During a news conference last year, there was an amusing aside during which Gov. Roy Cooper explained how to properly pronounce his last name. Most say it the common way, but the governor said it ...

Reflecting on his eight years in office Wednesday, Gov. Roy Cooper said he was proud to have fought for Medicaid expansion, public education, the state’s growing clean energy economy ...

As Governor Roy Cooper prepares to depart the Executive Mansion, criminal justice advocates are urging him to make use of his broadest set of powers: the ability to grant clemency for state crimes.