An incarcerated NC man reflects on (and celebrates) the clemency granted to others
When former Governor Roy Cooper issued a final round of pardons and criminal sentencing commutations on New Year’s Eve, his ...
Roy Cooper blasts ‘egregious attack on the right to vote’ in state Supreme Court race
In some of his first post-gubernatorial remarks on state politics, Roy Cooper condemned Judge Jefferson Griffin’s ongoing ...
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Uncovering history: Roy Cooper’s family legacy rediscovered through Wolf Gap memorial
Roy Cooper, standing in the Shenandoah County Library in Edinburg, looked down at a photo of himself — a young boy, no older ...
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On his final day in office, NC Gov. Roy Cooper commuted 15 death sentences; who are they?
As one of his last acts in office, Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 people on North Carolina's death row to life without parole.
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Gov. Cooper commutes sentences of 15 on death row, issues other pardons and commutations
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Gov. Roy Cooper announced Tuesday -- his last day in office -- that he has commuted the sentences of 15 people on death row. He also granted two other commutations and two ...
Fair Grove man shares healing journey months following deadly head-on crash in September
FAIR GROVE, Mo. (KY3) - A wrong-way driver hit 20-year-old Cooper Roy back in September on U.S. Highway 65 just five miles ...
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Outgoing North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper follows in Biden’s footsteps with last-minute death sentence commutations
In one of his final acts in office, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 men convicted of first-degree murder to life in prison without the possibility of parole on ...
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Roy Cooper commutes 15 death row sentences on his final day in office
On his final day in office, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the death row sentences of 15 people to life without parole. In a press release, Cooper said he reviewed the petitions for ...
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On final day in office, Gov. Roy Cooper grants clemency to 15 on NC’s death row
In one of his final acts in office, Gov. Roy Cooper granted clemency to 15 people on death row, forgave two people for their past crimes and made two others immediately eligible for parole.
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NC Gov. Roy Cooper commutes sentences of 15 death row inmates before leaving office
N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 North Carolinian inmates on death row to life without the possibility of parole on his last day in office Tuesday, the largest clemency action of ...