Court records say a 33‑year‑old is accused of involuntary manslaughter after a rainy, high‑speed I‑87 crash that killed Dante Moliek Barnes.

Kinston police named 21-year-old Da'naiyah Coley as wanted on two counts after victims say she pointed a gun before shots were fired in the LaGrange area.

FBI Charlotte joined state and local law enforcement after inmates briefly seized control of the Bertie‑Martin Regional Jail. Authorities say officers are safe and investigations are ongoing.

Authorities say an 18-year-old man with autism was found with widespread scars and burns; a Yanceyville couple has been arrested and faces felony charges.

The N.C. Supreme Court declined to take up an appeal, sending a wrongful‑death suit over a 2020 patrol‑car crash that killed an ECU intern back to Pitt County for a possible jury trial.

An 18-year-old driver died after his car left Arco Corporate Drive in Raleigh, struck trees and caught fire; a juvenile passenger is expected to be OK.

A pre-dawn family disturbance in Durham's Hope Valley left a man shot and a relative arrested; police say the injuries were not life-threatening. Detectives are investigating.

A USPS rural letter carrier, Brandi Byrd Reynolds, was found dead in Hays; a Roaring River man has been arrested and inspectors are assisting the probe.

A Burlington woman was arrested after police say she drove two people suspected in a Durham homicide to Greensboro. She is jailed without bond as investigators probe the case.

A Garner father was arrested after a 2-year-old was hospitalized with severe head and spinal injuries. Court documents show medical teams performed emergency surgery as prosecutors open an investigation.

A vehicle struck a tree on West Martin Street early Saturday, killing one person and closing the block between Harrington and Dawson while police investigate.

A Raleigh couple's 40th anniversary turned into a WakeMed ICU stay after a suspected stolen pickup struck their car during the Thursday commute. Troopers have a Cary man facing DWI and felony hit-and-run warrants.

Three men have been taken into custody after Wilmington police linked them to multiple gang-related shootings. The investigation remains active as authorities seek tips.