An incarcerated NC man reflects on (and celebrates) the clemency granted to others
When former Governor Roy Cooper issued a final round of pardons and criminal sentencing commutations on New Year’s Eve, his ...
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Roy Cooper says Hurricane Helene relief bill ‘took money’ from hurricane victims. Not exactly.
Cooper said North Carolina Republicans "took money out of western North Carolina" when they passed a Hurricane Helene relief bill last month. Legislators stripped the governor’s power to enhance ...
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Uncovering history: Roy Cooper’s family legacy rediscovered through Wolf Gap memorial
Roy Cooper, standing in the Shenandoah County Library in Edinburg, looked down at a photo of himself — a young boy, no older ...
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Gov. Cooper commutes sentences of 15 on death row, issues other pardons and commutations
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Gov. Roy Cooper announced Tuesday -- his last day in office -- that he has commuted the sentences of 15 people on death row. He also granted two other commutations and two ...
Durham Community Mourns The Loss of Activist Dr. Lavonia Allison Who Died At 94
Durham Mayor Leo Williams said Allison’s legacy should remind generations to come to remember what is most important to the ...
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North Carolina Gov Cooper commutes sentences of 15 death row inmates on final day in office
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) on Tuesday commuted the death sentences of 15 inmates to life in prison without the possibility of parole, coinciding with New Year’s Eve and his final day in ...
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On final day in office, Gov. Roy Cooper grants clemency to 15 on NC’s death row
In one of his final acts in office, Gov. Roy Cooper granted clemency to 15 people on death row, forgave two people for their past crimes and made two others immediately eligible for parole.
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Outgoing North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper follows in Biden’s footsteps with last-minute death sentence commutations
In one of his final acts in office, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 men convicted of first-degree murder to life in prison without the possibility of parole on ...
‘Outstanding public servant’: Joe John, longtime Raleigh lawmaker and former judge, dies
North Carolina state Rep. Joe John, a longtime Raleigh lawmaker and former judge, died on Wednesday. John had only just ...
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Governor Commutes Sentence of Man Who Raped, Killed Elderly Woman
More than three decades after raping and murdering an elderly woman, Christopher Roseboro, on death row since 1994, on Tuesday saw North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper commute his sentence to life ...
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Cooper commutes 15 death row inmates' sentences on last day as governor
On his final day in office Tuesday, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 people on North Carolina's death row. It comes on the heels of a similar decision days earlier by ...
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Governor Cooper: A look back at his political journey and his accomplishments as NC Governor
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Roy Cooper is no stranger to politics. Born and raised in North Carolina, Cooper got his start in public service with the NC State House in 1987 and the State Senate in 1991.