Pardon of innocence first step to seeking payment for wrongful conviction
A pardon of innocence, like the one that then-Governor Roy Cooper issued in November 2024 to Mark Crotts, is a required first step for...
City offers $23K to settle court battles with local boarding house owner
The city of Burlington has agreed to settle a pair of legal disputes with a former boarding house operator who took the city to...
Appeals Court overturns kidnapping convictions in 2023 armed B&E in Graham
The state’s second-highest court has overturned a former Burlington man’s convictions of second-degree kidnapping in connection with an armed home invasion in Graham in...
Homeowner says his experiences with flood-prone well are cautionary tale about lax regulations in...
The final months of 2021 were a charmed time in the lives of Andrew Poole and his wife Anna.
With a hale, three-year-old son and...
Swepsonville residents sue county, two cities, six companies over forever chemicals
Two Swepsonville residents have filed a lawsuit in Alamance County superior court against Alamance County, two municipalities, and six private companies, seeking potentially hundreds...
Visiting judge dismisses wrongful termination suit against Elon University
A former accounting professor who sued Elon University for alleged wrongful termination earlier this year has lost both rounds in his legal fight: his...
Talleys prevail in suit lodged by two other Graham developers
Former Graham mayor Jennifer Talley and her husband, Chuck Talley, who own several real estate development companies based in Graham, have prevailed in a...
N.C. Court of Appeals decision critical of district court judge Katie Overby’s handling of...
Appeals court reverses Alamance County judge’s denial of motion to set aside equitable distribution order in divorce settlement
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has...
N.C. Court of Appeals vacates Alamance County district court judge’s order denying retroactive child...
The state’s second-highest court has vacated a ruling in a civil dispute over post-separation and divorce child support entered early last year by Alamance...
Sheriff, nine deputies removed as defendants in federal lawsuit
Alamance County sheriff Terry Johnson and nine of the 10 “John Doe” sheriff’s deputies who were allegedly at the scene of a fatal shooting...
