South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson confirms that South Carolina's Fetal Heartbeat Act is now in effect. The law outlaws abortions after the point at which a fetal heartbeat is detected.
The fall of Roe v. Wade shifted the battleground over abortion to courthouses around the country, as abortion foes looked to quickly enact statewide bans and the other side sought to buy more time.
The U.S. Supreme Courtβs decision allowing states to ban abortion is stirring alarm among LGBTQ advocates. They fear that the ruling could someday allow a rollback of legal protections for gay relationships, including the right for same-sex couples to marry.
Many are concerned about their access to safe healthcare after the Supreme Court announced its decision to overturn Roe V. Wade on Friday. Here is where North and South Carolina stand on the issue.
The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years β a decision by its conservative majority to overturn the court's landmark abortion cases.
Meaningful movement in Washington when it comes to safe communities and gun reform.Β A bill thatβs been given the green light from both of North Carolinaβs Senators is headed to the house for review.Β
The Biden administration has proposed a dramatic overhaul of campus sexual assault rules. The goal is to expand protections for LGBTQ students, bolster the rights of victims and widen collegesβ responsibilities in addressing sexual misconduct.
The Supreme Court said Thursday that Americans have a right to carry guns in public, a major expansion of gun rights.
The Board of County Commissioners has adopted a $2.2 billion operating budget for the Fiscal Year of 2023 in Mecklenburg County.
A Native American is being appointed U.S. treasurer, a historic first.
Neighbors are speaking out against a plan to expand a South Charlotte apartment complex. A developer wants to add nearly 300 new units at Legacy Arboretum on Pineville-Matthews Road.
President Joe Biden says heβs considering a federal holiday on the gasoline tax.That could possibly save U.S. consumers as much as 18.4 cents a gallon.
Governor Roy Cooper has tested positive for COVID-19.
A Japanese court has ruled that the countryβs ban on same-sex marriage does not violate the constitution, and rejected demands for compensation by three couples who said their right to free union and equality has been violated.
Officials say voters in 15 N.C. counties will go to the polls on July 26th in a mix of municipal general elections, runoff elections and, in Graham and Wake counties, second primaries for sheriff.
The Jan. 6 committee is plunging into Donald Trumpβs last-ditch effort to salvage the 2020 election by pressuring Vice President Mike Pence to reject the electoral count β powers Pence didn't have.
Frustration over student achievement boiling over at Tuesday's Charlotte Mecklenburg School Board meeting. It was the first meeting since the interim superintendent walked out of a meeting with faith and community leaders.
NC Governor Roy Cooper signs a bill that addresses arson, drugs, and insurance. Β Cooper had signed three bills into law, including one thatΒ addresses federally approved medicines that contain marijuana or its active ingredient.
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol has postponed a hearing that was to feature Trump-era Justice Department officials.
Donald Trumpβs closest campaign advisers, top government officials and even his family were systematically dismantling his false claims of 2020 election fraud ahead of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
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