"An attack like this on critical infrastructure is a serious, intentional crime," Gov. Roy Cooper said on Twitter.
Once a Nurse of Distinction nominee, Johnathan Hayes was charged with murder this week following a monthslong investigation.
The stabbing occurred in a common area at the high school and was witnessed by many students, according to Jacksonville police.
James Parker, 48, of Winston-Salem, is charged with first-degree murder after police say he set his 72-year-old mother on fire.
A car crashed into a Hardee's restaurant in Wilson on Sunday morning, killing two brothers who were eating breakfast.
"I want my resource officers to have the ability to meet violence with violence,” the local sheriff said.
One of the deputies was in critical condition, and two were stable. The suspected shooter also fatally shot himself, authorities said.
James Patrick McAlee of Virginia was charged with murder after he shot Jared Musgrove for dating his adult daughter, police said.
Two of the deputies were airlifted while a third was brought to a nearby hospital, police said.
A suspect has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a shooting outside Craven County Courthouse in New Bern on Tuesday.
There weren't many options for the landing until the highway became visible in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the pilot told CNN.
The 33-year-old husband of “One Tree Hill” star Bevin Prince was struck and killed by lightning on Sunday.
A shooting at Eastridge Mall in Gastonia has left three injured, according to reports.
Southwestern Community College put the school on lockdown Tuesday after an alleged active shooter report. Police say there's no shooter.
North Carolina State Highway Patrol released a dash camera video Tuesday that shows a trooper shooting a man who got out the car with a gun.
Bears have torn down bear bags from trees and carried off backpacks at Pisgah and Nantahala national forests, says the U.S. Forest Service.
Michael Hill, 54, received a life sentence for a murder conviction Friday, five years after he won $10 million on a scratch-off ticket.
Marine Corps officials at Camp Lejeune did not release the children's ages or cause of death.
Law enforcement agencies in North Carolina and other states reported more than 7,700 hate crimes in 2020.
The U.S. Department of Justice in 1995 warned that people may die when police tie handcuffed wrists to bound ankles.
Long had spent almost 44 years in a North Carolina prison after being convicted of a crime he says he didn't commit.
The FBI arrested Lewis Cantwell Thursday in connection to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot in Washington, DC.
Virginia Marie Spencer is the third person arrested in North Carolina in connection with the Capitol attack last month.
According to federal charging documents, Stephen Maury Baker livestreamed from inside the Capitol building Jan. 6.
North Carolina reported more than 6,000 new COVID-19 cases and 31 deaths since Friday.
The 37-year-old manager was sentenced to more than two years in jail after he admitted to selling up to 40 firearms to unknown individuals.
Inmates working a road cleanup detail in North Carolina could have gone on the lam, but stuck around to help officer in medical emergency.
Mount Airy police had said they were searching for a boy in Mount Airy. The Amber Alert was canceled Sunday afternoon.
It happened Sunday at the Conservators Center, the organization told Patch on Sunday. The group said it was "devastated" by the death.
A man shot himself in the head at a firing range west of Charlotte, North Carolina on Labor Day Monday.
A Florida SWAT team apprehended fugitives out of Allegheny County, North Carolina, wanted for attempted first-degree murder.
Anthony Wall argued with workers at a Waffle House and police were called. Video of what happened next has been shared thousands of times.
A man identified as Prentis Robinson was recording himself on Facebook Live when he was gunned down.
Earl Kimrey removed the girl's body from the place where she died and knew her death was not natural, according to arrest warrants.
Breaking: A police officer shot a suspect outside of a Walmart store in Hendersonville, North Carolina.
A tank exploded at a water treatment plant east of Raleigh Friday morning, officials say.
The house had traveled around 25 miles from Troutman and was just a mile away from its destination.
Kevin Neal also told his mother the fumes were hurting his nine dogs and he felt like he "was on a cliff" with "nowhere to go," she said.
Justin Smith and Veronica Darden were slain in the Oct. 12 prison breakout attempt at the Pasquotank Correctional Institution.
BREAKING: The helicopter crashed in northteast North Carolina.