WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump and his allies have seized on calls to “defund the police” as a dangerous example of Democratic overreach. Key Democrats, including presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden, are distancing themselves […]
RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper signed a new executive order today, forming the North Carolina Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice. The task force will recommend solutions to stop discriminatory law enforcement and […]
ROCKY MOUNT — The North Carolina city of Rocky Mount has approved the removal of a Confederate statue that has stood for more than a century. CBS 17 reports that the Rocky Mount City Council […]
CHARLOTTE — A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer who has met with and walked with demonstrators a number of times was involved in a scuffle Monday afternoon with protesters a day after he’d had another tense interaction. […]
ALTAMAHAW — A North Carolina sheriff said Monday he won’t cite a local stock car speedway for violating the state’s prohibition against mass gatherings due to COVID-19 after another large crowd gathered there for races. […]
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The FBI and local investigators are trying to determine a possible link between the ambush-style killing of a Northern California sheriff’s deputy Saturday night and that of a federal officer who […]
Minneapolis was among several cities that had policies on the books requiring police officers to intervene to stop colleagues from using unreasonable force, but that didn’t save George Floyd and law enforcement experts say such […]
SEATTLE — Authorities say a man drove a car at George Floyd protesters in Seattle Sunday night, hit a barricade then exited the vehicle brandishing a pistol. At least one person was injured. The victim […]
RAEFORD — Hundreds of mourners lined up Saturday to pay respects to George Floyd in his North Carolina hometown. In Raeford, the small town near Fayetteville where Floyd was born 46 years ago, a long […]
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper’s handling of violence arising from protests across the state in the wake of the death of George Floyd contrasted with the treatment given to the ReOpen NC protests since April. […]
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