North Carolina headlines

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (283+ words) Durham has a new police chief. Stephanie Mardis officially takes the position Tuesday after more than two decades with the Greensboro Police Department, where she rose to assistant chief. Mardis comes to Durham as the city works to reduce gun…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (209+ words) Tuesday marks the first official day of work for Durham's new police chief. Stephanie Mardis was formerly the assistant chief for the Greensboro Police Department. In an interview with WRAL News, the incoming chief said her priority is to collaborate…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (215+ words) A man was left with life-threatening injuries Thursday evening after a shooting at The Park on Northridge apartments in North Raleigh, where police detained one suspect at the scene and recovered a handgun in the parking lot. Officers responded just…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (459+ words) Police and CSI on the scene on Sunday (August 30) (Image: NORTHERN ECHO) Two people arrested after a man was shot in a suspected attempted murder in a quiet County Durham village have been released under investigation. A 20-year-old man and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (174+ words) Robeson Co. Joins N.C. ‘Booze It & Lose It’ Campaign wfxb.com Robeson Co. Joins N.C. ‘Booze It & Lose It’ Campaign 'Booze It & Lose It' combines public awareness efforts with increased law enforcement to discourage impaired driving and reduce crashes and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (103+ words) DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Two people were injured in an overnight shooting in Durham on Sunday. According to the Durham Police Department, officers responded to a shooting in the 100 block of Hunt Street around 2 a.m. A man and woman were shot and later…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (200+ words) ABC11 News Man assaulted after gun fired during Durham fight; no one shot DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- A man was taken to a hospital after being assaulted Saturday afternoon in Durham. Durham police responded around 2:12 p.m. to a disturbance involving a weapon in the…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (84+ words) North Carolina law enforcement will increase their presence during the Labor Day holiday in an effort to combat impaired driving. The "Booze It and Lose It" campaign runs Aug. 31 through Sept. 13. The annual statewide campaign combines increased impaired-driving enforcement with…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (380+ words) Officers responded to a shooting in the area of Coleman Road and Hoover Drive around 1:56 p.m. According to police, a man was taken to the hospital in critical condition. A post on social media raised questions about the electricity usage by…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (167+ words) Bennett College Bennett Belle Stephanie Mardis ’00 Named Chief of Police for the City of Durham Bennett College is proud to celebrate one of its own. Stephanie Mardis ’00 has been selected as the next Chief of Police for the City of…...