Press Releases

At approximately 3 a.m. on Sunday, July 19, the State Highway Patrol responded to a head-on collision on I-85 near mile-marker 163 in Orange County.

The North Carolina Department of Public Safety currently has positions available and is now hiring correctional officers at Polk Correctional Institution in Butner and at Warren Correctional Institution in Manson.  Numerous positions are available at each location.

Governor Pat McCrory has instructed the Department of Public Safety and the North Carolina National Guard to step up security measures at the NCNG recruiting centers, armories and readiness centers statewide.

July 14 Update: The driver from the fatal collision in Harnett County has been identified: Kody Ray Johnson , 22, of 4837 Lemon Springs Road, Sanford.

Attention All News Editors/Producers:

What: IBM Vice President of Global Citizenship Initiatives Diane Melley, CASY CIO Erin Voirol, NCWorks Executive Director Will Collins, and local veterans to launch new initiative connecting vets to high-skilled tech jobs.

Two store clerks, one in Brunswick County and one in New Hanover County, face weapons charges today following separate investigations by North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement agents.

What: State Command Chief Warrant Officer Change of Responsibility Ceremony

When: Friday, July 10, 2 p.m.

Where: NCNG Joint Force Headquarters, 1636 Gold Star Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27607

By Sgt. Gina Russell

Two people are in the Forsyth County jail today for helping Kristopher McNeill, a convicted murderer, elude police last weekend after his escape from Brown Creek prison.

A Hollister man is facing court today for possession of seven kilograms of cocaine.