The Cabarrus County commission seat battle reveals deep division and legal wrangling. One article captures the tension as newly appointed commissioner Jeffrey Jones votes for himself as chair ...

June 2 Ballots go out to registered voters in District 1. In-person voting begins at Registrar of Voters office.

As North Carolina officials look to reduce their use of solitary confinement, several mentally ill inmates have killed themselves in solitary cells, the Charlotte Observer found.