A Moore County woman is facing criminal charges after her dog died trying to escape a hot car. Triniti Graham, of Southern Pines, left the leashed dog inside a car on Thursday with the window cracked.

Wendy and Mark Buterbaugh say it’s a pain they navigate daily after the life of their beloved dog Reign was tragically cut short. “It’s hard,” Wendy Buterbaugh said. “I keep waiting for it to get ...