Crews battled a hidden wall‑and‑attic fire on Sedgewick Drive that produced heavy smoke and displaced two families. Thermal imaging helped crews locate hot spots and bring the blaze under control.

Newly unsealed court papers lay out the witness tips, fibers and vehicle damage investigators say tied a Jeep to the fatal Chalk Level Road hit-and-run. The accused faces involuntary manslaughter and related driving charges.

A Wake County judge refused to extend an accuser's protective order against Durham Judge Clayton Jones Jr., after his January acquittal. The decision reshapes the civil restrictions tied to the case.

A longtime Cary Fire Department engineer was arrested Wednesday and charged with two counts of second‑degree sexual exploitation of a minor.

A diversionary 'flash‑bang' was thrown near an Aberdeen early‑voting site; no injuries were reported and police have increased patrols as they investigate.

A Mecklenburg County businessman, Prakash Mehta, was arrested on three counts of embezzlement for allegedly diverting $200,902.12 in sales tax. He was released on bond with a court date set.

A Raleigh man was sentenced to at least 4 years, 7 months after pleading guilty in a November 2023 crash that killed a 76-year-old Wake Forest man.

Two men wanted by Cary police were arrested in Webster, Texas, after a multi‑state manhunt led by the U.S. Marshals. Officials praised the cross‑jurisdictional effort.

Wake County deputies arrested 29‑year‑old Shaniyah R. Dove in a Duke Energy fraud probe that allegedly cost the utility $495,904.62. The arrest is the third tied to the months‑long investigation.

Court records show undercover ALE buys and lab tests led to a Feb. 13 search that found nearly 1.8 kg of THC products, a handgun and $4,460 at Bull City Mini Mart.

Court records show a registered Durham sex offender, Javone Darrell Parker, has been indicted on statutory rape and abduction charges; bond is set and hearings are scheduled in March.

A Wake County judge ordered life without parole for Austin Thompson, ending the criminal case over a 2022 Raleigh shooting that killed five people.

A 72-year-old store operator from Mecklenburg County, Prakash Mehta, was charged with tax embezzlement involving around $200,902 in sales tax by the North Carolina Department of Revenue.