Greensboro Council Seeks To Discipline Former Officers
The City of Greensboro is apologizing to a black man who experienced excessive force at the hands of a police officer. A special city council meeting was held Monday to release police body camera footage of the incident.
The video depicts an event that took place in June. It shows former Officer Travis Cole physically assaulting Dejuan Yourse.
Officer Cole resigned during the investigation, but is still accountable to any charges against him. The city wants a full revocation of his law enforcement certification.
All council members including Mayor Nancy Vaughan apologized to Yourse, who was in attendance.
Charlotte City Council Blasted Over Police Shooting Reaction
Angry Charlotte residents are complaining about what they call unaccountable police officers and civilian leaders who've failed to force change as the city marks a week of protests since a police officer fatally shot a black man.
The City Council on Monday night allowed dozens of people to voice their frustrations after the Sept. 21 shooting of Kevin Lamont Scott by Charlotte-Mecklenburg police. Many called on Mayor Jennifer Roberts, Police Chief Kerr Putney and other council members to resign.
Scott's family and advocacy groups complain the department divulged only about three minutes of footage from two cameras. They have urged the police department to release all other video footage it has, as well as audio recordings of communications that could clarify how the situation unfolded.
McCrory Criticizes Investors Over LGBT Statement
Gov. Pat McCrory says it's the "height of hypocrisy" for investors whom he describes as "New York hedge fund billionaires" to tell North Carolina what to do about a law that limits LGBT protections against discrimination.
The governor's statement came Monday after about 60 investors representing $2.1 trillion in managed assets called on North Carolina to repeal the law. While McCrory blamed the statement on people from out-of-state, those who organized it included the chief executive officer of Trillium Asset Management, which has an office in Durham; the president of Croatan Institute, located in Research Triangle Park; and the New York City comptroller.
The investors are seeking a full repeal of the law, which excludes gender identity and sexual orientation from statewide anti-discrimination.
NC House Candidate Has Cancer, Will Keep Campaigning
A Democratic candidate for the North Carolina House says she has early-stage breast cancer but will continue campaigning for a General Assembly seat.
Democrat Mary Belk of Charlotte said Monday she learned of her diagnosis late last week and will have surgery this week, followed by chemotherapy and then radiation.
Belk says in a release she is fortunate the cancer was detected early, and she and her doctors are confident of a full recovery.
Belk is running against Republican state Rep. Rob Bryan for the 88th House seat.
Public Ceremony For Palmer To Be Held Oct. 4
The family of Arnold Palmer is waiting until after the Ryder Cup this week for a public farewell.
Alastair Johnston, the chief executive of Arnold Palmer Enterprises, said Monday at a news conference that a public ceremony to commemorate Palmer would be held at 11 a.m. on Oct. 4 at St. Vincent's College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
Johnston says the last thing Palmer would want is for a golf schedule to be interrupted.
He says the funeral will be later this week and limited only to family.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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