Protests

Republicans in the state Senate want to crack down on recent protests by restricting the use of masks in public. The new bill also would create a felony offense for blocking traffic.

Attorneys for UNC-Chapel Hill law student and Charlotte activist Jamie Marsicano have filed a lawsuit against Maj. Brad Koch of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, accusing him of making defamatory statements and sharing details of an expunged charge with prosecutors in Georgia following Marsicano's arrest in Atlanta this year.

For her climate protests (and arrests), a scientist loses her job

On Thursday, four people, including two climate scientists, were charged with trespassing after they chained themselves to entryways at Charlotte Douglas International Airport's private jet terminal.

Several climate protesters chained themselves to a door and a gate Thursday morning at the private jet terminal at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

A group of Charlotte defense attorneys has sent a letter to the Mecklenburg County district attorney asking him to address nearly 200 protest-related charges that remain pending more than eight months after the 2020 protests in Charlotte.

A task force commissioned by North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper in the days following George Floyd's death on Monday formally recommended far-reaching changes to police, criminal justice and court systems, with a goal of eliminating racial inequities.

Updated at 10:32 a.m. Aug. 29, 2020 Hundreds of protesters gathered in downtown Raleigh Friday night to denounce police violence and the recent killings...

On Wednesday, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department released footage from body-worn cameras from an incident that occurred on June 2 when officers…

A Confederate monument and a confrontation at a local ice cream shop in Gastonia brought people out to protest this week. A lot was happening Thursday on…