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 ...

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.

The life-threatening hurricane was deemed a “worst-case scenario” for Western North Carolina. A post made on X claims that Cooper did not activate the state’s National Guard in response to ...

AP Photo/Ben McKeown; Slaven Vlasic/Getty North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper isn’t seeking a vice presidential candidate bid. Cooper, who was rumored to have been one of the people being considered ...

On his last day, Gov. Cooper commutes sentences of 15 on death row Gov. Roy Cooper announced that he has commuted the sentences of 15 people on death row. He also granted two other commutations ...

Gov. Roy Cooper returned to his home county of Nash to deliver a farewell address as he concludes his second term as North Carolina's 75th governor. According to the governor's office, this ...

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

Outgoing North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper on Tuesday announced 15 commutations of the death penalty to life in prison without the possibility of parole. U.S. News // 4 months ago Scandal derails ...