The Gaston County Police Drone Unit helped find a lost hiker alone in the dark in rugged terrain on Crowders Mountain.

The hiker saw the approaching drone and shouted for help, police said. The drone spotted the hiker soon after police launched it from the summit of King’s Pinnacle on the mounta ...

The Gaston County Police Drone Unit helped find a lost hiker alone in the dark in rugged terrain on Crowders Mountain. The hiker called 911 at about 5:50 p.m. on Monday and Crowders Mountain State ...

James M. Pedone, 27, who now faces up to five years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine, made an initial appearance in court on Thursday.

A hiker lost at night on a steep N.C. mountainside managed to call 911 for help moments before the phone battery died, Gaston County police said Tuesday. One of two drones launched by police ...

Police in the West Valley used a drone Saturday night to track down a teenage suspect who fled on an electric motorcycle.