Nigel Gray of Raleigh was sentenced to 24 years in prison for drug offenses, including fentanyl and cocaine distribution, with ties to the Sinaloa Cartel.

A pedestrian was critically injured after being hit by an SUV in Fayetteville near Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

North Carolina Governor Josh Stein announces a $25,000 reward for information leading to arrest and conviction in the 2000 missing person case of 9-year-old Asha Degree.

Leonard Williams Jr., a 36-year-old Crips gang member, has been sentenced to six years for cocaine distribution and firearm possession related to drug trafficking.

Anson County man, Jeremy Jamaine Harwell, faces insurance fraud charges for allegedly submitting false documents to claim $400 from Southern General Insurance Company.

Two people were seriously injured in a shooting on East Umstead Street in Durham; police are investigating, with no suspects or motives yet disclosed.

Amanda Jo Mincolla of Middlesex, NC, faces felony charges for filing fraudulent insurance claims worth $8,121.

A 4-year-old boy in Durham died from an accidental self-inflicted gunshot after finding an unsecured firearm at home. Police are investigating the incident.

Five people were hospitalized after American Airlines flight 1286 from Miami to Raleigh-Durham hit severe turbulence; emergency services responded at RDU.

A Raleigh basketball scout, Earl Lamont Taylor, received a six-year prison sentence for bank and wire fraud related to fraudulent COVID-19 relief loans.

A man was stabbed multiple times at Club Love in Raleigh; authorities have yet to identify a suspect while the victim is stable. An active investigation is underway.

A woman was fatally shot Saturday night in Durham on Linwood Avenue; police are investigating but have not released her identity or information on suspects.

Gunshots at a birthday party in Lillington left one dead and two injured; the suspect fled before deputies arrived.