A longtime Cary Fire Department engineer was arrested Wednesday and charged with two counts of second‑degree sexual exploitation of a minor.

A Raleigh man was sentenced to at least 4 years, 7 months after pleading guilty in a November 2023 crash that killed a 76-year-old Wake Forest man.

Wake County deputies arrested 29‑year‑old Shaniyah R. Dove in a Duke Energy fraud probe that allegedly cost the utility $495,904.62. The arrest is the third tied to the months‑long investigation.

A 72-year-old store operator from Mecklenburg County, Prakash Mehta, was charged with tax embezzlement involving around $200,902 in sales tax by the North Carolina Department of Revenue.

Wake County approved $23.5 million in hospitality‑tax grants and included a Wake Forest skate park among the awardees, joining local land purchase and a PARTF grant.

A Bladenboro traffic stop went sideways when a man allegedly drove off in an officer’s unmarked truck; he was captured the next morning and faces multiple felony counts. Schools were briefly locked down during the search.

A Raleigh mother warns park-goers after a man allegedly exposed himself at Biltmore Hills Park this week; police are investigating.

Garner Police seek public help via Facebook Live to solve Joseph Michael Adams's shooting death, urging tips via call or text at 919-890-7318 or email to [email protected].

Garner, NC Police honored their School Resource Officers on National SRO Appreciation Day, highlighting their role in safety and relationship-building in schools.

Bubbakoo's Burritos is opening its first North Carolina restaurant in Durham's Renaissance Village, bringing customizable burritos, tacos and the chain's Chiwawa bites.

Raleigh celebrates National Tooth Fairy Day with a free event focused on dental health and fun at John Chavis Memorial Park.

SELC says testing near Robeson County's Rocco plant found PFOA and GenX above EPA thresholds and has delivered a notice threatening federal litigation.

Patchy fog this morning and a threat of dense fog late Monday night. Gusty north winds today and a warming trend through the week.