Potential 2028 Dem hopeful follows Biden lead, commutes 15 death-row sentences on final day as governor
On his way out of office, former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of death row inmates, as the Tar Heel ...
16-year-old arrested, charged for Central Avenue homicide, Greensboro police say
A 16-year-old male has been arrested after a man was shot and killed Thursday afternoon, according to Greensboro police. According to a press release, the Greensboro ...
‘This is shameful’: Union County DA’s Office condemns Cooper’s decision to commute death sentence of convicted murderer
On Friday, the Union County District Attorney's Office publicly condemned former Gov. Roy Cooper's decision to commute the ...
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Cooper commutes the sentences of 15 convicted killers on death row, including 3 Forsyth County men, to life in prison
Gov. Roy Cooper commutes the sentences of 15 convicted killers on death row, including three former Forsyth County residents, ...
"How Could They Do This?": Young Woman Doused In Gasoline And Set On Fire While Walking To Store; Suspect Held On $1 Million Bond
Police in Sanford arrested 23-year-old Jami Raiziah Griffin on December 27, over a week after he allegedly set 20-year-old ...
Second suspect arrested in New Year's Day shooting of Brevard College football player
A second person faces charges after a New Year's Day shooting that left a Brevard College football player seriously injured.
Mother arrested after son charged with setting North Carolina woman on fire, deputies say
Latonya Renee Murchison, 44 of Sanford, was arrested on New Year's Eve in Harnett County, deputies told CBS 17.
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Update: Second person charged in Jan. 1 shooting that left bystander wounded in downtown Hickory
The intersection of Second Avenue NW and Main Avenue NW beside Union Square in downtown Hickory where 22-year-old Jordan ...
Opinion
Roy Cooper’s commutations should signal the death penalty’s end in North Carolina | Opinion
Gov. Roy Cooper is the first governor in the history of North Carolina’s modern death penalty to commute more than two death penalty cases. | Opinion ...
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Hickory Police charge 2 people with attempted murder in New Year’s Day shooting
Hickory Police have made a second arrest in a New Year’s Day shooting that seriously injured one person. 31-year-old Patsy ...
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World News
Jason Peña, now 14, was shot in the head on a highway in the state of Durango, a family spokeswoman said. His father and uncle, both U.S. citizens, and a Mexican relative were also killed. By ...