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North Carolina AG urges public safety, law enforcement bills
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein pushed Monday for a package of crime prevention proposals he said would better equip law enforcement to tackle gun violence, the opioid crisis and the sta
Attorneys for family of teen slain by police say shooting was not justified
Attorneys for the family of a teen who died after an encounter with Greensboro police last year are speaking out against a decision not to charge the officer involved.
St. Patrick's Day 'Booze It & Lose It' campaign cracks down on drunk driving
This week, Saint Patrick’s Day revelers should plan on doing so responsibly. Stepped-up patrols will mean increased scrutiny for people who choose to drink and drive.
North Carolina lawmakers try again to make sheriffs help ICE
The North Carolina General Assembly began a repeat effort Wednesday to require all sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigration agents who are interested in picking up certain jail inmates.
Forsyth Sheriff blasts proposed change on background checks for guns
Kalvin Michael Smith sentenced to prison following charges of electronic monitor tampering
A man who claimed innocence in connection with a 1995 brutal assault in Winston-Salem pled guilty Thursday to interfering with an electronic monitoring device.
Greensboro names new police chief
HBCU files complaint seeking review of bus search
North Carolina sheriff who disparaged Black employees resigns
A suspended North Carolina sheriff has resigned in the aftermath of a leaked audio recording in which he called Black employees by derogatory names and said they should be fired, his attorney annou