The DWI charge against Michele Hundley Smith was dismissed in Rockingham, NC, court after a prosecutor cited lack of a file, and a retired officer as reasons.

Investigation reveals 11 “violent gun crimes” in southeastern North Carolina are related, federal officials say. ATF is offering reward for tips.

Body of a kayaker who vanished May 14 in Roanoke Rapids Lake is found more than three weeks later, in spot where the search began, North Carolina sheriff says.

A search launched for the driver accused of running over a 5-year-old and leaving him to die in residential neighborhood, North Carolina police chief says.

Sheriffs across North Carolina report that more people are in their county jails after the passage of “Iryna’s Law,” and say some jails are overcrowded.

Charlotte Catholic’s Marguerite McPhillips named NC Soccer Coaches state player of the year NC all-state girls soccer team announced

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Witnesses report seeing car “plow through” the center of the Wilmington Farmer’s Market in eastern North Carolina. Several people taken to hospital, police say.

Investigation launched into death of 21-year-old inmate being held at the Mecklenburg County Detention Center in uptown Charlotte, North Carolina officials say.

An internal email and U.S. attorney talks suggest federal inmate housing could fund Jail North’s reopening as Charlotte grapples with jail overcrowding.