Michael O'Neal, founder and artistic director of The Michael O'Neal Singers, has launched a new outreach initiative aimed at bringing choral music into correctional facilities and care communities.

Polls give former Democratic Governor Roy Cooper a lead over ex-Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley in North Carolina’s 2026 race for the U.S. Senate. Cooper won the Democratic ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. On Tuesday, the road to the U.S. Senate got even longer for Michael Whatley. Yes, he ...

The matchup in one of the most competitive U.S. Senate races in the 2026 midterms is set, as Democrat Roy Cooper and Republican Michael Whatley clinched their parties' primary nominations Tuesday.

North Carolina has broken national Democrats’ hearts for nearly two decades, but this time they hope that Roy Cooper, the former governor, can once again find a path to victory. By Eduardo Medina Roy ...

Democrat Roy Cooper and Republican Michael Whatley will advance to November’s general election for an open US Senate seat in North Carolina, setting up a marquee contest critical for both parties.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and ex-Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley each won their party's U.S. Senate nominations in North Carolina on Tuesday, setting ...

see more of our stories on Google. Add Axios on Google Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, left, and Michael Whatley, former chair of the Republican National Committee. Photos: Ryan Kelly/AFP via ...

Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley and former Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, were declared winners in their U.S. Senate primaries Tuesday night almost immediately after the ...

Election 2026 To receive complete coverage of the midterms, sign up for our daily newsletter. Roy Cooper, the former Democratic governor, and Michael Whatley, a Republican strategist, have won their ...