Republicans are blaming former Gov. Roy Cooper for the death of Iryna Zarutska and arguing a COVID-era prison settlement led to her killer’s early release — a claim state prison officials dispute.

Michael Whatley’s path to winning the U.S. Senate race has always run through tearing down Democrat Roy Cooper.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Republicans are blaming former Gov. Roy Cooper for the death of Iryna Zarutska and arguing a COVID-era prison settlement led to ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Editor’s note: Contributing columnist Andrew Dunn wrote a Feb. 5 column on revelations ...

Roy Smits, a former high school basketball coach known for his calm demeanor, has died at age 88. He led the Premontre boys team to a state championship in 1982 and also had a successful tenure ...