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.

Police found a bullet-damaged car and shell casings at Plaza West early Thursday; no injuries were reported as detectives processed the scene.

A Durham teacher with prior domestic‑violence convictions was arrested over an alleged Hinge‑date assault. School hiring and background‑check practices are under scrutiny.

An organizer at a Cary Pride market says she was struck with a flagpole and wants tougher charges after police issued a misdemeanor citation. The incident has organizers tightening safety plans.

A juvenile wanted in a Manhattan attempted murder was arrested without incident at a Raleigh home, U.S. Marshals say.

A Durham jury convicted Chano Wiggins and a judge sentenced him to decades in prison. The survivor says she’s "done with asking why" and plans to focus on healing.

A late-night argument on Emily Lane near Oxford turned into a shootout Monday night; deputies say one person was killed and three others injured as investigators detained multiple people.

Court records say a Durham woman was arrested after tipsters alleged she traded a child for drugs out of an East Durham camper. The children are now in CPS custody and two people are jailed.