A 2‑year‑old was flown to a Winston‑Salem trauma center after being struck by heavy construction equipment while land was cleared near Morganton. Authorities say a track loader was involved and the sheriff’s office is investigating.

SBI agents are investigating after a person was shot and killed by a Hickory police officer on 5th Street Southeast. Officials have released few details as the probe continues.

An unlicensed juvenile led deputies on a rush‑hour chase in Winston‑Salem that ended when the car crashed and burned. The driver was captured and faces multiple charges, officials said.

A federal jury convicted Saheed Sunday Owolabi in a romance scam that moved more than $1.5 million; a judge has sentenced him to 15 years. The case involved cross‑border laundering and at least one six‑figure local loss.

A Benton Heights Elementary art teacher was arrested April 2 and charged with taking indecent liberties with a child. The district says the alleged victim is not a Benton Heights student.

Two Salisbury men were charged this week after an unhoused man was found dead in woods on Jan. 22. Detectives say the case remains active and more charges may be possible.

Two inmates were accidentally released from the Randolph County jail in Asheboro and were recaptured the same day; the sheriff called it human error and opened an internal review.

Police and medics responded to an assault call along Kendall Drive near the West Charlotte Recreation Center; witnesses reported a large fight and multiple ambulances. Authorities say details are limited.

An appeals court left intact the convictions and life sentence for Caldwell Cole in the 2019 Lytham Drive shooting that killed two people. The decision rejects key defense arguments while leaving a narrow double‑jeopardy question unresolved.

School officials say students and staff are safe after an incident at Hidden Valley Elementary in northeast Charlotte. Details remain limited as investigators respond.

A heavy police response was reported at N. Graham Street and Nevin Road in north Charlotte Thursday night, with a helicopter overhead, two people detained and an ambulance departing. Authorities say CMPD is investigating.

Court records say a Gastonia man faces incest and three counts of first‑degree sexual exploitation of a minor; police say the case is under investigation.

Three teens pleaded guilty in the October 2024 killing of 18-year-old Zackary Rieken; sentences range from roughly five to 13 years and left family calling the outcome "mercy".