning cases with a real possibility of becoming fatal. Anyone with helpful information shares what they know, and the organization works to keep victims of domestic violence protected and supported until their case is heard.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Ken Lemon
A group of advocates is working with the Gaston County Police Department to save lives. The Domestic Violence High Risk Fatality Team meets with law enforcement and prosecutors once a month. During the meeting, they discuss the most concerning cases with a real possibility of becoming fatal. Anyone with helpful information shares what they know, and the organization works to keep victims of domestic violence protected and supported until their case is heard.
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1 week ago |
wsoctv.com | Ken Lemon
GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — Workers at local food banks are growing concerned due to what they say is a cut in government funding. That cut could lead to less food being given to people in need. Channel 9 reporter Ken Lemon spoke with those workers who said they are bracing for a drop in food at a time when the need is only getting greater. The Bountiful Blessings Food Bank does not open until 7 a.m. However, there were already people parked, ready to sleep overnight to receive food.
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A 16 yo murder suspect almost collapses in court and starts crying when a judge tells him he will face charges as an adult. Gastonia Police Department Sean Simpson shot and killed 16 yo Zaquavious Dawkins Sunday and attempted to kill a person walking with Dawkins. https://t.co/EVashV4AcX
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