Politics Sep 12 WATCH: Harris speaks at campaign event in Charlotte, first since debate with Trump Kicking off a day of battleground campaigning by Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, the Democratic vice president is highlighting her support from Republicans who have endorsed her and emphasizing her defense of abortion rights and heath care access.
Politics Mar 05 Attorney General Josh Stein, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson will run against each other for NC governor Josh Stein and Mark Robinson, each of whom turned back multiple party rivals, will present a stark contrast for voters in the ninth-largest state’s fall elections.
Politics Dec 19 North Carolina’s 2024 election maps are racially biased, voting-rights advocates say in new lawsuit North Carolina voting-rights advocates sued Tuesday to overturn all of the redistricting plans drawn by Republicans for the 2024 elections, saying legislative leaders unlawfully weakened the electoral influence of Black voters.
Politics Oct 10 North Carolina Republicans enact voting changes that weaken governor’s ability to oversee elections North Carolina Republicans have enacted vote-count restrictions and weakened the governor's ability to oversee elections and other state regulatory bodies by overriding Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's vetoes.
Politics Sep 22 Medicaid expansion to begin in North Carolina as governor lets budget bill become law The budget's enactment was the last step necessary for Medicaid expansion provided in the 2010 federal health care law to states to get implemented in North Carolina.
Nation Aug 29 University of North Carolina graduate student charged with murder of faculty member The shooting sparked fear at the state's flagship public university, just a week after students returned for the start of the fall semester.
Nation Aug 29 Police still searching for motive in UNC Chapel Hill shooting UNC Police received a 911 call reporting shots fired at Caudill Labs just after 1 p.m. Monday.
Politics Jul 01 Federal judge allows most of North Carolina’s revised 12-week abortion ban to take effect A federal judge ruled on Friday that nearly all of North Carolina's revised 12-week abortion law scheduled to begin this weekend can take effect, while temporarily blocking one rule that doctors feared could expose them to criminal penalties.
Politics Jun 20 North Carolina state House speaker sued for damages over alleged affair with local official’s wife North Carolina's state House speaker is being sued for damages by a local elected official who alleges the powerful Republican ruined his marriage by having an affair with his wife.
Politics May 17 North Carolina overrides governor’s veto, bans abortion after 12 weeks Legislation banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy is becoming law in North Carolina after the state's Republican-controlled General Assembly successfully overrode the Democratic governor's veto.