Sep 09 North Carolina’s largest city poised for mayoral primary By Tom Foreman Jr. and Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press An off-year election in North Carolina's largest city will help determine if a mayor who's been embroiled in controversies over protections for the LGBT community and her handling of a police shooting will get to vie for a second term. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 4:21 News Wrap: No criminal charges for officer who fatally shot Keith Lamont Scott By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the North Carolina police officer who fatally shot Keith Lamont Scott in September will not face criminal charges. The prosecutor said there was evidence that Scott, a black man, was holding a gun and ignored… Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch News Wrap: Washington mall shooting suspect gives confession By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Arcan Cetin, the suspect in Saturday’s mall attack in Washington state, made a confession and has been charged with premeditated murder after allegedly gunning down five. Also, a man opened fire at a strip mall… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 3:22 Questions remain after Charlotte police release videos of shooting By PBS News Hour The attorney representing the family of Keith Scott says videos released Saturday show he was not acting aggressively when police fatally shot him last week in Charlotte, North Carolina. Police Chief Kerr Putney said he released the videos in the… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch How do police decide when to release video footage? By PBS News Hour In Charlotte, North Carolina, police announced Saturday they would release body cam and dash cam footage from the fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott. Dozens of U.S. cities have started equipping their police with body cameras, including Charlotte --… Continue watching
Sep 24 Charlotte police release video from Keith Scott shooting By Michael D. Regan A North Carolina police chief said he would release video footage Saturday evening showing an encounter that ended in the fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 12:22 Shields and Brooks on transparency in police shootings, first debate expectations By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including police shootings in Charlotte and Tulsa, the newly released video showing the fatal shooting of Keith Scott, the candidates’ views… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 7:35 Footage of Keith Scott shooting raises more questions By PBS News Hour Cellphone footage of police officers fatally shooting Keith Scott, taken by the victim’s wife, was released Friday. The video comes as Charlotte city officials face mounting pressure to release the police body cam and dash cam videos. Judy Woodruff talks… Continue watching
Sep 23 Video: Charlotte shooting of Keith Scott filmed by wife, released by family lawyers By Kenya Downs The cell phone video shows the moments leading up to, and after Charlotte-Mecklenburg police shot and killed Keith Lamont Scott. Continue reading
Sep 23 Charlotte protesters ‘hate white people’ due to envy, NC congressman says By Jonathan Drew, Associated Press U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger also complained that the government has spent too much on welfare programs that ultimately hold people back. Continue reading