A Durham judge ruled Friday that Andrea Faust is not competent to stand trial and ordered inpatient psychiatric evaluation at Central Regional Hospital in Butner.

Raleigh police searched for four people after a shot was fired aboard a GoRaleigh bus near St. Giles Street; no one was hurt.

A new DNA match led to the arrest of Darrell Jermaine Debnam in connection with a Dec. 24, 1998 sexual assault in western Wake County. Authorities say the kit matched a national database profile.

Heavy police activity closed the Jones Sausage Road exit off I-40 after officers surrounded a crashed vehicle; Raleigh police told WRAL a Western Boulevard Wells Fargo was robbed earlier.

A Raleigh resident says scammers convinced her to wire $75,000 using a remote‑access app. Consumer groups warn AI‑enabled imposters are on the rise.

A multi-agency undercover operation in Nash County resulted in 16 arrests and more than 80 charges after officers posed as minors online.

A 19-year-old Mebane man was arrested after a weeklong manhunt tied to a March 16 downtown Chapel Hill shooting; police say no one was hurt and he faces firearms charges.

A Buncombe County mother was arrested after her 10-month-old son was found stabbed and later died at Mission Hospital.

Chatham County Sheriff’s Office warns of fake “Notice of Default” letters demanding payment for alleged traffic violations. Officials say don’t scan the QR code or send money.

Hair‑follicle tests in Elizabethtown reportedly found cocaine and meth in four children, and two adults were charged under a new North Carolina law.

Durham police have named a suspect in the March 9 American Tobacco Trail stabbing and are asking trail users for tips. The victim was found near Fayetteville and Pilot streets.

A 21‑year‑old ECU student has been charged after alleged secret‑peeping incidents at three residence halls this month; campus police are seeking other victims.

Robeson County investigators linked two people to the body of a 36-year-old found in a car near Parkton; one is jailed and another is being sought as the probe continues.