A toddler was found unharmed after Valdosta police forced entry into a Mack Drive home; two adults were found dead in an apparent murder‑suicide.

Sen. Woodson Bradley is drafting a domestic violence offender registry after a fatal Pineville case and says she’s using Tennessee’s new system as a model. Lawmakers will debate scope and safeguards.

Sen. Sophia Chitlik joined her husband in lobbying for American Efficient in 2024 while FERC later ordered $722M in penalties; state disclosure and donation rules are now in focus.

A Wilmington family will move a $1M scholarship endowment off UNCW rather than remove language supporting African American students. The decision spotlights fallout from the UNC System’s equality policy.

State budget includes $30M to build a five‑story training center and offices for flyExclusive at the Global TransPark while the firm grows its Raleigh staff.

A WakeMed campus police officer surrendered to Johnston County deputies and was charged with a statutory-sex offense involving a minor. WakeMed says it suspended the officer and is cooperating.

Mostly sunny and muggy this morning in Raleigh; highs near 88°F. Dangerous heat builds into the weekend with heat-index values above 100°F.

A man was shot Sunday night near Avon Crossings on MLK Parkway in Durham and rushed to a hospital as police search for the shooter. Investigators are asking for tips.

A heavy police response converged on Litchford Apartments late Sunday after reports of gunfire; investigators say no one was injured. Authorities are processing the scene.

An officer-involved shooting near the Wilson County Courthouse closed City Hall and shut downtown streets Monday as SBI and state troopers investigated.

Raleigh police arrested a person Monday in connection with a reported carjacking. The arrest comes as the city navigates post‑holiday violence and talks of a youth curfew.

Saul Antonio Sosa, 64, was arrested in Chapel Hill on multiple child-sex charges tied to separate Durham and Orange County cases. Judges will consider bail Wednesday.

A 71-year-old Dearborn man was extradited to Johnston County after a DNA match tied him to a 2001 Selma kidnapping and rape.