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Speaking Wednesday about Hurricane Ian, Gov. Roy Cooper said the most seroius concern North Carolina has is flooding. → Read More
Speaking Wednesday about Hurricane Ian, Gov. Roy Cooper said the most seroius concern North Carolina has is flooding. → Read More
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and EMILY's List President Laphonza Butler warned the ability of women to control reproductive health choices at current standards will depend on General Assembly races. → Read More
There were 116 children who died in 2021 from gunshot wounds, which included homicide, suicide and unintentional shootings. → Read More
Members of the state's Child Fatality Task Force are calling once again for lawmakers to devote more resources to children's mental health and suicide prevention. That's as the state's child suicide rate crept up again in 2021. → Read More
Twenty-one years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the United States is finally getting ready to implement more secure ID requirements for air travel and federal facilities. → Read More
A group representing the chief justices in all 50 states filed a brief this week opposing the legal arguments made by Republican state lawmakers in an upcoming US Supreme Court case. → Read More
The state's 20-week abortion ban includes a narrowly-drawn exception for medical emergency. Critics say the exception is too vague, and will lead to poorer care for patients with pregnancy complications. → Read More
A North Carolina advocacy group is using high-pressure tactics to push Durham County officials to return children taken away from families by child protection services. County officials say the group's tactics are making it difficult for social workers to do their jobs. → Read More
Voters in Kansas voted 59 to 41 to preserve their abortion rights in their state constitution - a much bigger margin than anyone expected. Now, NC Democrats are hoping the issue will motivate their voters this fall, too. → Read More
On Tuesday night, voters in Kansas voted 59 to 41 to preserve their abortion rights in their state constitution - a much bigger margin than anyone expected. Now, NC Democrats are hoping the issue will motivate their voters this fall, too. → Read More
Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative legal group, filed a friend-of-the-court the brief on GOP lawmakers' behalf, asking a federal judge to lift an injunction blocking North Carolina's law that bans abortions after 20 weeks. → Read More
The decision came a day after the board announced the resignation of Thomas Stith, who stepped down after an 18-month tenure. The resignation is effective Friday. → Read More
The son of Rev. T. Anthony Spearman, former president of the North Carolina NAACP, confirmed his death on Wednesday. → Read More
The son of Rev. T. Anthony Spearman, former president of the North Carolina NAACP, confirmed his death on Wednesday. → Read More
The Wake County Board of Education is working on a districtwide plan to cut down on racial and other disparities. → Read More
Thomas Stith, the president of North Carolina's community college system, has resigned. The board overseeing the system plans to announce an interim president in the coming days. → Read More
Although public health officials and doctors have been sounding the alarm about the latest highly-contagious coronavirus subvariant, North Carolina's official case count is not ticking upward as expected, according to data released Wednesday by the state department of Health and Human Services. → Read More
One of the state's top safety organizations is accusing a powerful state senator of risking public safety to benefit himself and other farmers. The senator says it's untrue. → Read More
North Carolina lawmakers have given tentative approval to the largest budget in state history. The vote in both chambers showed strong bipartisan support, making it less likely to be subject to a veto by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. → Read More