A traffic stop near Exit 27 on I-40 turned into a high-speed chase when the driver sped off and dragged a Haywood County deputy; two people have been arrested.

A boy was shot and killed Monday near a South Alston Avenue gas station in Durham. Police and CrimeStoppers are asking anyone with information to come forward.

A crash on N.C. Highway 87 in Harnett County killed three, including two Fort Bragg soldiers, after a head-on collision involving a Camry and a truck.

Raleigh police executed six search warrants across three towns, arresting suspects and seizing eight firearms in a probe of a statewide theft ring.

A suspect was arrested in Ohio after two people were found dead in a Vass home. Moore County officials say the arrest followed multi‑state coordination.

A Wake Forest man was arrested after police linked him to two parking-lot assaults that ended with a trooper interception and arrest in Raleigh's North Hills.

Two people were shot early Sunday at Touchdown Sports Bar on New Bern Avenue in Raleigh. Both suffered non-life-threatening injuries as police investigate.

A shooting in Pinnacle left one woman dead and a second person hospitalized; deputies say a suspect is wanted and should be considered armed and dangerous.

A 22-year-old man was killed when a Lexus struck a box truck on I-40 near Garner. Troopers say speed and impairment were factors and a 27-year-old has been charged.

A 17-year-old Jack Britt student was arrested after police found his mother in a recycling bin and say he confessed. Court filings show a note and a March 3 hearing.

A large Bahama blaze consumed a house, a shed and a parked car Saturday; the cause is still under investigation and injuries are unclear.

A Raleigh woman was arrested after police say she ran an unlicensed orthodontic practice, leaving patients with unfinished braces and unpaid refunds.

A head-on crash on N.C. Highway 87 near Sanford left three dead and two injured early Saturday; state troopers are investigating.