The High Point lawmaker was arrested and charged with sexual offenses on Wednesday.

The Guilford County Sheriff's Department arrested Rep. Cecil Brockman on Wednesday with charges of statutory sexual offense and taking indecent liberties with a child. The alleged crimes involve a 15-year-old.

Rep. Cecil Brockman is facing four felony charges related to alleged indecent liberties with a child and statutory rape of a 15-year-old.

It comes after a Forsyth Superior Court judge overturned the convictions. WFDD's DJ Simmons spoke with The Assembly's Michael Hewlett, who has followed the case.

To address a rise in the number of police interventions at Merschel Park in downtown Winston-Salem, city staff have removed furniture from the area. Meanwhile, people experiencing homelessness are asking for longer-term policies to deal with youth violence and lack of shelter options.

At a press conference on Wednesday, Sheriff Terry Johnson said he expects more arrests as the investigation continues.

App State says it’s tightening financial oversight after an employee was accused of stealing nearly $3,500.

A North Carolina man is accused of opening fire from a boat into a crowd at a waterfront bar, killing three and injuring several others. Authorities say the shooting happened Saturday night near a popular area in Southport.

Twenty-year-old Rishon Elias Weaver was arrested and charged with first-degree murder on Friday. The arrest comes nearly three years after the mass shooting that claimed two young lives and injured four others.

The man who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump at a Florida golf course last year tried to stab himself in the neck with a pen shortly after being found guilty of all counts on Tuesday.