A Smithfield home childcare worker was arrested after an 8‑month‑old required emergency brain surgery; investigators say the alleged abuse happened at an unlicensed home daycare.

A Selma man received a minimum eight-year sentence after pleading guilty to selling counterfeit pills that killed 19-year-old Alesha Meshaw in August 2025.

An Ohio man was booked into Durham County jail July 7 after being indicted on charges that he sexually assaulted a 12-year-old, court records show.

Wilmington’s HazMat Regional Response Team was dispatched to a Chadbourn rail‑yard fire Tuesday; air‑monitoring trailers were deployed and one firefighter was hospitalized.

A 20‑year‑old Raleigh woman was arrested after investigators say she fired a .45‑caliber handgun at Barwell Road Elementary in mid‑June. She now faces multiple felony counts and was denied bond.

A motorcyclist died Monday after a pursuit ended in a crash on N.C. 87 at Kennedy Store Road. One other person was taken to New Hanover Regional with non-life-threatening injuries.

Fire crews probed a possible gas explosion at a Yarmouth Road home Tuesday night; authorities have released few details so far.

An early‑morning shooting at Raleigh’s Claremont Inn wounded a man in the foot; police say his injuries aren’t life‑threatening and investigators are searching for suspects.

One man was killed and a woman was seriously injured in a shooting early Saturday during Lumbee Homecoming in Pembroke; police say the investigation is ongoing.

Rescue teams responded to a water emergency at Raleigh Beach Tuesday as crews searched the Neuse River. Limited information was available as agencies worked the scene.

A Jersey City man wanted in a June 28 deadly shooting was arrested in Wake County and is being held without bond, court records show.

A Garner couple was arrested after their 6-month-old was found with broken ribs. Both face multiple felony child-abuse counts and are being held without bond.

The 4th Circuit ruled two Orange County detention officers can face a jury over allegations they delayed help for Maurice King to avoid paperwork. Surveillance, state inspection reports and conflicting statements are central to the case.