Henderson police say a 20-year-old accidentally shot his left thigh while sitting in a McDonald’s drive-thru; the man was treated and investigators say charges may follow.

A Raleigh mother says her nonverbal son was abused at PreEminent Charter School; she filed a police report and parents are demanding an independent investigation.

A federal judge gave Jeffrey Champion 29 years after prosecutors said he groomed a teen in Thailand, brought her to North Carolina and produced child sexual abuse material.

Drug dealer convicted for possessing over 6,000 bags of fentanyl after an Elk County Sheriff and ATF operation.

A crash on U.S. 1 in Lee County led deputies to arrest a man whose fingerprints matched a wanted MS-13 member from El Salvador. Federal agents were notified and a DHS detainer was issued.

A man was found shot Thursday on the 500 block of School Street in Fayetteville and rushed to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center; detectives are investigating.

Crews battled a hidden wall‑and‑attic fire on Sedgewick Drive that produced heavy smoke and displaced two families. Thermal imaging helped crews locate hot spots and bring the blaze under control.

Newly unsealed court papers lay out the witness tips, fibers and vehicle damage investigators say tied a Jeep to the fatal Chalk Level Road hit-and-run. The accused faces involuntary manslaughter and related driving charges.

A Wake County judge refused to extend an accuser's protective order against Durham Judge Clayton Jones Jr., after his January acquittal. The decision reshapes the civil restrictions tied to the case.

A longtime Cary Fire Department engineer was arrested Wednesday and charged with two counts of second‑degree sexual exploitation of a minor.

A diversionary 'flash‑bang' was thrown near an Aberdeen early‑voting site; no injuries were reported and police have increased patrols as they investigate.

A Mecklenburg County businessman, Prakash Mehta, was arrested on three counts of embezzlement for allegedly diverting $200,902.12 in sales tax. He was released on bond with a court date set.

A Raleigh man was sentenced to at least 4 years, 7 months after pleading guilty in a November 2023 crash that killed a 76-year-old Wake Forest man.