An 18-year-old Durham man faces first-degree murder charges after his girlfriend was found shot in a southwest Durham parking lot. Investigators say surveillance and search-warrant evidence contradict his account.

A Farmville church partially collapsed Tuesday, prompting a two-block evacuation and a nighttime demolition to protect power lines while investigators probe. No injuries were reported.

Two people were hospitalized after a reported stabbing at Abbington Square in northeast Raleigh; police arrested Isaiah Hall and say the victims are expected to survive.

Durham Academy told families a former assistant middle‑school coach and alumnus was arrested on alleged possession of child pornography; the school says there’s no indication students were involved.

A man suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a shooting near the Speedway on Jones Sausage Road; investigators taped off the scene between the gas station and a Bojangles.

Cary police say social-media posts and surveillance helped tie a woman to a theft spree that took roughly $35,717 from Ulta and Lululemon stores across the Triangle.

Two people were killed after a wrong-way pickup struck another car on I-587 near Wilson Monday evening; troopers closed eastbound lanes while they investigated.

A Havelock man identified as Francisco Nava Mendoza was arrested after parallel child-sex probes in Craven and Carteret counties. He is being held without bond.

A Holly Ridge traffic stop on July 18 ended with two arrests after officers say they found 112 grams of meth and more than 100 grams of marijuana in a vehicle.

A husky that mauled two Charlotte goats escaped from its foster home after a June 30 attack. Animal control says the goats are recovering while officers search.

State ALE and Durham police raided an illegal operation on Ellis Road after a July shooting, seizing drugs and firearms and making dozens of arrests. The site has been linked to repeated violence.

Two residential fires in Durham on Sunday left two people hurt and two others displaced, with crews and the Red Cross responding.

A 38-year-old Henderson man was shot and killed early Sunday; the SBI is assisting local deputies investigating the scene.