Wake County officials emphasize the importance of hurricane preparedness, urging residents to plan and create emergency kits ahead of the upcoming season, highlighted by National Hurricane Preparedness Week.

Kimberly Byrd was rescued after her car crashed into a creek in Johnston County due to a medical emergency. She is expected to make a full recovery with no citations issued.

A local father of two was fatally shot on South Benjamine Street in East Durham; police are investigating the incident with no suspect information released.

Troopers under investigation after a chase led to a fatal crash, with bodycam footage revealing attempts to downplay the pursuit. Charges against the officers were dismissed in nearly 200 cases.

North Carolina offers a $5,000 reward for information leading to the capture of escapee Francisco Cardenas, with the U.S. Marshals adding another $5,000.

A 16-year-old boy was fatally shot in Durham, with the police reporting no arrests and describing the incident as isolated. The community and family are grieving.

A year-end school party in southeast Raleigh ended with gunfire, injuring three including a juvenile. The shooting, caught on a door cam, is being investigated by police; no suspects have been arrested.

The FBI arrested a third suspect, Eleodoro Estrada-Hernandez, in a North Carolina kidnapping case; two others, the Duran Duran siblings, face charges and ICE detainers.

Jury deliberations are ongoing in Christopher McCullough’s murder trial, regarding the fatal assault on his elderly mother and the attack on his father.

A Raleigh man was convicted for possessing child sexual abuse material on his work laptop, with over 300 images found. He faces a minimum of ten years in prison.

Three NC residents were arrested for child sex abuse and trafficking, with potential life sentences for two and up to 20 years per count for the third.

A Wake County man was charged with 21 felonies for identity theft and insurance fraud, using six identities to file false claims on different dates with various insurers.

A Charlotte man, Gregory Alan Williamson Jr., was charged with insurance fraud and uttering misdemeanor for allegedly forging medical leave papers to overcharge his insurer.