Nation Aug 02 North Carolina governor moves to block conversion therapy funds North Carolina's state health department is barred from allowing public funds to pay for conversion therapy for minors, a controversial practice aimed at changing young LGBT people's sexual orientations, under an order signed Friday by Gov. Roy Cooper.
Nation Jul 23 N.C. settlement affirms transgender people’s right to use restrooms matching their gender identity The consent decree is expected to end a protracted lawsuit challenging North Carolina's so-called bathroom bill and the law that replaced it.
Nation Feb 27 Leslie McCrae Dowless, political operative, charged in North Carolina congressional race The North Carolina political operative at the center of a ballot fraud scandal was arrested Wednesday on criminal charges over activities in the 2016 elections and the Republican primary in 2018.
Politics Dec 06 North Carolina GOP open to new election if fraud affected outcome Entertaining the idea of a new election represents a significant change from last Thursday, when state GOP Chairman Robin Hayes issued a statement saying: "Democrats are throwing everything, including the kitchen sink, at the wall to try and steal an…
Nation Sep 14 Mother and infant are first Hurricane Florence fatalities The Wilmington Police Department said Friday that the two were killed when a tree fell on their house.
Nation Sep 13 After Florence, sea level rise threat will remain for North Carolina shore The low-lying barrier islands hugging the Carolinas coast are experiencing some of the fastest rates of sea level rise in the world, nearly an inch a year.
Nation Mar 09 North Carolina police officer charged with felony assault after August beating of black pedestrian The case against former Asheville police officer Christopher Hickman became public only last week after a leaked body camera video showed Hickman subduing and punching the pedestrian, who was accused of jaywalking.
Nation Mar 02 WATCH: The Rev. Billy Graham’s funeral CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Rev. Billy Graham's children remembered "America's Pastor" as a man devoted to spreading the Gospel, living his life at home as he preached it in stadiums, with a personable humility and an unwavering focus on the…
Nation Jan 10 GOP vows to fight judges’ decision to strike down North Carolina House districts A federal court's decision to strike down North Carolina's congressional map has cast uncertainty over the state's 2018 U.S. House races and thrust the state into a national debate over reducing the role of partisanship in drawing electoral districts.
Politics Mar 27 AP Exclusive: ‘Bathroom bill’ to cost North Carolina $3.76 billion The bathroom bill will cost North Carolina more than $3.76 billion in lost business over a dozen years, according to an Associated Press analysis.