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May 6, 2021 at 6:23 am

Appeals judges skeptical about reinstating NC abortion ban

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal judges expressed skepticism on Thursday about reinstating North Carolina's ban on abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy, especially after...

April 28, 2021 at 9:44 pm

North Carolina body camera law comes under harsh glare VIEW

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina law that gives local courts authority over the release of body camera video has come under a harsh...

April 21, 2021 at 10:27 am

Sheriff: Deputy fatally shot Black man while serving warrant VIEW

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina deputy shot and killed a Black man while serving a search warrant Wednesday, authorities said, spurring an...

April 14, 2021 at 6:05 am

Former North Carolina Gov. McCrory enters US Senate race

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former Republican Gov. Pat McCrory on Wednesday announced he'll run for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina, shaking up the calculus...

April 9, 2021 at 2:29 pm

No release for ex-officer guilty in ‘Fatal Vision’ murders

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday refused to release an ex-Army captain imprisoned for decades for the murders of his wife and...

March 30, 2021 at 4:03 am

North Carolina lawmakers begin pushing literacy test repeal

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s constitution still includes an unenforceable relic of the Jim Crow era — a voter literacy test. Some state lawmakers...

March 16, 2021 at 11:31 am

Appeals court upholds conviction in Black partygoer’s death

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina appeals court upheld the murder conviction Tuesday of a white man who fired a shotgun at an unarmed...

March 10, 2021 at 10:04 pm

Ex-officer MacDonald in Fort Bragg murders seeks release

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A former Army physician serving life prison sentences for the brutal murders of his wife and two young daughters more than...

January 26, 2021 at 8:21 am

N. Carolina state Sen. Jeff Jackson enters US Senate race

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina state senator announced Tuesday that he's running for the U.S. Senate in 2022, hoping to flip fortunes for...

January 12, 2021 at 12:15 pm

Moratorium over: N. Carolina towns advance LGBT protections

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The first North Carolina municipalities are acting to expand LGBT rights again a month since the expiration of a moratorium on...