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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina lawmakers will finally decide whether to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of legislation that says doctors and nurses can be charged with a crime if they fail to care for an infant delivered during an unsuccessful abortion.

ROANOKE, VA. (AP) — A fatal stabbing on the Appalachian Trail has led the nonprofit that manages the trail to revise its website for reporting safety issues and suspicious incidents.

Raleigh -- North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper Press Release May 23, 2019 

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.