Bill ‘raising the age’ for juvenile offenders gets major bipartisan push

Updated, 4:17 p.m. to include statement from Gov. Roy Cooper. RALEIGH — Juvenile offenders 16 and older are charged and tried in North Carolina as adults, no matter how minor the offense. State lawmakers call the law outrageous, and Gov. Roy Cooper agrees. House Bill 280, sponsored by Reps. Chuck McGrady, R- Henderson; Duane Hall,...