CRIME & SAFETY
Multiple cars broken into at three popular parks in Orange County
A Durham man faces charges after investigators say he broke into multiple cars on greenways in Orange County. Arrest warrants say four people were impacted across three different popular parks. There are signs at each spot warning of video surveillance - and that helped investigators catch a suspect. Larry Earl...
UNC protesters tackled officer, struck another with drum: court documents
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) — Court documents obtained by CBS 17 allege protesters at UNC Chapel Hill tackled an officer and hit another with a drum. The assaults are said to have happened during pro-Palestinian protests at UNC. Campus officials and police directed students to an clear encampment at the university. While attempting to clear it, a violent altercation began between police and protesters.
New records show more about why the Charlotte suspect was out of prison despite long rap sheet
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — We're learning more about how the suspect in Monday's deadly shooting was out of prison despite a long rap sheet across our state, including charges in Alamance County. The CBS station in Charlotte, WBTV, obtained the court records for the last time Terry Hughes Jr. was arrested there back in 2021.
Family Dollar robbed at gunpoint in Burlington, police say
BURLINGTON, N.C. — Burlington police are looking for a suspect who robbed Family Dollar at gunpoint Wednesday night. Around 9 p.m., police said they got a call to 1519 Rauhut Street about an armed robbery. When officers arrived, the clerk said the suspect walked into the store, approached the...
Pro-Palestinian protesters march across UNC following earlier clash with police
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Pro-Palestinian protesters once again took to the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill campus Friday. This time, marching around campus, after university administration used police to break up a protest and erected a large metal fence on campus earlier this week. About 100 people gathered at...
Massive fire destroys Durham Rescue Mission building, E. Main Street closed
A building went up in flames Thursday morning on E. Main Street in Durham. At 7:52 a.m., the Durham Fire Department was dispatched to a fire at the intersection of E. Main Street and N. Holman Avenue. The building was engulfed in flames when crews arrived. The fire department said...
NC News Roundup: UNC Chapel Hill protests, tragedy in Charlotte; updates on school vouchers
On Monday, an armed suspect opened fire on Charlotte law enforcement officials seeking to issue a warrant. Four officers were killed, four more were injured and the suspect was also pronounced dead at the scene. Police disbanded an encampment of pro-Palestinian protestors at UNC Chapel Hill on Tuesday. Legislators consider...
East Durham neighborhood sees slew of abandoned building fires with old church destroyed, 6 arsons last July
The church, near downtown, is completely reduced to rubble as crews spent the day tearing it all down. There's no word on the cause yet, but neighbors around there said they've witnessed plenty of suspicious fires in recent months.
Deadly DWI crash on J.M. Hunt Jr. Expressway, Greensboro police say
GREENSBORO, N.C. — A Greensboro man is facing charges in connection to a deadly moped crash that happened Friday, April 26, on J.M. Hunt Expressway, according to the Greensboro Police Department (GPD). GPD officers said they were called to J.M. Hunt Expressway South just south of Liberty Road about...
Burlington fire crews investigating cause of mobile home fires
The cause of two mobile home fires is under investigation, according to crews with the Burlington Fire Department. The Burlington Fire Department responded to two mobile home fires in the 2800 block of Maple Avenue on Friday, around 12:35 p.m. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
Durham Police Department welcomes K-9 therapy dog
DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — On Thursday, the Durham Police Department introduced their new therapy K-9 on Facebook. Police said K-9 Siren will be assigned to Sergeant Lafferty. Sgt. Lafferty was the handler of K-9 Daro with Durham Police’s K-9 Unit. Police said Daro was shot in 2021, recovered from his injuries, but was diagnosed with cancer and passed away a short time later.
30 loaded guns seized this year at RDU security checkpoints, TSA says
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is reminding travelers you can't take guns through security checkpoints after a high number of weapons were reported at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Between January and April, TSA agents discovered 33 firearms coming through RDU's security lines, the most during that period in the last four...
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