Monroe County detectives booked a Hollywood man after alleging he stole a $14,400 sewer‑inspection camera in Marathon and ran similar fraudulent rentals across multiple counties.

A jury convicted Joshua McClain of first‑degree murder in the 2020 University City killing of LaMar McNeil; he was sentenced to life without parole.

A state recidivism report shows roughly 44% of prisoners released in FY2021 were rearrested within two years, and settlement releases had higher rates. The findings have returned to the spotlight amid a new database and a Senate race.

A Georgia woman was arrested after deputies traced a jury‑duty scam that used contraband phones to target Rowan County residents. The investigation is ongoing.

A high‑ranking Sinaloa Cartel member was sentenced to 28 years after an HSTF probe tied him to fentanyl, meth and cocaine distribution and money‑laundering.

A 30-year-old moped rider who was critically injured in an August crash has died after months in the hospital, and CMPD says the investigation is active.

An overturned tractor-trailer killed at least one person and closed two lanes of I-85 South near Exit 79 in Rowan County early Thursday, snarling the Winston‑Salem–Charlotte corridor.

A structure fire in Harrisburg closed Rocky River Road near Atrium Health Harrisburg and drew mutual-aid crews from Concord and Charlotte. Officials have not released injury or cause details.

Deputies say a Troutman man fired pellet rounds at passing cars on Perth Road. He faces multiple felony counts and is being held on a $50,000 bond.

A 39-year-old man died after a single-vehicle crash on Eastway Drive; police suspect impairment and toxicology results are pending.

A 59-year-old North Carolina man pleaded guilty after prosecutors say he posted a Supreme Court justice’s home address online and urged violence. Federal officials say doxxing can escalate into real‑world danger.

Surveillance footage links a man to a string of home burglaries north of uptown; detectives are asking the public to share tips and camera footage.

A rollover at McCain Street and Arbor Drive in Waxhaw left one man dead and the driver hospitalized; police say speed may have been a factor.