RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov.-elect Josh Stein was officially sworn in as North Carolina's 76th governor Wednesday, replacing Roy Cooper as the state's top executive.

Gov. Roy Cooper transfers the seal of North Carolina and powers of the governor's office to Gov.-elect Josh Stein in Raleigh.

Gov. Roy Cooper gives his final speech as North Carolina's top executive during the swearing-in of Gov.-elect Josh Stein.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's latest Democratic governor was sworn in to office on Wednesday, as Josh Stein succeeded ...

North Carolina governor Roy Cooper has made a surprising move regarding 15 death row inmates on his last day in office.

In his final day in office, Governor Roy Cooper commuted the sentence of 15 death row inmates in North Carolina.

In one of his final acts in office, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 men convicted of ...

Gov. Roy Cooper issued an executive order that removed college-degree requirements from most jobs in state government.

The Myrtle Beach Mall is now at the center of a lawsuit centered around an alleged assault in its parking lot.

Gov. Roy Cooper announced that he has commuted the sentences of 15 people on death row. He also granted two other ...

One of Gov. Roy Cooper's final actions in office was to commute the death penalty sentences of 15 men on death row in North Carolina state prison. They will now serve a life sentence instead.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) on Tuesday commuted the death sentences of 15 inmates to life in prison without the ...