Suicidal man shot by High Point Police has died of his injuries
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is reviewing the case, and the two officers involved have been placed on administrative duty.
Crime
Winston-Salem police arrest woman for assault on school bus driver
Twenty-four-year-old Nayekamion Hairston was charged with felony assault inflicting serious bodily injury and a misdemeanor for trespassing and impeding a school bus.
Teenage student shot outside of Reynolds High School
Officials from the Winston-Salem Police Department and Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office say the victim was transported to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and is receiving care.
Insurance magnate pleads guilty as government describes $2B scheme
An insurance magnate who was once a big political donor in North Carolina is in federal custody after pleading guilty in connection to what prosecutors call a $2 billion scheme to defraud insurance
Man is charged in highway shootings around North Carolina's capital city
A man accused of firing at occupied cars on a busy North Carolina highway, injuring one person, has been charged with assault and other counts, police said Friday.
A gunman has repeatedly fired at cars on a busy highway near North Carolina's capital
A gunman has repeatedly fired at cars on a busy highway near North Carolina's capital this week, injuring one person, police said.
Winston-Salem police chief issues statement following shooting near fairgrounds
Fights and a shooting near fairgrounds during the opening weekend of the Carolina Classic Fair have police looking at new safety strategies.
Greensboro juvenile arrested for making threat to school in High Point
A juvenile in Greensboro has been charged with communicating a threat of mass violence on educational property.
Father of teenage suspect in North Carolina mass shooting pleads guilty to gun storage crime
The father of a teenager accused in a 2022 mass shooting in North Carolina's capital city that left five people dead has pleaded guilty to storing improperly a handgun that authorities said was found with his son after the shootings. Media outlets report Alan Thompson entered the plea in Wake County court. He received a suspended jail sentence and some probation. Son Austin Thompson is accused of murder and other charges and faces a 2025 trial. He was 15 when the shootings occurred in Raleigh. His older brother was among those killed. The father's attorney said Alan Thompson saw no warning signs that his son would commit violence.
FBI: Son of suspect in Trump assassination attempt arrested on child sexual abuse images charges
The son of the man suspected in the assassination attempt in Florida of former President Donald Trump has been arrested on charges of possessing child sexual abuse images. An FBI official says in court papers that Oran Routh was arrested this week after authorities searched his Greensboro, North Carolina home "in connection with an investigation unrelated to child exploitation."