Cooper is set to face off against Michael Whatley in one of the most competitive races of the 2026 midterms.

Former Democratic governor Cooper to take on Trump-backed Whatley for seat held by retiring Thom Tillis

The suspect in the Charlotte rail murder case was released from prison during a mass inmate release authorized under a former Democratic governor, state GOP says.

HALLWAYS TO MAKE SURE STUDENTS WERE SAFE. IN COMMITMENT 2026, FORMER GOVERNOR ROY COOPER HIT THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL TODAY HERE IN THE TRIAD. THE NOW SENATE CANDIDATE WAS IN GREENSBORO AND DISCUSSED THE COST OF HEALTH CARE. OUR JOSHUA DAVIS WAS THE ONLY TRIAD ...

When Gov. Roy Cooper leaves the state, his office does not inform the lieutenant governor, who automatically becomes acting governor. It's a practice that marks a significant departure from the policy of Gov. Pat McCrory. Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest got ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man places flowers in a makeshift memorial for Iryna Zarutska at the East/West Blvd. Rail Station in South End in Charlotte, NC on Monday, September 22, 2025. Zarutska was stabbed to ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. If Democrats are to have any hope of retaking the Senate this fall, then Roy Cooper, the former North Carolina governor, must flip the seat ...

Republican leadership in the General Assembly panned the proposal. "It’s interesting that Governor Cooper now proposes a 9.1 percent raise for teachers over the next two years after opposing the 9.9 percent raise the Republican legislature provided ...