Gastonia church suffers fire on Christmas, investigation underway: Tuesday, Dec. 27

A Gastonia community is heartbroken after a devastating fire destroyed a local church on Christmas day. Throughout the day several people stopped by The Place Church, some of who are church members and community members to see the ruins. Many say they are just shocked to see the church building just gone.Pastor Ronald Duncan said their church family is trying to wrap their heads around this loss but he is confident they will get through this.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/gastonia-church-suffers-fire-on-christmas-investigation-underway-north-carolina-the-place-church-fire-department-marshal/275-985252b4-2ae4-456b-99ab-1ed62022c138As the Carolina Panthers are making a late-season push for their first playoff appearance since 2017, they've decided to sign a player who has helped them get there in the past.On Monday, the Panthers signed cornerback Josh Norman to the team's practice squad. Norman was recruited to work out with the team on Monday after starting cornerback Jaycee Horn suffered a wrist injury in Saturday's win over the Detroit Lions.Panthers fans should be familiar with Norman. He spent the first four seasons of his career (2012-2015) with Carolina and was a big part of the defense that pushed the team to Super Bowl 50 in the 2015 season.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/sports/nfl/panthers/panthers-reunite-with-josh-norman-former-all-pro-cb-signs-to-practice-squad-jaycee-horn-carolina-north-carolina-cornerback-defense-steve-wilks/275-150da4bd-9743-472b-97f2-44eda910945dWatch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT!