A Raleigh couple's 40th anniversary turned into a WakeMed ICU stay after a suspected stolen pickup struck their car during the Thursday commute. Troopers have a Cary man facing DWI and felony hit-and-run warrants.

Three men have been taken into custody after Wilmington police linked them to multiple gang-related shootings. The investigation remains active as authorities seek tips.

A Raleigh man was arrested after investigators say he denied emergency surgery for his dog and three puppies died. Court records show felony cruelty counts and an earlier misdemeanor arrest in June.

A Smithfield man was charged with first-degree murder after his wife was found shot in the parking lot of the AAF Flanders plant early Thursday. Authorities arrested the suspect at a home and say the case remains under investigation.

Eight North Carolina tax preparers admitted to filing false returns that claimed nearly $13.9 million in pandemic-era leave credits, federal prosecutors say.

Deputy Damien Bost died Thursday in a line-of-duty crash in Columbus County. State troopers are investigating and the sheriff’s office asked for privacy for his family.

The stepmother and two stepbrothers were arrested Thursday in Robeson County in connection with the 2015 disappearance of Sara Nicole Graham.

A stolen‑car crash in Raleigh injured three Thursday as forecasters warn returning heat and gusty storms. Also in today’s roundup: NC tops the U.S. for snakebites and a $60M fraud plea.

A 25-year-old Dunn man died Wednesday after being struck on Dorman Road. Troopers say the driver who hit him is suspected of impairment and charges are pending.

A Raleigh man admitted to running a Los Angeles lab that billed Medicare and Medi‑Cal for more than $60 million in fake tests. Prosecutors say the operation paid collectors and used stolen clinician data to generate bogus claims.

Greenville Mayor P.J. Connelly issued a blunt social-media warning and a temporary juvenile curfew after weekend teen takeovers disrupted downtown. Charlotte police also made arrests in a separate Uptown gathering.

Swansboro police say remains recovered in Carteret County were identified as 84-year-old Katy Hiatt. Her live-in caregiver has been charged and is awaiting extradition.

A masked man assaulted hikers on the Bicentennial Greenway near Gibson Park in High Point; two women were treated for non‑life‑threatening injuries and police are searching.