A tough-on-crime bill will go into action Monday in the State of North Carolina. House Bill 307, also referred to as Iryna’s ...

A bundle of new NC laws, including packages of changes to criminal punishments and the state’s pretrial release process, ...

One of the most heavily debated new laws going into effect Monday is what sponsors call "Iryna's Law," which makes it harder ...

In August, 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska, a Ukrainian refugee, was stabbed to death aboard a Charlotte light rail in a case that ...

The law restricts judges and magistrates, to a larger degree, from releasing violent and repeat offenders before trial.

Iryna’s Law” took effect in North Carolina on Monday after lawmakers passed the tough-on-crime legislation in response to a ...

North Carolina has multiple new laws taking effect Dec. 1. Here are the major new laws:Public Safety and Security, Senate ...

Iryna’s Law cracks down on pretrial release, requiring judges to consider a suspect’s full criminal history and explain their ...

Harsher criminal penalties for many different offenses become law Monday. So does a new push to restart the death penalty in ...

Among at least eight firms to open or add partner-level attorneys to Charlotte offices this year are Womble Bond Dickinson and Baker Donelson, who made recent moves. Two firms' recent additions of ...

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has released body-worn camera footage that sheds light on how law enforcement ...