A search is underway for 11-year-old Lorcan Hester and his father Thomas in Gastonia, with concerns due to the father's cognitive issues. They may be in a white Hyundai Sonata, plate TFE-7818.

Multiple shootings in North Carolina stemming from domestic violence have resulted in two fatalities and others injured, with the shooter committing suicide.

A Burke County man was arrested for assaulting officers during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. He faces felony charges for using a flagpole as a weapon and other misdemeanors.

A woman was arrested in a 1987 cold case involving the death of her newborn, aided by advances in DNA technology.

A man was killed and a child seriously injured in a Salisbury shooting. Police found the man dead at the scene and the child, now stable, has been hospitalized. No arrests made; the incident appears isolated.

Albemarle Police seek a 2017 Chevy Malibu connected to a domestic-related shooting, urging public help to find the car with a dented door and temp plate VZ-41891.

A body was recovered from Lake Norman after a suspected drowning, following a seven-hour joint search by the Huntersville and Cornelius-Lemley Fire Departments.

Firefighters battled a significant fire at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport's parking deck, prompting a shutdown of certain areas. Details on injuries or the fire's cause are pending.

An 82-year-old woman, Lorna Joy Roth, died following an arson at Sharon Place Condominiums in Charlotte; the incident is now a homicide investigation.

Two incidents caused major delays on I-85: a crash near Kannapolis closed southbound lanes but reopened ahead of schedule, while a separate fatal crash in Charlotte closed a northbound ramp for investigation.

Maxwell S. Fletcher, an ex-NC soccer coach, faces new sex assault charges involving an adult. Previously charged with minor assault, he was released after his latest arrest.

A suspected arson in Mooresville injured two firefighters and killed six pets; Eric Cherry was arrested on multiple charges including arson and animal cruelty.

Joshua Hunsucker, accused of murdering his wife with eyedrops in 2018, faces new charges of witness intimidation and poisoning his daughter with the same substance.