Cooper said North Carolina Republicans "took money out of western North Carolina" when they passed a Hurricane Helene relief bill last month. Legislators stripped the governor’s power to enhance ...

In one of his final acts in office, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 men convicted of first-degree murder to life in prison without the possibility of parole on ...

There are still some unresolved races from the 2024 election, and one of them involves a seat on North Carolina's highest ...

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) on Tuesday commuted the death sentences of 15 inmates to life in prison without the possibility of parole, coinciding with New Year’s Eve and his final day in ...

More than 80 days after Election Day, a race for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court remains unresolved. That's ...

The North Carolina General Assembly on Nov. 20 overturned a gubernatorial veto to require all 100 sheriffs to cooperate with ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's latest Democratic governor was sworn into office on Wednesday, as Josh Stein succeeded Roy Cooper in a top elected position for the second time in eight years.

North Carolina’s latest Democratic governor was sworn in to office on Wednesday, as Josh Stein succeeded Roy Cooper once again in a top elected position for the second time in eight years.

Democratic North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein issued an executive order Thursday that he believes will further protect ...

A bill in Congress would allow victims of felonies committed by undocumented immigrants to sue localities that don't ...

Outgoing Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina commuted the death sentences of 15 people this week but still denied the majority of clemency petitions from prisoners on death row.

Republicans are refusing to accept North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs' narrow victory in November ...