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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is using the power of his pen again to promote policies his administration considers supportive of women in the workplace and family-friendly.

Cherokee County -- A district court ruled after a Feb. 28, 2018, District Court hearing at the Cherokee County Courthouse in Murphy that the county’s Department of Social Services was forcing parents to sign unlawful documents.

Asheville -- Asheville Police Department  has arrested Mark Wayne King (60), of Asheville, for two counts of Indecent Liberties with a Child. King has previously been convicted of this crime and is a registered sex offender.

Asheville, NC -- Jeremy Price, 31, of Asheville died in California. His family needs to bring his body home and has setup a Go Fund Me page.

Raleigh -- Press Release NC Gov Roy Cooper Office -- Obstetricians and pediatricians from across North Carolina shared with Governor Roy Cooper and Secretary Mandy Cohen of the Department of Health and Human Services the urgency to close the health care coverage gap in North Carolina. 

May 8 around 12 PM, the local fire department noticed Amanda's white Toyota RAV-4 vehicle in the parking lot of the Kahakapao Trail. On this day it was not known that she was missing. On the next day when she was reported missing, it was located there with her belongings in it, her wallet and cell phone - but not her Teel Aasics running shoes. 

Hendersonville, NC -- Press release Hendersonville Police Department: The Hendersonville Police Department is seeking information on a fatal hit and run incident that occurred on the south end of Main Street in downtown Hendersonville.

On April 30, 2019, Riley Howell was in class at UNC Charlotte. Seven minutes in, shots rang out and in a split-second decision, Riley chose to fight. He would not live to know that his actions saved others.

Raleigh -- Press Release - North Carolina Governor Cooper Office May 8, 2019
Better internet access is coming to 19 rural, economically disadvantaged counties in North Carolina thanks to nearly $10 million in grants, Governor Roy Cooper announced today along with the NC Department of Information Technology and its Broadband Infrastructure Office.