A settlement has been reached in the case against Tyler Technologies over eCourts system, which has faced complaints across North Carolina.

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Guilford District Court Judge Ashley Watlington-Simms sent Assistant Public Defender Juan Zuluaga to jail for five days for criminal contempt. Zuluaga appears to be only the second North Carolina atto...

As Anita Earls runs for re-election to the state Supreme Court, here's what her dissents tell us about her judicial philosophy.

A judge has ruled that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill does not have to release its investigative report on problems at its School of Civic Life and Leadership.

A judge dismissed charges against four men convicted of murder as teens. Now an appellate court decides whether they should be vindicated.

A judge dismissed charges against four men convicted of murder as teens. Now an appellate court decides whether they should be vindicated.

A judge dismissed charges against four men convicted of murder as teens. Now an appellate court decides whether they should be vindicated.

An attorney for The News & Record is heading to the state Supreme Court, hoping to overturn a judge’s decisions to seize a reporter’s notes.

As Roy Cooper runs for Senate, Republicans have seized on a 2021 settlement that compelled officials to reduce the prison population.

Hemp businesses operate without regulation, but worry about raids. N.C. officials, meanwhile, say they lack tools to protect public health.

An attorney wants a do-over in a recent state Supreme Court ruling on whether the smell of alleged marijuana justifies a police search.

Journalist Nicole Carr’s debut book includes pieces of North Carolina history that surprised the Tar Heel State native.

Some N.C. law enforcement officials and district attorneys say the law has put strain on local jails without providing more resources.

People who said they were wrongfully detained due to problems with the digital records system filed a class-action lawsuit three years ago.

The General Assembly earmarked $350,000 for the Clarence Henderson Education Foundation, named for an outspoken Black Republican.

The high-ranking DOJ lawyer was reared in the 1970s as an outsider—an Indian Sikh girl in a town with a Ku Klux Klan billboard.

The high-ranking DOJ lawyer was reared in the 1970s as an outsider—an Indian Sikh girl in a town with a Ku Klux Klan billboard.

Charles McNeair was imprisoned for rape in 1979, a crime he says he didn’t commit. After years of advocacy, he has been granted parole.

In 2019, a state trooper killed Brandon Webster claiming self defense. Evidence contradicted that account but wasn’t made public—until now.

Immigrant rights’ advocates and local elected officials are condemning the family’s removal earlier this week.

Brown's lawyers filed a motion this week saying a state psychiatric hospital found him unfit for trial, though a judge will ultimately decide.

Prosecutors wanted the state Supreme Court to review an August ruling that overturned four men's convictions in the murder of Nathaniel Jones.

Newly released federal records shed light on Eleanor Rush's 1954 death in a North Carolina prison—and the uprising and reforms that followed.

Newly released federal records shed light on Eleanor Rush's 1954 death in a North Carolina prison—and the uprising and reforms that followed.

Newly released federal records shed light on Eleanor Rush's 1954 death in a North Carolina prison—and the uprising and reforms that followed.

Tuesday’s primary results set up a high-stakes battle for power over the state appellate court this fall, with several seats on the ballot.

During his campaign, the former Superior Court judge faced accusations of using racist language in an audio recording.

The lawsuit said the case is part of a systemic problem in which Durham Police detectives have engaged in misconduct that resulted in wrongful convictions.

A new federal lawsuit alleges immigration agents are making wrongful warrantless arrests, including a U.S. citizen who said agents stopped him twice and smashed his truck window.

Since Donald Trump returned to the White House, staffers of color have been frustrated by supervisors’ lack of enthusiasm—and the paper’s diminishing resources—for their work.

Former Dare County Judge Jerry Tillett, now a candidate for state Senate, has denied using a racial slur in the audio recording.

Former Dare County Judge Jerry Tillett, now a candidate for state Senate, has denied using a racial slur in the audio recording.

A list of inmates released early under former Gov. Roy Cooper included DeCarlos Brown's identification number, even though Brown served his full term.

A Dare County resident posted a recording that he said captures former Judge Jerry Tillett using the N-word, which Tillett denies.

A Dare County resident posted a recording that he said captures former Judge Jerry Tillett using the N-word, which Tillett denies.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested more than 3,300 people in North Carolina during President Donald Trump’s first nine months in office, about double the number of people arrested in ...

The complaint says the former Arizona lawmaker wooed a married member of her security detail with Taylor Swift and U2 tickets.

A judge vacated the convictions of four men accused of killing Nathaniel Jones. Now, prosecutors want the state Supreme Court to step in.

Here are our staff's favorite stories published throughout the year, which we are putting outside our paywall as a special gift to you.

How did the rapper, still omnipresent three decades after his death, come to rest in a Lumberton grave? Writer Jeff Pearlman finds out.

State lawmakers said court officials in their home districts have not seen the conveniences and cost-savings eCourts was supposed to bring.

The former candidate for state superintendent of public instruction will face Michael Whatley in the GOP Senate primary.

A judge said two men incarcerated for 23 years didn’t kill the grandfather of NBA star Chris Paul. So why are they still in prison?

A judge said two men incarcerated for 23 years didn’t kill the grandfather of NBA star Chris Paul. So why are they still in prison?

Two attorneys filed State Bar complaints against a Wake County prosecutor who has been accused multiple times of violating discovery rules.

State Sen. Graig Meyer says former state Rep. Michael Wray in 2014 told him to “watch out for the blacks.” Wray says it didn’t happen.

Two men exonerated in the murder of Chris Paul’s grandfather are still in prison. Their lawyer asked the N.C. Supreme Court to release them.

A section of the N.C. DOJ repeatedly erred and antagonized federal judges–even in cases they seemed guaranteed to win.

Rural North Carolina communities are finally reversing opioid overdose deaths. But funding cuts could undo progress.