A 13-year-old passenger was killed after a Ford F‑350 blew a tire and overturned on I‑540 near the Neuse River Bridge. The driver now faces misdemeanor charges.

A family dispute in a Kinston mobile home park turned violent on June 19 when one man allegedly struck his brother with a hatchet; the suspect is jailed on attempted murder charges.

A Cary man was arrested after Jacksonville police say he was driving impaired with a 10‑year‑old in the car. Charging documents list DWI, child‑abuse, restraint and open‑container counts.

A Whiteville traffic stop on June 17 led to a search that turned up about 18 gallons of untaxed moonshine plus meth, marijuana and psilocybin, police say.

A vehicle struck two pedestrians at N. Church Street and Nike Street Saturday night; one person was killed and another hospitalized. Police are investigating.

A person was stabbed inside a Comfort Inn room in north Raleigh and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Search teams recovered a man's body in Currituck Sound after he vanished near the Poplar Branch boat ramp. Authorities say an investigation is underway.

A 33-year-old driver was killed after an SUV crossed the centerline and struck a pickup on N. Roxboro Street early Sunday; investigators are asking witnesses to come forward.

Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward and promoting StopHT.com after DRPS reported hundreds of human‑trafficking investigations and dozens of arrests.

The NC SBI says former Madison County chief deputy Bronis Coy Phillips was arrested in Arizona and is being held without bond pending extradition. The probe involves alleged criminal activity with inmates and detention‑facility staff.

A Lexington car flipped into a yard after gunfire; prosecutors say a Winston-Salem man faces multiple felony counts and remains held on $750,000 bond.

A 69-year-old Burlington man was arrested in Randolph County on a felony indecent-liberties charge. State correction records show prior convictions in 1986 and 1994.

A man was shot Friday afternoon on St. Giles Street near Oak Park Road in Raleigh; police say the victim was taken to a hospital and the investigation is ongoing.