Eighteen workers were hospitalized after employees at Boviet Solar’s Greenville plant fell ill; air monitoring found no clear source and the site was cleared while the probe continues.

A Durham man admitted in court to abusing two family friends and was given a sentence that begins at more than 10 years. The plea came after one child reported the abuse and another told parents, launching the police probe.

A Durham couple with gunshot wounds pulled into the sheriff’s east substation Tuesday; the child in their car was unharmed and has been placed in DSS custody.

A Wendell resident says a mid‑November workplace arrest and a month at a Georgia detention center left her shaken as legal fights over bond and workplace raids continue.

Court warrants show a 3-year-old was hospitalized with a gunshot wound after a babysitter reported a loud bang at a Trinity Commons apartment; investigators seized a Glock. Local and state officials point to rising child firearm injuries and push safe-storage changes.

A Johnston County jury convicted Paul Richard Yenchik and he was sentenced to up to 73 years in prison for multiple child-sex offenses.

Gunfire was reported at Parkstone at Knightdale Wednesday; police say a suspect vehicle has been identified and no injuries were reported. Investigators are canvassing the scene.

A new state report finds 159 North Carolinians died in fires in 2025, and early‑2026 data show a worrying uptick; officials urge testing smoke alarms.

Raleigh crews extinguished a blaze Wednesday at an abandoned apartment building off Marriott Drive; it was the second fire at the site this week.

Millbrook Magnet High School went into a Code Red lockdown Wednesday after a potential threat; officials say students are safe and police are on scene.

A Pitt County man pleaded guilty to first‑degree murder in the 2023 deaths of Jasmine Cooper and their unborn child; he was sentenced to life without parole. The killings date to July 2023 in Greenville.

A year after Clinton “Clint” Bonnell’s remains were found, friends and family have held quiet remembrances while prosecutors move the case forward. The community says it’s watching the next court dates closely.

Police say Tesla location logs and texts placed a North Carolina man at the scene of an August fatal shooting near Loris. He has been extradited to Horry County on murder and weapons charges.