Stein has been the attorney general for the past eight years, following Cooper in the elected law-enforcement post that ...

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 inmates in the state on his last day in office, a move that ...

NC Governor Cooper commutes two sentences and grants two pardons, highlighting a commitment to justice reform.

In one of his final acts in office, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has commuted the death sentences of 15 men convicted of ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's latest Democratic governor was sworn into office on Wednesday, as Josh Stein succeeded Roy Cooper in a top elected position for the second time in eight years.

By Reid J. Epstein Reporting from Washington Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina is set to leave office on New Year’s Day after two terms that began with his effort to undo the state’s ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov.-elect Josh Stein was officially sworn in as North Carolina's 76th governor Wednesday, replacing Roy ...

Governor Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 death row inmates in North Carolina on his last day in office.

One of the inmates receiving clemency had challenged his sentence under the groundbreaking Racial Justice Act of 2009. A ...

Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Tuesday that he reviewed 89 clemency petitions from death row inmates and granted 15 of them.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) on Tuesday commuted the death sentences of 15 inmates to life in prison without the ...