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Michael Warrick

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
39
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Oct 1, 2026
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Jul 6, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Michael Warrick

    ‘Critical we fill it’: Downtown Gastonia faces major vacancy as Ghost Peppers shutdown (opens the original)

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    GASTONIA, N.C. (WBTV) - A cornerstone of downtown Gastonia’s revitalization efforts has abruptly shutdown, leaving local business leaders and residents questioning what will fill the void. The Gastonia Ghost Peppers professional baseball team announced it’s shutting down operations after opening play just two years ago in 2024. The sudden exit leaves CaroMont Health Park without a primary attraction. A member of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, the Ghost Peppers are owned by Zawyer

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Michael Warrick

    Charlotte-based food bank sees record year of food distribution as demand, food costs rise (opens the original)

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    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Following a record-setting year of feeding more community members than ever before, leaders at Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina say the demand for assistance is only expected to grow. The rising need comes as new research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture projects food prices will climb roughly 3% next year. While close to the historical average, the increase follows years of dramatic price surges in 2022 and 2023 that continue to hit household budgets. For re

  3. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Michael Warrick

    2 years after Helene, search continues for Avery County’s last missing victim (opens the original)

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    AVERY COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - Two years after Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina, a search-and-rescue team returned to the banks of the Elk River on a mission: to bring home the last person still missing in Avery County. Equipped with K-9s, ATVs, a boat, drone and other tools, members of the Linville-Central Rescue Squad spent the day on Sunday, Sept. 28, scouring every foot of the riverbank for any sign of Kim Ashby. A wife, mother, and local teacher, Ashby was swept away when flo

  4. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Michael Warrick

    Northwest Charlotte neighborhood heartbroken, anxious after stray bullet kills 4-year-old boy (opens the original)

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    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A doorbell camera is shedding new light on the moment a 4-year-old boy was killed by a stray bullet while sleeping inside his northwest Charlotte home. In the video, you can hear at least a dozen gunshots erupt along Grassy Patch Lane early on Sunday, Sept. 20. Caleb Flax, 4, was killed and a woman in a neighboring house was also shot, but survived. Flax’s grandfather, who asked not to be identified, said the boy was sleeping in bed when he was shot. Related --> 4-year-o

  5. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Michael Warrick

    Hickory Police latest to activate Flock Transparency Portal, amid camera scrutiny (opens the original)

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    HICKORY, N.C. (WBTV) - The Hickory Police Department is pulling back the curtain on how often officers use automated license plate readers, becoming the latest local agency to launch a public “Flock Transparency Portal.” The move comes amid growing community debate and scrutiny surrounding Flock Safety cameras—a widely used crime-fighting tool that tracks vehicles by scanning license plates. The new online dashboard, through the Flock Safety website, provides a rolling 30-day window into when th

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