The North Carolina Beat

20-year-old #MaleighaAllen from Lexington, NC, is charged with first-degree murder after her dad, Michael, was found stabbed to death in their house. Everyone online is talking about the 2019 incest and child sex abuse charges against him that got dropped when she was only 13.

😩Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp for #Washington's 3rd Congressional District is going viral after posting a blunt message on X: “Please stop trying to murder the president.”

President Donald Trump shared raw security camera video on Truth Social showing the alleged gunman attempting to breach a checkpoint at the #Washington Hilton.

NEW UPDATE: Trump to deliver press conference in 30 minutes.

#UPDATE: According to a new statement from President Trump, the shooter has been taken into custody. He praised the Secret Service and law enforcement for acting quickly and bravely. Trump indicated he recommended continuing the event, but waiting on authorities to confirm.

#BREAKING: President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were abruptly escorted out of the 2026 White House #Correspondents’ Dinner at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night following multiple reports of shots fired. 

From playing house with his family to holding him down through mood swings and a rough Mavericks season — #Meg is DONE. She called out Klay for allegedly cheating and dropped the “monogamous” bomb before signing off with “bye yall”😭

@TonyaMichelle65 He's not from here. He pastors church in charlotte.

@TheNCBeat I had no idea Brian Carn was from NC.

Charlotte pastor Brian Carn is facing 18 months in prison — feds say he filed another fake #tax return just days after pleading guilty.

@BombshellNana Right 😭 these fake ass preachers.

@TheNCBeat 🤦🏽‍♀️

Tye Kieonne, a Columbus, Ohio #mom, is going viral after being arrested in Bali for marijuana in her suitcase. She needs $30K by Monday or faces 4+ years in jail.

A 17-year-old has been charged as an adult in the deadly Leinbach Park shooting that killed two teens and injured five others in Winston-Salem. #StevenVillanueva faces felony inciting to riot — the second arrest in the case.

Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC) was quietly investigated by the #House Ethics Committee over claims of an “inappropriate relationship” with her deputy chief of staff Sandra Brown. The 2023 probe found ZERO evidence of wrongdoing. She was fully cleared with no penalties.

A woman went full horror mode Tuesday morning in #Wilmington, swinging a machete in the parking lot on Carolina Beach Road, smashing windows, and threatening to “chop his head off” at a terrified customer.