A North Carolina judge rules that race played an impermissible role in jury selection for a Black man, challenging his death sentence.

During Thursday’s general assembly session, three state senators introduced SB 94 with a short, direct title: Repeal Death Penalty. Senators Natalie S. Murdock ...

Superior Court Judge Wayland Sermon found race played a major role in the prosecution and sentencing of Hasson Bacote to the death penalty in 2009. Gov. Roy Cooper granted Bacote clemency on Dec. 31, ...

For the fourth time in four months, the North Carolina General Assembly has introduced a bill to address lingering unmet ...

Legal experts say there are potential criminal and civil ramifications in the aftermath of a disturbing case where more than ...

Hillsborough Mayor Mark Bell spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, February 12, discussing town news and ...

Jeanette Wallace Hyde, a longtime activist and fundraiser in North Carolina and national Democratic politics died Monday at ...

Republicans have been trying to regain control of the state elections apparatus for years. With state Auditor Dave Boliek, they have a shot.

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein says more recent laws enacted by state Republicans that erode some gubernatorial appointment powers are "partisan power grabs that thwart North Carolina voters' ...

Stein and predecessor Gov. Roy Cooper already filed lawsuits against other power-shifting provisions approved in December.

Democrats face “few opportunities" to win back the Senate majority from the Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections, a top non-partisan political handicapper predicts.

Both Democrats and Republicans in the North Carolina state House support raising the benefits paid out to unemployed workers ...