Press Releases

A North Carolina person has tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The test, conducted by North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health, is presumptively positive and will be confirmed by the U.S.

Governor Roy Cooper has declared March 1-7 Severe Weather Preparedness Week and urges North Carolinians to prepare and practice safety plans in case severe weather strikes.

The State of North Carolina and FEMA are announcing more than $1.4 million to the University of North Carolina Wilmington for Hurricane Florence-relat

An offender at Eastern Correctional Institution in Maury died Saturday afternoon from injuries sustained in a fight with another offender.

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named the first female warden in the history of Central Prison.

Governor Roy Cooper’s Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Task Force continues to prepare for the possibility of COVID-19 infections occurring in North Carolina and is encouraging businesses, schools, health care providers, communities and individuals to prepare as well.

An offender at Maury Correctional Institution died this morning from injuries sustained in a fight with another offender.

Last night’s winter weather brought snow across North Carolina, downed trees and caused power outages around the state. 

As this year’s first blast of winter weather moves in to North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper is urging everyone to be prepared.