Tragic fall claims life of Cramerton worker on new home
Javier Antonio Gomez Gonzales, a 49 year old from Charlotte, died after falling from a roof while working on a house under construction in the Cramer Mountain area of Cramerton. Responders declared him dead at the scene around 9 50 a m. The incident is being investigated as an accidental fall with Cramerton Police aiding the North Carolina Department of Labor.
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Stuart Ridge
Javier Antonio Gomez Gonzales
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Greg Ratchford
Cramerton Police
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Ratchford
Somali-Norwegian teen goes on knife rampage in Russell Square
A Somali-Norwegian teenager stabbed a Florida woman to death and wounded five others in a Russell Square attack in London. Police caption the incident as a rapid, deadly assault and continue investigations alongside authorities.
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Russell Square
Florida
Obituary Highlights From Local Area Listings
A listing of residents and ages appears for Obituaries in the publication showing Edwin Barker and numerous others across Gastonia Lincolnton Clover Shelby Irma and Charlotte areas. The note invites readers to see the upcoming quarterly remembrance section on B2-3 with obituary coverage and classifieds and mentions lottery numbers and page references.
The movie guy who did more than take tickets
Mike Carpenter, who died at 59, began work at Regal Franklin Square Stadium 14 after needing a wheelchair and facing limited arm motion. He practiced tearing tickets at home to perform his job, earning admiration for 17 years of overcoming obstacles and greeting moviegoers with a smile.
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Mike Carpenter
Regal Franklin Square Stadium
the Gazette
Carpenter
Chrissie Lancaster
Kmart
Read Mike Carpenter Obituary Highlights On Page B3
Mike Carpenter’s obituary notes he relied on a motorized wheelchair that often died, leaving him stranded between the retail store and the theater, a detail echoed by his co workers.
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Mike Carpenter
NC man arrested for IS recruitment in FBI case
Erick Jamal Hendricks, 35, was arrested in Charlotte on a Cleveland charge of providing material support to a terrorist group. FBI affidavits describe online chats with an undercover agent posing as an IS recruit who witnessed the Garland Texas attack at the civic center in May 2015. Two Phoenix men, Elton Simpson and Nadir Hamid Soofi, were killed by an off duty officer. IS claimed responsibility calling them brothers.
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Islamic State Group
Garland
Texas
Muhammad
FBI
Erick Jamal Hendricks
Charlotte
Hendricks
Dallas
Phoenix
Elton Simpson
Nadir Hamid Soofi
Simpson
Accused killer back behind bars in continued case
Cyrus Charles Moss, accused of stabbing neighbor Charles Edward Littlejohn to death on August 2, is back in jail after police say he committed crimes in a neighboring county. The 63 year old veteran, Arty, lived nearby as the investigation continued. Two months passed before Moss was charged with first degree murder.
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Cyrus Charles Moss
Charles Edward Littlejohn
Gastonia
Arty
Moss
Crest High employee charged with student sex acts
Laura Bowling, 32, of Shelby, a former Crest High School secretary, was charged by the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office with five counts of felony sex act with a student after investigators say she admitted relations with a student. A mother reported anonymous congratulatory calls.
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Crest High School
Cleveland County Sheriff's Office
Laura Bowling
Bowling
Crest
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