Gov. Josh Stein’s Cabinet members are paid 12% more than his predecessor’s top officials, with some earning tens of thousands more. The Cabinet members have the top jobs in Stein’s administration, ...

When Hurricane Matthew (2016) and Hurricane Florence (2018) hit, thousands lost their homes and waited for help. In response, ...

A few months after leaving office, former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is now set to start teaching at Harvard University ...

A new poll shows Republican North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis could face a tight re-election race if a former governor were to throw his hat in the ring. The poll, released last week by Public Policy ...

Democrats want to punish Trump in the 2026 midterms. Here are the five Senate seats most likely to flip - Analysis: The 2026 ...

Democrats are eager to see former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) jump into the Tar Heel State’s Senate race next year, seeing him as the most formidable challenger to Sen. Thom Tillis (R).

Roy Cooper, the former governor of North Carolina, took a swipe at former Carolina Hurricanes winger Mikko Rantanen after Rantanen was traded Friday. Rantanen, 28, played in just 13 games with the ...

Those in the Carolinas will hold Mikko Rantanen's short-lived and largely fruitless Hurricanes tenure against him for the ...

Former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and former State Health Director Dr. Betsey Tilson were recognized for their exemplary accomplishments in public health with the North Carolina Department of ...

Gov. Roy Cooper speaks at the Executive Mansion on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Raleigh, N.C.

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. As governor, Roy Cooper built a reputation as a steady hand in times of crisis.