August 8, 2026 Former Miss North Carolina USA says conservative Christian values played role in losing crown Brittany Boltinhouse says she believes her conservative Christian values led to being stripped of her Miss North Carolina USA pageant crown.
August 8, 2026 Charlotte career criminal records himself punching woman in unprovoked attack, posting to social media: police Social media video helped Charlotte-Mecklenburg police identify and arrest Di-Quan Schafar Hunt in connection with a July sidewalk attack. Records show he had been arrested at least nine times since 2023.
August 6, 2026 Apparent road rage driver appears to threaten mom on camera as 3-year-old cries in back seat A North Carolina mom says an apparent road rage driver brake-checked her and threatened to kill her as her 3-year-old cried and officials acknowledged a dispatch error.
August 6, 2026 ICE asks North Carolina to hold illegal immigrant accused in toddler’s bathtub death ICE has filed a detainer against an illegal immigrant accused of leaving his 14-month-old stepchild unattended in a bathtub. The child allegedly drowned, DHS said.
August 6, 2026 Bill Belichick announces son Steve is on medical leave from North Carolina football program Bill Belichick announced Steve Belichick is on medical leave as UNC's defensive coordinator absence adds to a turbulent offseason in Chapel Hill.
August 6, 2026 Miss North Carolina USA loses crown after organizer condemns 'racism, homophobia, transphobia' Brittany Boltinhouse lost her Miss North Carolina USA crown weeks before the national pageant over conduct the organization says violated its standards.
August 5, 2026 Three people killed in North Carolina shooting, official says Three people were killed, including the suspect, and one was injured in a shooting incident in Prospect Hill, North Carolina, on Wednesday, a Caswell County official said.
August 5, 2026 GOP Rep Chuck Edwards drops re-election bid after House ethics report recommends censure Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards of North Carolina dropped his re-election bid in the wake of the release of a House Ethics Committee report.
August 4, 2026 If you're knocking out DoorDash drivers with a baseball bat after they honk at you, police would like a word A DoorDash driver says a Range Rover followed her after she honked at a red light in Jacksonville, North Carolina, then struck her with a wooden bat.
August 4, 2026 Beloved NC gas station clerk allegedly killed by registered sex offender after vanishing from home: deputies Robin Doyle, 58, vanished from her Hickory, North Carolina, home before registered sex offender Leroy Allen Loper was charged with her felony murder.
