A man was critically wounded outside the Walnut Trace apartments in southeast Raleigh; police have a suspect in custody and detectives are investigating.

A Raleigh officer was arrested and later fired after the Wake County DA said charges would be filed. The department says an internal affairs review and criminal probe are ongoing.

Authorities say a Hendersonville Thanksgiving wine was allegedly laced with acetonitrile; one daughter died, others were hospitalized and a local restaurateur was arrested.

A civil suit alleges a former Durham Rescue Mission volunteer coordinator repeatedly assaulted a resident and that Mission leadership discouraged reporting. The nonprofit says it acted immediately.

Raleigh police are investigating a shooting Saturday on Walnut View Road near Rock Quarry and Cross Link Roads; investigators remained on scene and details remain limited.

Gov. Josh Stein has authorized $25,000 rewards for tips in the March killing of a Whiteville fitness‑studio owner and in the 1982 disappearance of Angela Hamby.

A juvenile walked into a Durham EMS station on Saturday with a gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital. Police say injuries are non-life-threatening and are investigating two shootings.

FBI and Lumberton police renewed an appeal Saturday and increased the reward to $75,000 for tips in the 2017 deaths of three Lumberton women.

A reported shooting at Triangle Town Center Friday prompted a major police response in north Raleigh; officials say the investigation is ongoing and details are limited.

A March 31 SBI search of a Four Oaks officer’s Benson home produced electronics investigators say could be tied to the 2004 death of Garner teen Josh Davis.

A man was fatally shot Friday on the 100 block of Jacklyn Road in Fayetteville. Deputies say the shooting does not appear random and are asking for tips.

A person identified in court papers as Ashley Moore was sentenced to 13 months after prosecutors say Moore threatened a Raleigh mass shooting when gender‑affirming care was disrupted.

Raleigh Police posted a 2025 year-in-review showing 15,000-plus calls, 1,004 cruelty investigations and a June rescue that removed 101 dogs. The post pairs photos with case tallies and outreach notes.