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An organization in south Durham continues its work to curb the number of shootings, killings and other violent crime in the city. Bull City United is…
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The chief justice of North Carolina's top court threw his support behind legislation to raise the age of juvenile offenders.North Carolina is now the only…
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Violent crime – especially rape – increased in North Carolina in 2015, continuing an upward trend that began in 2013, according to federal statistics…
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Editor's note: This story is part of an occasional series on what area community leaders and residents are doing to balance "peace and pride" in their…
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Asheville passed a policy last week that will remove any question about criminal convictions from city job applications. Proponents want to “ban the boxâ€â€¦
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Asheville passed a policy last week that will remove any question about criminal convictions from city job applications. Proponents want to “ban the boxâ€â€¦
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The Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department is considering a policy that would preclude people who are arrested from returning to designated areas. The…
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The Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department is considering a policy that would preclude people who are arrested from returning to designated areas. The…
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North Carolina prosecutors have sought the death penalty against about two people per year since 1989 without enough evidence to prove their guilt,…
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Allison Leotta was a federal sex-crimes prosecutor in Washington D.C. for more than a decade. Every day when she came home from work, she would think to…