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 ...
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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 ...
Durham Community Mourns The Loss of Activist Dr. Lavonia Allison Who Died At 94
Durham Mayor Leo Williams said Allison’s legacy should remind generations to come to remember what is most important to the ...
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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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 ...
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North Carolina Gov Cooper commutes sentences of 15 death row inmates on final day in office
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) on Tuesday commuted the death sentences of 15 inmates to life in prison without the possibility of parole, coinciding with New Year’s Eve and his final day in ...
North Carolina Supreme Court Passing for Now on Ruling if Ballots in Close Race Are Valid
North Carolina's Supreme Court dismissed a request by the trailing Jefferson Griffin to rule now on whether 60,000+ ballots ...
Democrats and voting groups say a bid to toss out North Carolina ballots is an attack on democracy
Copland Rudolph cast a ballot in the November election, just as she has for years, with her vote counting on a long list of ...
‘Outstanding public servant’: Joe John, longtime Raleigh lawmaker and former judge, dies
North Carolina state Rep. Joe John, a longtime Raleigh lawmaker and former judge, died on Wednesday. John had only just ...
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On final day in office, Gov. Roy Cooper grants clemency to 15 on NC’s death row
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper speaks at a press briefing following a shooting that left five dead, including an off-duty police officer, on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, in Raleigh, N.C. In one of his ...
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Governor Cooper: A look back at his political journey and his accomplishments as NC Governor
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Roy Cooper is no stranger to politics. Born and raised in North Carolina, Cooper got his start in public service with the NC State House in 1987 and the State Senate in 1991.
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Cooper commutes 15 death row inmates' sentences on last day as governor
On his final day in office Tuesday, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 people on North Carolina's death row. It comes on the heels of a similar decision days earlier by ...