An 18-year-old Zebulon man faces multiple kidnapping and assault charges after police responded to a reported hostage situation.
Authorities say a Raleigh man locked a woman outside of her apartment with her child inside.
The return of all remaining hostages in Gaza was agreed to under the first phase of the U.S.-brokered Gaza Strip ceasefire deal that began in October 2025.
An incident involving a "barricaded person" in a home ended with the suspect dead and a hostage rescued by deputies.
Israel on Monday handed over the bodies of 45 Palestinians, the Red Cross said, a day after militants returned the remains of three hostages.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has ordered the army to immediately carry out "powerful strikes" in Gaza, in a new test for a U.S.-brokered ceasefire.