A 41-year-old Pittsboro man is jailed after deputies say he shot and killed the family dog and injured his wife and 4-year-old son inside their home. Arrest warrants list multiple felony counts.

A Morrisville gas-station stop turned into a $250,000 scratch-off win for a Triangle man who said he was "about to cry." After taxes he took home $180,039.

Court records show Jose Jimy Chavez‑Fuentes pleaded guilty to photographing a sexual act after a Tinder date; the judge ordered sex‑offender registration, probation and digital restrictions.

Lee County approved performance‑based incentives for a hush‑hush healthcare project called Project Sol, pegged at about $600M and 335 jobs if benchmarks are met. Officials say negotiations are ongoing and the company’s identity remains confidential.

A Florida developer bought 115 acres in Rocky Mount for $4.5M and plans hundreds of homes, apartments and retail.

Cary police say social-media posts and surveillance helped tie a woman to a theft spree that took roughly $35,717 from Ulta and Lululemon stores across the Triangle.

Two people were killed after a wrong-way pickup struck another car on I-587 near Wilson Monday evening; troopers closed eastbound lanes while they investigated.

A Havelock man identified as Francisco Nava Mendoza was arrested after parallel child-sex probes in Craven and Carteret counties. He is being held without bond.

Crews have begun clearing trees on New Bern Avenue for the city’s new BRT line; expect lane shifts, temporary stop moves and promised native replanting.

A 38-year-old Henderson man was shot and killed early Sunday; the SBI is assisting local deputies investigating the scene.

Deputies say a mover held a woman’s belongings hostage and demanded $5,200; a man was arrested and faces multiple felony counts, officials say.

At least one person died and a section of Capital Boulevard was closed after an early-morning crash near Trawick Road that involved two motorcycles, a tow truck and a car.

A Raleigh man who walked away from a federal halfway house in July 2025 was recaptured by U.S. Marshals and sentenced to 15 months in federal prison.