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The North Carolina House and Senate each passed bills that would require centralized reporting of Giglio letters, creating a database that law enforcement agencies could consult when hiring new officers. The letters say which law enforcement officers are deemed too untrustworthy to testify in court.

MARQUETTE — COVID-19 “vaccine hesitancy” seems to be rearing its head in Marquette County, and in fact, the entire U.S. Dr. Bob Lorinser, medical direct

Feds, state double down on secrecy of data on in-custody deaths Breaking down CMPDs release of body cam video in death of Harold Easter By Nick Ochsner | April 22, 2021 at 10:55 AM EDT - Updated April 22 at 10:55 AM As communities across the nation continue to grapple with high-profile police killings, North Carolina officials have again refused to release information on the deaths of people who died in custody, citing guidance from the U.S. Department of Justice. The congressman who wro...

Jason deBruyn Specifically, Madan wrote, the law “would forbid the North Carolina Department of Public Safety” from revealing information from the collected forms. U.S. DOJ cited that same statute in its denial last week of a federal Freedom of Information Act request from the Watchdog Reporting Network for the same data. And in an email this week, the Governor’s Crime Commission, the North Carolina agency responsible for collecting data under the federal law, again said it was prohibit...

Originally published on April 8, 2021 5:35 pm Thousands of health care workers across North Carolina, charged with the care of patients, have declined to get COVID-19 vaccinations, even as eligibility has opened to the entire state. Hospitals that were willing to disclose employee vaccination rates reported between 40% and 75% of hospital staff members have been vaccinated, a NC Watchdog Reporting Network survey shows. The informal survey was sent to 32 health systems, representing about 100...

Share: Share this page on Twitter Share this page on LinkedIn Email this page to a friend Print this page The North Carolina Open Government Coalition will hold its annual Sunshine Week events during the week of March 15, 2021. The annual program invites journalists, citizens, government officials, transparency advocates and students from around the state to come together to learn from open government experts and discuss ways to improve government accountability and ...

On a recent Saturday morning, Peggy Hoon got behind the wheel of her 2011 Toyota RAV4 and made the 300-mile round trip to Charlotte from her Raleigh home.

COVID vaccine live updates: Heres what to know in North Carolina on Feb. 12 Simone Jasper and Hayley Fowler, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) Feb. 12—Were tracking the most up-to-date information about the coronavirus and vaccines in North Carolina. Check back for updates. Case count tops 814,000 At least 814,594 people in North Carolina have tested positive for the coronavirus, and 10,376 have died since March, according to state health officials. The N.C. Department of He...

On a recent Saturday morning, Peggy Hoon got behind the wheel of her 2011 Toyota RAV4 and made the 300-mile round trip to Charlotte from her Raleigh home.

The N.C. Watchdog Reporting Network found that in some cases, health workers are giving doses of COVID-19 vaccine to people who do not yet qualify.