Timetheous Baylor was arrested in Bertie County for leaving her children alone without essentials during a heat wave. The children were cared for by DSS, and Baylor faces misdemeanor charges with a $1,500 bond.

A North Carolina man, Rico Green, received a 13-year federal prison sentence for drug trafficking, with no parole possibility, following a guilty plea and a history of similar convictions.

Two separate incidents on the same Amtrak train in North Carolina resulted in the deaths of two pedestrians, one in Burlington and another near Charlotte.

North Carolina physician Dr. Henry Ronald Emery, Jr. is indicted for illegally distributing buprenorphine and related crimes as part of a larger crackdown on opioid abuse and fraud.

Statesville police are investigating the death of Richard Wayne Pledger who was shot at his home on Stewart Court. Authorities seek information to elucidate the homicide.

A convicted felon, Charod Terron Terry, received a 110-month prison sentence for firearm possession by a felon, following collaborative law enforcement efforts.

Antonio Lamar Stukes has been sentenced to over five years in prison for fentanyl trafficking in Charlotte, after an investigation involving multiple law enforcement agencies.

A Hickory man received a 10-year prison sentence for gun and drug crimes, following a hit-and-run incident in December 2022 where firearms and drugs were found in his possession.

A Charlotte mother was arrested after her 8-year-old daughter died in a hot car while she was working at Amazon. She faces charges including involuntary manslaughter.

A man was charged with murder after a fatal shooting in Vale, Catawba County, where 31-year-old Larry Ray Whisnant was found deceased. Trevor Kiernan O’Mara is in custody without bond, awaiting court proceedings.

A suspect was arrested after leading police on a chase in an Amazon delivery truck in Gaston County, with officials confirming the pursuit ended without further incident. Details are still unfolding.

Rowan County deputies search for Steward Allen Callahan-Fletcher, accused of statutory rape and indecent liberties with a child.

Ricky Ray Wright, 66, has been missing for two weeks in Lancaster County and was last seen on Riverside Road. He may be staying in local hotels or motels.