The ruling was released months after the accused settled a civil lawsuit brought on behalf of the girl who said he’d abused ...

"We need your help, and we need it now," the leader of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction told lawmakers.

Thousands of state job vacancies in North Carolina are stretching public services thin and, in many cases, creating risks for ...

Hundreds of arrests occurred in Mecklenburg County, and thousands of arrests were recorded elsewhere across the state, ...

Anna Stein is using her role to spotlight rehabilitation and strengthen support for people leaving incarceration.

A new report from the Office of the State Auditor suggests North Carolina could save millions of dollars by eliminating vacant jobs at the state level.

DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — The Davidson County Department of Social Services is being run by the state as of Jan.16 after ...

NC Auditor Dave Boliek's office looked into job openings in dozens of state agencies and identified millions of dollars that could be spent on other priorities if long-vacant jobs were eliminated ...

A western North Carolina man will spend more than a decade in prison and be forced to pay a $1 million fine for drug ...

NC Governor Stein advocates for better pay and recruitment of correctional officers to address staffing shortages.

The local sheriff was horrified by the arrest of his recruit, and said the federal government is telling a different story ...

Gov. Josh Stein is calling on state lawmakers to address a staffing crisis in North Carolina’s correctional system.