Arson Coverage

Fire overnight at Wendell daycare being investigated for reports of sexual assault

Fire crews were at ABC Land daycare in Wendell overnight after a fire broke out. It's the same daycare WRAL reported on last week after learning about allegations of sexual assault.

Sheriff: Nash Co. mother nearly set 4-year-old son on fire before sibling intervened

A mother's four-year-old son was nearly lit on fire during a mental health crisis at a home in Nash County on Tuesday.

Eric Miller, WRAL multimedia journalist

Deputies: Mother tried to light son on fire in mental health crisis

Latisha McDonald poured lighter fluid on her 4-year- old son's bed and tried to light the bed and child on fire.

Spring Lake man arrested after 3 fires set in the same week

A Spring Lake man was charged Monday in connection with three fires.

NC man in jail for making bomb threats has been linked to two arsons, sheriff's office says

A man who was already in jail for making bomb threats that forced the shutdown of an Onslow County highway has now also been charged with arson.

By WITN Web Team

Police arrest man accused of setting Fayetteville motel on fire

The motel has been shut down since the fire and Desai said he can't reopen until the county does an inspection and declares the building safe.

Fire at Royal Inn launches arson investigation, search for wanted man

A man is wanted for arson after a room at the Royal Inn in Fayetteville caught fire on Saturday morning.

Robeson County man arrested for arson in Fayetteville hotel fire

A Robeson County man has been arrested for arson after a hotel room was set on fire in Fayetteville.

Keenan Willard, WRAL Eastern NC reporter

Greeting cards set on fire at Harris Teeter in Rocky Mount, juveniles arrested

Rocky Mount police say two juveniles have been charged after greeting cards were lit on fire inside the Harris Teeter on Sunset Avenue.

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Video captures Molotov cocktails thrown at Cumberland County church

The video shows a man arriving in a gray, four-door car, just after 11:00 a.m. Sunday morning.

Man arrested after tossing Molotov cocktails at 2 churches in Cumberland County

The incident happened Sunday morning while church services were underway. It's unclear why these churches were targeted.

Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter

NC Dept. of Insurance's new K9 team fights costly arson crime

The North Carolina Insurance Department has a new member with the talent of sniffing out arson crime. Her name is Nancy and she works for treats.

Working for treats: K9 team joins fight against arson crimes in NC

The North Carolina Insurance Department has a new member with the talent of sniffing out arson crime. Her name is Nancy and she works for treats.

Rick Armstrong, WRAL enterprise multimedia journalist

Owner of Fayetteville business destroyed by fire believes she was targeted

The mother and daughter pair that own Gyro Kings said that someone spray painted profanity on their windows sometime after they closed on Tuesday. Authorities believe that the two business owners may have been targeted.

Authorities investigate fire that tore through two Fayetteville businesses as possible arson

A fire tore through two businesses early Wednesday around 1 a.m., leaving them destroyed.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter; Brett Knese, WRAL multimedia journalist

Defendant in Lake Gaston kidnap, fire, murder case found unconscious in jail cell

Kevin Munn, who pleaded guilty to terrorizing a Lake Gaston couple in 2018 - beating and tying up the husband, setting the house on fire and forcing the wife to withdraw money, was found unresponsive Friday morning in a cell at the Granville County jail.

Cullen Browder, WRAL anchor/reporter

Second arrest made after arson, fight at Raleigh nightclub

The Wake County Sheriff's Office has arrested a second person after a fight at a Raleigh nightclub that led to arson and attempted murder charges filed.

'He's a kind person:' Emotional family of NC man charged with capital murder speaks to his innocence

In a press conference on Monday, activists and family members voiced their support and concern for Lester Kearney, a Warren County man who has spent the last four years in prison, while reiterating his innocence.

Joe Fisher, WRAL reporter

SBI says family's house was burned down as an act of arson, family says it was racially motivated

Authorities say a fire that destroyed a Duplin County home last Wednesday was caused by an arsonist. The family who lost their home says that the crime was racially motivated

NC family claims to be targeted by arsonist due to their race

Law enforcement and the the State Bureau of Investigations are looking into a possible case of arson involving a Duplin County family's home.

By WITN Web Team

Man arrested after fire at Walmart on New Bern Avenue in Raleigh

Raleigh police are investigating an arson incident at the Walmart on New Bern Avenue.

Sydney Franklin, WRAL multiplatform producer

Fire at northeast Raleigh apartments may have been intentionally set

An arson investigation is underway after several residents were forced to leave their apartment homes Sunday night.

Brett Knese, WRAL multimedia journalist

Raleigh man gets 7 years in prison for starting fires during downtown riots

A Raleigh man was sentenced Thursday to 85 months in federal prison for damage he did to a store in downtown Raleigh during riots that followed the death of George Floyd in police custody.

Woman charged with setting home on fire with man, baby inside

Cumberland County detectives on Monday arrested a 32-year-old woman, charging her with arson and alleging she attempted to burn down a home with a man and baby inside.

Deputies: Hope Mills woman tried to burn down house with man, baby inside

Cumberland County detectives on Monday arrested a 32-year-old woman, charging her with arson and alleging she attempted to burn down a home with a man and baby inside.