A manhunt expanded after a Carroll County deputy was killed during a welfare check; investigators say a wildlife camera captured the suspect in nearby Surry County. Rewards and federal teams are aiding the search.

From pill production in the Triangle to a brief Medicaid U‑turn, North Carolina is now the center of debates over access, cost and safety for GLP‑1 weight‑loss drugs.

About 50 people were displaced after a city-ordered evacuation at the Carolina Apartments; a local nonprofit says it arranged Airbnb stays and rehoused more than half.

A pedestrian was rushed to a hospital with life‑threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in east Charlotte near Sharon Amity. Authorities say details remain limited.

A man who fell off a cliff into the Watauga River near Beech Mountain was rescued by multiple agencies and airlifted to a Winston‑Salem trauma center.

Wake Forest researchers analyzed the U.S. POINTER trial and found coach‑led diet and exercise programs produced measurable reductions in frailty over 24 months.

Cabarrus County is set to vote June 1 on a plan to dissolve Squad 410, a supplemental fire unit, a move that would cut full‑time and part‑time firefighter positions. County officials say the change aims to reduce duplication and they will offer job help for affected staff.

A Rock Hill death‑row inmate told a federal judge he wants Neurontin and Seroquel IR restored, saying the drugs might change his decision to drop appeals and seek execution. The plea surfaced during a sealed competency review and a closed May 11 hearing.

A Saturday night shooting on Graypark Drive left one person with life‑threatening injuries, MEDIC said.

Cloudy 64°F morning in Charlotte with highs near 77°F. Showers tonight and likely thunderstorms Monday could bring heavy rain and gusty winds.

A former High Point Walmart manager was arrested in Charlotte on May 26 accused of embezzling $121,471 from the store, local reports say.

John Clay Jackson, once banned by the state, was arrested May 20 on multiple warrants alleging he took payments for repairs he didn't finish. Prosecutors and the AG's 2020 judgment are part of the case's backdrop.

A Murphy man was sentenced to 22 years after authorities said they seized 15 guns and more than 1,600 fentanyl pills during a December 2023 traffic stop and home search.