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Waynesville, NC -- Update: Silver Alert for Missing Person Friday December 20, 2019 has been cancelled. 

HENDERSON, N.C. (AP) — Misdemeanor charges have been filed in North Carolina against a school resource officer who was seen on video body-slamming a middle school student, a district attorney said Tuesday. 

"Nobody is Above the Law It's Time to Impeach and Remove" Events in WNC Listed Below

Today, Governor Roy Cooper took action to ensure that students receiving Children of Wartime Veterans Scholarships receive full awards this semester despite the General Assembly’s failure to fully fund the program. 

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina have discovered what they believe are the remains of a missing woman who disappeared in 2012.

NC Gov Roy Cooper's Office -- Dec 11, 2019 Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that the State is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the death of Robert Lee Matthews, age 44, in Greensboro, North Carolina. 

Transylvania County -- Dec 12, 2019 :Transylvania County Sheriff Office***Update at 9:45 p.m.: The juvenile has been located safe and in good condition. Details will be limited due to the fact that the missing person is a juvenile. The Transylvania County Sheriff’s Office thanks the public, the media, and all assisting agencies for their help in locating the boy and bringing this incident to a safe resolution. Thank You!

Raleigh -- NC Gov Roy Cooper Office Press Release Dec 10, 2019

Gov Announced Task Force at Summit focused on diversity in education

Asheville, NC - (AP) A North Carolina man was convicted Friday of a charge he anonymously threatened to lynch a Muslim-American man who ran for a state Senate seat in Virginia, federal prosecutors said.