Members of congress call on Walmart pharmacy to rescind its NC miscarriage drug policy, Teddy Rosenbluth reports. She first exposed this policy. newsobserver.com/news/local/art…

NC rapper, 2nd man got life for killing 9-year-old boy. Why the 3rd defendant didn’t. @virginiabridges reports. newsobserver.com/news/local/cri…

Walmart rescinds its miscarriage drug policy after pharmacy board says it misread laws, Teddy Rosenbluth reports. newsobserver.com/news/local/art…

Beyond the headlines: Most companies that get NC incentives miss job, investment goals. Brian Gordon reports. newsobserver.com/news/business/…

Police officer, others shot to death in northeastern Raleigh. Shooter remains at large. newsobserver.com/news/local/cri…

Live updates of Raleigh shooting: Police identify 5 victims, including off-duty officer. Kristen Johnson reports. newsobserver.com/news/local/cri…

At sunrise, a familiar Raleigh neighborhood wakes to a tragedy. Josh Shaffer & Brian Gordon report. newsobserver.com/news/local/cri…

Shooting victim James Thompson: Laid-back youth who found his place on basketball court. martha quillin reports. newsobserver.com/news/local/art…

Suspended after racist comments, NC sheriff sticks with re-election campaigning, Carli Brosseau reports. newsobserver.com/news/state/nor…

In the past decade, the #NCGA has loosened restrictions on who can get guns and where they can be carried. How's that playing out? A bill sponsor has an interesting answer. #ncpol bit.ly/3N282pd

A good detail from Dan Kane, illustrating how some gun "thefts" are really black market sales 1. "North Carolina, like many states, does not require gun owners to report thefts" 2. "states that require reporting show a reduction in gun trafficking" newsobserver.com/news/politics-…

NC sheriff resigns as DA sets up to present evidence for removing him from office, Carli Brosseau reports. newsobserver.com/news/politics-…

There’s only one contested local race in Durham this November. Here’s who’s running. Mary Helen Moore reports. newsobserver.com/news/politics-…

Former NC Court of Appeals judge Doug McCullough, who was on the bench for most of the 2000s and 2010s, has died, reports former #ncpol Supreme Court justice Bob Edmunds in a tribute to his friend ncapb.foxrothschild.com/2022/10/21/jud…

The NC Supreme Court sped up political cases in 2014 with little controversy. This year it's a different story, Will Doran & Carli Brosseau report. newsobserver.com/news/politics-…

Exclusive: Durham County pays millions for security contractor despite dozens of complaints newsobserver.com/news/local/cou…

In March I FOIA'd for complaints against Night Hawk, which by then had received several million dollars from Durham County taxpayers. I got them months later - after commissioners approved a $4.1 million contract. Here's what commissioners didn't know: bit.ly/3zPzroX

The ⁦NCGOP⁩ seems to have deleted this tweet about the governor marking the anniversary of the Wilmington Massacre. FWIW I reached out to their spokesman to ask why they thought there was something wrong with the governor acknowledging the anniversary. No response. #ncpol

Extreme Heat Will Change Us nytimes.com/interactive/20…

🐔 Tomorrow: The Charlotte Observer and The News & Observer investigate NC’s largest agricultural industry. After years of growth, poultry farms now raise more than 1 billion chickens and turkeys a year, generating billions of pounds of untreated waste. #BigPoultry #ncpol #ncag