Death Penalty Opponents Will Gather Outside Governor’s Mansion Saturday
Organizers with the NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (NCADP) say this will be the state’s largest anti-death penalty gathering in more than a decade.
Shaw University Leaders File Federal Civil Rights Complaint Over South Carolina Traffic Stop
A drug interdiction operation resulted in a charter bus carrying students on a field trip to Atlanta being stopped and students’ luggage searched by drug sniffing dogs last month.
A Carolina Blues Song for a Local Unsung Hero
Raleigh attorney Spurgeon Fields III died October 13 leaving a long legacy of friendship and service behind him.
Candlelight Vigil Set for Victims of Hedingham Shooting
A candlelight vigil will be held Sunday to honor the five victims of the mass shooting in the Hedingham neighborhood. Gov. Roy Cooper, Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin, and Raleigh-Apex NAACP President Gerald Givens will speak on ways to prevent gun violence.
Updated: “The Nightmare of Every Community Has Come to Raleigh”
Five people are dead, including a police officer, and a suspect is in custody following a mass shooting in the Hedingham neighborhood in northeast Raleigh Thursday.
Data Offers Glimpse Into How Many, Who Would Benefit From Marijuana Pardons in North Carolina
In 2019 alone, there were 31,287 charges of possession of up to half an ounce of marijuana, the lowest-level misdemeanor in the state. Of those, 8,520 resulted in convictions.
Darryl Howard Asks Durham City Council to Reconsider Paying Him $6 Million Awarded by Grand Jury
The wrongfully convicted man who spent decades in prison asked the council to ignore an arcane city law that is preventing the city from paying him $6 million a grand jury found he is entitled to.
More Governor Roy Cooper Coverage
To Address Child Abuse, Budd Should Vote to Put Money Where His Mouth Is
In Congress, Ted Budd has voted against $890 million in funding for child abuse prevention programs but demands to know what Gov. Cooper is doing to keep children safe in schools.
Duke Physicians Express Worry About New Abortion Restrictions—And Those to Come
Conservative lawmakers promised new restrictions will be a “top priority” when the General Assembly returns to Raleigh. Should Republicans win a super-majority in November, they will be able to overturn Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of new abortion bills.
Federal Judge Lifts Block on NC’s 20-Week Abortion
“Abortion past 20 weeks in pregnancy is exceptionally rare and happens because of a devastating health emergency or diagnosis. Denying women necessary medical care in extreme and threatening situations, even if rare, is fundamentally wrong.”
NC AG Stein: The Right to Reproductive Health Care is on the Ballot
“Politicians are playing with women’s lives. Decisions about reproductive care are deeply personal. They should be made by a woman in consultation with her loved ones and her doctor. They should not be made by politicians.”
Gov. Cooper Signs Executive Order to Help Protect Reproductive Freedom in NC
Cooper signed the order in a joint appearance with an advocates for reproductive rights, some of whom pointed out that while North Carolina is already serving as a safe haven for women from anti-abortion states, the situation is tenuous here as well.
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