Orange County Sheriff's Office Coverage

'It's unconscionable': Orange Co. sheriff concerned after random home invasions kill one man, hospitalize another

Many questions remain after a pair of home invasions in Mebane and Hoke County killed one man and hospitalized another over the weekend. According to the Orange County Sheriff, it's more concerning that both were random.

Julian Grace, WRAL anchor/reporter

Man killed following home invasion, one suspect injured

A man died early Sunday morning after three armed intruders broke into his home and demanded money.

Mebane man killed in home invasion; man charged with murder, investigators searching for 2 other suspects

At approximately 12:40 a.m., deputies arrived at the home on Highway 70 near the Buckhorn Road intersection, where they found the victim and two other residents inside.

WRAL staff

Two people, including juvenile, shot at Orange County park

At 7 p.m., deputies with the Orange County Sheriff's Office responded to Fairview Park in response to a shots fired call. When deputies arrived, they found two people in the parking lot with non-life-threatening injuries.

WRAL staff

More NC counties seek special technology to stop inmates from sneaking in weapons, drugs

Often, prohibited items are hidden in inconspicuous places - tucked into groin areas or crevices of the body.

Sarah Krueger, WRAL Investigates reporter

Man charged with concealment of death after body found in Orange County; fentanyl and cocaine found in victim's blood

Randel L. Riggsbee was charged Monday with concealment of death in connection with the body of Susan Margaret Horkay being found in the woods off Heron Pond Drive.

Woman's remains identified 33 years after she was found dead beside I-40 in Orange County

Investigators with the Orange County Sheriff's Office have identified the remains of a woman found by road crews 33 years ago.

Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter

Trooper injured after driver plows into parked cruiser along I-85 in Orange County

Orange County Sheriff's Office is investigating a crash involving a trooper who was assisting a disabled passenger bus on I-85 southbound Saturday morning.

Jelia Hepner, WRAL multiplatform producer

Orange County deputy jumps into pond to bring siblings to safety

An Orange County deputy jumped into action to save siblings in a Hillsborough pond this weekend.

Sydney Franklin, WRAL multiplatform producer

UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill on high alert while treating victims of triple shooting

Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood said that there would be increased security at the UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill, where one shooting victim remains.

Sheriff says shooting on remote road near Mebane was not random

Investigators with the Orange County Sheriff's Office do not believe a shooting involving a child and two adults near Mebane on Wednesday morning was random.

Mother of inmate killed from Orange Co. jail fight in 2020 suing sheriff's office

The mother of a man who died from being assaulted by inmates at the Orange Correctional Center in 2020 is suing the Orange County Sheriff and deputies.

Former Orange County deputy dies of COVID-19

On Saturday, the Orange County Sheriff's Office shared a post in honor of a former deputy who passed away from COVID-19.

Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer

Orange County deputies investigating after body found

WRAL's Rosalia Fodera has more on the death investigation being conducted in Orange County.

Orange County Sheriff's Office conducting death investigation

Deputies with the Orange County Sheriff's Office said they are investigating an unattended death Tuesday in Chapel Hill.

Jason O. Boyd, Multiplatform producer

Person wanted who stole catalytic converter from church van

The Orange County Sheriff's Office is asking for help locating a thief who stole a catalytic converter from a church van and drove away after trying to remove two others before he was caught in the act.

Jason O. Boyd, Multiplatform producer

Man arrested, facing charges in 2019 shooting death in Orange County

The Orange County Sheriff's Office has arrested and charged a man in the 2019 murder of a man who was found dead in his yard.

Wake, Durham, Orange sheriffs want to educate churches on importance of social distancing

While a number of rural North Carolina sheriffs have said their deputies won't stand in the way of churches holding large, indoor services on Sunday in violation of the statewide stay-at-home order, sheriffs in Wake, Durham and Orange counties said Friday that they prefer a more nuanced approach to the situation,

Sheriffs of larger counties not standing down on virus-related restrictions on churches, but don't expect to enforce them either

While a number of rural North Carolina sheriffs have said their deputies won't stand in the way of churches holding large, indoor services on Sunday in violation of the statewide stay-at-home order, sheriffs in Wake, Durham and Orange counties said Friday that they prefer a more nuanced approach to the situation,

Keely Arthur, WRAL reporter

Orange County Sheriff's Office investigating man found dead in vehicle

The Orange County Sheriff's Office is conducting a suspicious death investigation after a man was found dead in a vehicle Thursday morning.

Authorities looking for missing Hillsborough teen

The Orange County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help locating a teenager who has been missing since March 13.

12-year-old girl found safe in Orange County

Orange County authorities have located a 12-year-old girl who had been missing since Saturday, the sheriff's office said.

Orange County authorities find body of missing woman

The Orange County Sheriff's Office said the body of a missing woman has been found.

Convicted killer says he still loves wife, son he murdered

A man charged with killing his son and dumping his body under a Mebane billboard will spend the rest of his life in prison for the crime and for killing the boy's mother.

Man wanted after officials said he assaulted girlfriend for not participating in crime

The Orange County Sheriff's Office is looking for a suspect who reportedly pistol whipped his girlfriend Friday morning when she refused to participate in a breaking and entering of a residence in western Orange County.