After eight years as North Carolina’s chief executive, Gov. Roy Cooper is saying goodbye to the office. Cooper is returning home to Nash County Wednesday to deliver his farewell address.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has made his career in public service since 1987. After spending time in both the House and Senate, he was elected as attorney general in 2000. He was reelected in ...

Gov. Roy Cooper is preparing to leave a long career in state politics that began with his election to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1986 and included becoming majority leader in ...

“We're not done,” Cooper said in his farewell address. “I'm not done." This article originally appeared on Wilmington StarNews: ‘I’m not done’: A look at defining moments in NC Gov ...

Cooper has been floated as a potential challenger in the 2026 midterms for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Thom Tillis. But in recent weeks and months he’s been coy about what his ...

After eight years as North Carolina’s chief executive, Gov. Roy Cooper is getting ready to say farewell to the office. But his tenure saw pivotal moments in North Carolina’s recent history.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper issued a statement on Monday night signaling that he's removed himself from contention as a ...

Helene was the most economically damaging natural disaster to ever hit North Carolina, in addition to the deadliest, Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday as he pressed lawmakers to approve a new ...

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

As governor, Roy Cooper built a reputation ... By the time Cooper left office, even his own party saw the writing on the wall. Gov. Josh Stein quickly dismantled NCORR and replaced it with a ...