1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (462+ words) A 28-year-old Charlotte man has been charged with first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy in northeast Charlotte. According to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department warrant affidavit, Taquawn Tykeem…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (389+ words) A Durham community is mourning after a beloved anti-gun violence advocate was tragically shot and killed inside her own home " the very type of violence she spent years fighting to stop. Michelle Kenan, a 51-year-old mother, mentor, and outspoken community…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (215+ words) Gunfire erupted Friday morning in downtown Raleigh near the courthouse district, leaving two people shot. According to the Raleigh Police Department, officers rushed to the 300 block of Fayetteville Street near the Wake County Courthouse on Friday, May 22, 2026, after reports of…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (283+ words) A gun store owner down in Whiteville, North Carolina is facing felony charges after investigators allegedly uncovered counterfeit tactical gear, knives, and gun accessories being sold inside his business. According to the North Carolina Secretary of State, 41-year-old John Phillip…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (147+ words) thencbeat. com 71-Year-Old Winston-Salem Man Busted for 1995 Child Rape Horrors 71-Year-Old Winston-Salem Man, Franklin Gray Whitaker Arrested on Multiple Felony Child Rape Charges from 1995 Cold Case. Franklin Gray Whitaker, a 71-year-old from Winston-Salem, was charged with multiple felony charges after…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago  (167+ words) 33-year-old Joshua Drake Hayes has been hit with a bombshell indictment for allegedly trafficking his own teenage daughter and pumping her with methamphetamine. According to court documents reviewed by The North Carolina Beat, Hayes," faces multiple felonies including Human Trafficking…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (410+ words) The North Carolina Beat has learned that a 16-year-old girl who had reportedly been missing was found dead hanging from a tree on church property earlier this month. The teenager, identified as Juliana Nzita, was originally from the Democratic Republic…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (103+ words) Many are wondering if a sermon from Apostle David L. Roper of Solid Rock Apostolic Faith Ministries in Houston, Texas has anything to do with Jesus after the pastor made comments about sex, salvation, and "deep throat" during service. In two…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (413+ words) A Wake County teacher who spent years inside one of Raleigh's best-known high schools is now sitting behind bars after investigators say he was charged with 19 felony charges tied to the alleged sexual abuse of children. Steven Robert Kohls, 57, a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (248+ words) The president of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg NAACP, Rev. Corine Mack, publicly blasted white candidates who have reportedly shown interest in becoming Charlotte's interim mayor once Lyles officially steps down on June 30, 2026. But according to Mack, that replacement should absolutely not be…...