A woman suffered life‑threatening gunshot wounds early Monday in the 2800 block of Rochelle Street in Durham. Police are investigating and asking anyone with information to come forward.

A man was rushed to the hospital with life‑threatening injuries after a late‑night shooting near Chapel Hill Road and Anderson Street in Durham.

Gunfire rang out on Putnam Road before 1:30 a.m.; police canvassed the neighborhood and no injuries were reported.

A Burlington-registered sex offender was arrested in Durham and returned to Alamance County on May 13, charged with failing to update her registration.

A 24‑year‑old Raleigh County man was charged April 28 with seven counts of first‑degree sexual assault and two counts of sexual abuse; he’s jailed on a $500,000 cash bond.

A car slammed into the outdoor patio at Bittersweet in downtown Raleigh early Friday; police called it a hit-and-run and no one was injured. The vehicle came close to propane tanks.

Two people were bitten by a fox in Chapel Hill; animal control is searching and urging residents to keep pets' vaccinations current. Officials say capture is needed for testing.

A person was killed Friday after being struck on New Bern Avenue near Shanta Drive; police closed part of the road while detectives processed the scene.

North Garner Middle was locked down Friday after a reported threat; Wake County schools say there is no indication of an imminent threat and no students were hurt. Police and deputies searched the campus while investigators work the scene.

An SBI arrest in Spruce Pine turned chaotic Friday when a suspect shot himself and a round struck an agent’s vest. The agent was not seriously hurt and the suspect faces child-sex charges.

A man was hospitalized after gunfire on the 1000 block of Merrick Street in Durham; investigators say shots were fired from a vehicle and the case remains under investigation.

Three people were arrested in Robeson County after court documents allege a 15-year-old was allowed to have sex with a 34-year-old at the family home; the father and a guardian face child-abuse charges.

A Durham man was killed in a hit-and-run on Old Oxford Road; troopers say the driver fled and are asking witnesses to call 919-560-6868.