Politics Jul 28 Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper announces run for Senate in North Carolina Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper will run for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina, giving Democrats a proven statewide winner in an open-seat race that is expected to be one of the most competitive 2026 contests.
Politics Jun 16 Redistricting trial begins in North Carolina over allegations that GOP-enacted maps erode Black voting power Republican leaders counter that lawfully partisan — and not racial — considerations helped inform their decision-making.
Politics May 07 GOP candidate concedes long-unsettled NC court election to Democratic incumbent A federal judge ruled that potentially thousands of disputed ballots challenged by Jefferson Griffin must remain in the final tally.
Politics Nov 05 Josh Stein: ‘We chose hope over hate, competence over chaos, decency over division.’ North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein was elected governor on Tuesday, defeating Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and maintaining Democratic leadership of the chief executive’s office in a state where Republicans have recently controlled the legislature and appeals courts. Stein…
Politics Nov 05 WATCH: North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein speaks after winning election for governor Stein's victory maintains Democratic leadership of the chief executive's office in a state where the GOP has been in recent control of the legislature and the appeals courts.
Nation Oct 23 North Carolina calculates at least $53 billion price tag for Hurricane Helene damages The storm and its aftermath caused 1,400 landslides and damaged over 160 water and sewer systems, at least 6,000 miles (9,650 kilometers) of roads, more than 1,000 bridges and culverts and an estimated 126,000 homes, the budget office said. Some…
Politics Oct 18 North Carolina early voters, still recovering from Helene, turn out in greater numbers than 2020 More North Carolina residents turned out to cast ballots on the first day of early voting this year than in 2020, even as residents from the mountainous western portion of the state continued to recover from the devastating effects of…
Nation Oct 14 FEMA adjusts hurricane-recovery efforts in North Carolina after workers threatened The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Monday that it received a call Saturday about a man with an assault rifle who made a comment “about possibly harming" employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency working in the…
Politics Sep 20 Mark Robinson won’t appear at Trump rally after report on online posts, sources tell AP North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson will not speak or appear at Trump's rally on Saturday in the eastern part of his state following a CNN report about his alleged posts on a pornography website's message board, two people familiar with the…
Politics Sep 12 WATCH: Trump appears at campaign rally in Tucson, first since debate with Harris Arizona is a state where the presidential race could be shaped, at least in part, by down-ballot races. Kari Lake, a prominent Republican election denier who lost her campaign for governor in 2020, is running for the U.S. Senate seat…