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January 12, 2024

NC Gov. Cooper gets tentative win in legal battle over environmental board's makeup

A North Carolina judge has temporarily ruled in favor of Gov. Roy Cooper, who argues legislative changes to an environmental regulatory board's makeup impede its functionality.

January 11, 2024

TikTok user is frustrated by music 'blasting' in wee hours of the night from a Chick-fil-A restaurant

A TikTok user from North Carolina went after Chick-fil-A for the loud music she says the fast food restaurant was blaring in the middle of the night near her apartment. Here's what happened.

December 22, 2023

North Carolina woman charged with murder after allegedly starving 10-year-old son

A Morrisville, North Carolina woman has been charged with murder after allegedly starving her 10-year-old son, whose decomposing body was found at her home Wednesday.

December 20, 2023

North Carolina reports nearly 300,000 Medicaid enrollments in weeks after expansion

280,000 North Carolinians were added to the Medicaid rolls this month after the state adopted an Affordable Care Act-era expansion policy.

December 15, 2023

Disgraced NC Auditor Beth Wood pleads guilty to misdemeanor charges on last day in office

Outgoing North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood, a Democrat, pleaded guilty Friday to two misdemeanor charges for using a state-issued vehicle for personal activities.

December 14, 2023

NC Democrat Wiley Nickel leaving House over redistricting, but is eyeing 2026 challenge to Sen. Tillis

Democratic North Carolina Rep. Wiley Nickel announced his retirement Thursday, after mid-decade redistricting all but doomed his re-election prospects.

December 1, 2023

NC Gov. Cooper, healthcare advocates, take victory lap on Medicaid expansion

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper celebrated the state's official start of Medicaid expansion on Friday, marking the end of a "long and winding road" to the Obama-era policy's enactment.

December 1, 2023

Inmate transport driver charged with kidnapping after quitting mid-trip, going off-course

Joshua Pinquet, 21, of Orlando, Florida, has been charged with kidnapping for refusing to drop inmates off in North Carolina after quitting his transport job mid-trip.

November 30, 2023

North Carolina judges block Legislature's bid to take power over elections board appointments

North Carolina trial judges on Thursday partially blocked a new law that would transfer the authority to select elections board members away from the governor.

November 17, 2023

North Carolina mayoral race decided by coin toss

Robert Burns was declared the winner of the tied Monroe, North Carolina, mayoral race on Friday after a coin toss between himself and Bob Yanacsek. Each man received 970 votes.