Courts

North Carolina Chief Justice Paul Newby has appointed former state Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Donald van der Vaart as the state's new chief administrative law judge and head of the Office of Administrative Hearings.

All non-essential in-person activities at North Carolina courts are on hold for 30 days. North Carolina Chief Justice Cheri Beasley ordered the move beginning Monday, citing a recent surge in new COVID-19 cases across the state.

North Carolina courts will start expanding services beginning June 1, but it will be a slow process with some restrictions still in place.Although…

Republican legislative leaders have suffered some legal setbacks in their efforts to revamp state government. Perhaps most significantly, a judge ruled…

A civil lawsuit against CMPD officer Randall Kerrick is on hold for sixty days while his criminal trial proceeds. U.S. District Court Judge Graham Mullen…

The man accused of killing a Vietnam War veteran and grandfather of eight after an assault at a Rock Hill restaurant over the weekend lowered his head in…

The Kilah Davenport Child Protection Act passed the U.S. Senate unanimously on Wednesday night. It's a bill that asks Attorney General Eric Holder to…

Last week, a Mecklenburg County grand jury refused to indict a Charlotte police officer, Randall Kerrick who shot an unarmed black man 10 times. On…

Prayers in government meetings have received a lot of attention in North Carolina. The ACLU has sued the Rowan County Commission, and another group has…

Summer is filled with day camps for kids. Church camp. Basketball camp. Dance camp. You get the idea. A camp that’s somewhat new to the summer scene:…