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Gov. Cooper On Trump Drilling Plan: 'Not Off Our Coast'
Under pressure from President Donald Trump, North Carolina's governor has announced his opposition to drilling for natural gas and oil off the Atlantic coast.
Roy Cooper says the threat of accidents isn't worth the risk of harming the state's beaches and tourism economy.
Cooper says he can sum up the state's position in four words: "not off our coast."
State Republican leaders are in favor of offshore drilling and have passed laws to collect royalties from oil and gas below the ocean floor.
Human Trafficking Bill Among Nearly 30 Cooper Signs Into Law
Increased efforts to discourage human trafficking in North Carolina are among one of nearly 30 additional bills that Gov. Roy Cooper has signed into law.
The new human trafficking law makes the crime a more severe felony. It also creates a licensure system for massage and bodywork therapy establishments and requires the therapists to obtain statewide privilege licenses.
North Carolina Court: New Elections Board Can Stay Vacant
North Carolina's highest court says a revamped state elections board that also oversees ethics and lobbying controversies can stay in limbo for now, a holding pattern that could last months.
The state Supreme Court on Thursday said Gov. Roy Cooper isn't required to appoint members of the new state elections and ethics enforcement board created by Republican legislators. That means the board created last month would be unable to make decisions or settle disputes until after the Supreme Court hears from lawyers on Aug. 28.
Inmate Captured After Escape From North Carolina Prison
Authorities have captured an inmate who escaped from a North Carolina prison.
A news release from the N.C. Department of Public Safety said Jonathan Henderson was captured Thursday by Greensboro police officers as he walked down a local street.
According to the department, Henderson scaled a fence Wednesday night and escaped from Randolph Correctional Center, a minimum-security state prison in Asheboro, about 27 miles south of Greensboro.
Unexploded World War II-Era Ordnance Found On Outer Banks
More unexploded World War II-era ordnance has been found on the North Carolina coast.
A news release from Cape Hatteras National Seashore said National Park Service rangers found the device on Tuesday in a remote area at the southern end of Hatteras Island.
On Wednesday, the Navy's Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit responded and detonated the bomb.
Last Friday, another piece of World War II-era ordnance was found on Shelly Island, the new island that formed off the North Carolina coast in the spring. An ordnance disposal team removed that item as well.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.