Opinion
Jaleeyah’s Law is only the 1st step in tackling NC gang violence
While Jaleeyah’s Law is a step in the right direction, it’s not the only place to which lawmakers need to turn their attention.
News
Federal case in Charlotte light rail killing delayed after hearing
The federal case against Decarlos Brown Jr. will be put on hold after a judge agreed Tuesday that Brown is not competent to stand trial in connection with the 2025 killing of Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte’s light rail line.
News
Task force examines state gang violence strategy
Several participants suggested modern institutions have become more isolated, more bureaucratic, and less connected to the communities they serve.
News
Brown faces June 9 competency hearing in federal case
Lawyers for Decarlos Brown Jr. are seeking a hearing and a finding of mental incompetence in the federal case linked to Iryna Zarutska’s 2025 stabbing death on Charlotte’s light rail line.
Opinion
The case for 2nd-chance entrepreneurs in NC
As important as government efforts like Reentry 2030 are, I believe the most powerful engine of second-chance success isn’t policy — it’s entrepreneurship.
News
Hearing in Zarutska killing officially bumped back to October
A court hearing originally scheduled this week in the murder case involving Iryna Zarutska’s death on Charlotte’s light rail line has been rescheduled for Oct. 27.
News
Legislative leaders launch probe into Cooper-era early prisoner releases
Legislative leaders announced a new subcommittee to investigate early prisoner releases under former Gov. Roy Cooper and examine oversight of the decisions.
News
Report calls for reform to involuntary commitment, mental health treatment
A House committee report calls for sweeping reforms to North Carolina’s involuntary commitment system, citing gaps in mental health care and public safety.
News
Brown found ‘incapable to proceed’ on Iryna Zarutska murder charge
Decarlos Brown Jr., the man who allegedly fatally stabbed 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska in the neck on Aug. 22 on Charlotte’s Lynx Blue Line, has been found “incapable to proceed” on the state murder charge against him.
Opinion
Seeking a path between warehousing and enabling the troubled
America is alone among developed nations in allowing the kind of disorder being tolerated on Raleigh's Glenwood South, on the Charlotte transit system, and in countless other cities.
News
Iryna’s Law takes effect, restricts pretrial release, cashless bail
The legislation, formally known as House Bill 307, was fast-tracked through the General Assembly just weeks after Zarutska’s murder in August.
Opinion
A week of homicides in Charlotte, as NC leaders turn blind eye
Gov. Stein should emulate the success in Washington, DC, where President Trump's deployment of the National Guard slashed violent crime by nearly half in the weeks following the surge — including 12 straight days without a homicide.
