The North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) has turned over an investigation into missing campaign finance reports from candidates in Rockingham County to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI).
North Carolina is grappling with a disturbing surge in crime, according to data released by North Carolina's State Bureau of Investigation this month. The state’s crime statistics show a steep increase across several urban centers, including Charlotte, Raleigh, and Wilmington. In 2023, the state’s murder rate spiked 72% compared to 2013.
A Wake County grand jury handed up an indictment Tuesday against North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood for allegedly using a state vehicle for private purposes.
A unanimous state Court of Appeals panel issued an order Monday blocking a lower court ruling in a Robeson County video sweepstakes case. The lower court had granted an injunction in June favoring a sweepstakes operator.
Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper has appointed state Capitol Police Chief R.E. “Chip” Hawley to serve as the director of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. Hawley will fill the vacancy left when Director Robert Schurmeier’s term ends on June 30, 2023.
Carolina Journal’s Editor-in-Chief Donna King hosts a recap of the week’s legislative news with journalists and state policy experts. This week, they discuss the SBI Director and Gov. Roy Cooper face off , legislators override Gov. Roy Cooper’s gun bill veto, the latest poll results that matchup DeSantis and Biden.
RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper announced Thursday that he has chosen Erik Hooks as his public safety secretary. Hooks, a Spring Lake native, is a State Bureau of Investigation veteran. “Erik Hooks has worked every kind of crime from drug trafficking to public corruption and homeland security critical issues, and he has my confidence as...
It’s flattering when the executive editor of the News & Observer calls to ask if he could meet me to discuss a column I’d written. But when John Drescher came to my office, he wanted to share much more than pleasantries. He was upset that my November media column, “Connecting the wrong dots,” had taken...
A lawyer defending the News & Observer of Raleigh against a libel suit filed by a State Bureau of Investigation special agent suggested in court Wednesday that the case actually might be an attempt by the state to protect the image of the Department of Justice and State Crime Lab that were under the management...
RALEIGH — State and federal law-enforcement officials raided several offices of the NC Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division on Thursday. FBI, EPA, and SBI officials remained in the division headquarters in Morehead City the entire day, and took computers and other records, sources say. The raids were related to a probe of possible illegal dredging performed by Ferry Division employees in the Currituck Sound near Corolla. The activity is associated with the establishment of a passenger service from Corolla to Currituck. State and federal agencies are trying to determine whether the dredging was an accident, and if not, who gave the order.
