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.
Politics May 04 North Carolina House approves bill tightening abortion limits North Carolina's House has approved a Republican package of abortion restrictions that would tighten the state's ban on the procedure from after 20 weeks to 12 weeks.
Politics Apr 05 North Carolina Democrat switches parties, giving GOP veto-proof control in legislature A Democrat in the North Carolina state House has switched to the Republican Party in a move that gives the GOP veto-proof control of both chambers of the legislature.
Politics Mar 23 North Carolina approves Medicaid expansion, reversing long opposition Thursday's state House vote reverses longstanding opposition to the measure, which now goes to expansion advocate and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper for his signature.
Nation Feb 11 Raleigh police release video of repeated Taser use on man who died after arrest Police in North Carolina's capital city released body and dashboard camera footage Friday that shows the arrest of a Black man who died after officers repeatedly used stun guns on him.