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Judge dismisses petition to remove Mecklenburg Sheriff McFadden

January 16, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A petition filed to remove Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden was dismissed Thursday by Superior Court Judge Stuart Albright. Albright’s order said the McFadden’s motion to dismiss “should be granted for lack of […]

Attempted break-in highlights crime data disparities

January 16, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Cities like Charlotte have garnered national attention for a string of homicides in the past six months, including high-profile murders committed on the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS). In August, Ukrainian immigrant Iryna […]

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Suspect dead after Mooresville shootout

March 10, 2024 The Associated Press

MOORESVILLE — A suspect in a weekend shooting that killed two people and injured another at a North Carolina home died in a shootout with deputies hours afterward outside another house, a sheriff said Sunday. […]

House committee no closer to answers following second SBI hearing

May 10, 2023 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — The House Oversight and Reform Committee’s second hearing about improper conduct alleged by State Bureau of Investigation director Bob Schurmeier against members of Gov. Roy Cooper’s senior leadership was no closer to a resolution […]

NC House Oversight Committee schedules 2nd hearing

April 12, 2023 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — The House Oversight and Reform Committee invited key members of Gov. Roy Cooper’s staff and the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) general counsel to testify before the committee Tuesday, April 18. The hearing will […]

SBI director alleges interference from governor’s office in hearing

March 28, 2023 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — State Bureau of Investigation director Bob Schurmeier testified that his agency should be untethered completely from cabinet-level agencies in a House Oversight and Reform hearing in Raleigh on Tuesday, March 28. The purpose […]

North Carolina sheriff seeks investigation after 4th suicide

May 3, 2022 The Associated Press

WENTWORTH — A North Carolina sheriff is calling for an investigation after an inmate at the county jail died from a self-inflicted injury, the fourth suicide reported in 15 months. Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page […]

Hundreds protest in downtown Raleigh after police shooting

March 11, 2020 Shameka Dudley-Lowe and Jonathan Drew, Associated Press

RALEIGH — A police shooting that wounded a suspect during a foot chase in Raleigh, North Carolina, sparked protests early Wednesday from hundreds who demanded answers and burned a flag outside the governor’s mansion. Police […]