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.

About 40,000 year‑round students returned to Wake County schools on July 7 as the district put a new five‑step Standard Response Protocol into effect.