Special Projects
NC Appeals Court upholds 2012 ouster of Durham DA Cline
Former Durham District Attorney Tracey Cline's arguments challenging her ouster were without merit, a three-judge NC Court of Appeals panel said.
Special Projects
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AGENTS' SECRETS: THE FALLOUT
Settlement means another $1.475 million for Floyd Brown
Anson County and its insurers reached a $1.475 million settlement with Floyd Brown, the second settlement reached with the mentally disabled man jailed in a psychiatric hospital for 14 years based on an implausible confession. Brown has been compensated a total of $9.325 million from Anson County...
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CRIME
Despite SBI settlement in Brown case, discredited agent is still on the job
SBI Agent Mark Isley climbed through the ranks of the agency despite a troubled career as an agent. Floyd Brown will be paid nearly $8 million from the state and its insurers for a confession Brown’s attorneys say Isley fabricated to pin a murder on Brown.
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LOCAL/STATE
SBI agent Mark Isley slow to report tips on cop conspiracy
It took SBI agent Mark Isley nearly two years to file reports of allegations of misconduct against two sheriff’s deputies who later went to federal prison. One of them was his close friend.
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AGENTS' SECRETS
State agrees to $12 million settlement for two wrongly imprisoned men
The N.C. State Bureau of Investigation and its insurers have agreed to pay $12.475 million to two innocent men who spent a total of 31 years behind bars.
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HEALTH & SCIENCE
N&O’s investigative team wins three more prizes
The newspaper received two first places in the Gerald Loeb Awards, considered among the most prestigious in business journalism, at a dinner Tuesday in New York City. On Friday, it was honored with first place in investigative reporting in the top circulation category by the Society of Professional...
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CRIME
NC crime lab wins international seal of approval
Forensic Quality Services, a Florida-based organization that audits and inspects crime labs, told the State Bureau of Investigation this week that the lab had met the standards required by the highest global standard for forensic science laboratories.
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LOCAL/STATE
Court hearing on Mike Peterson focuses on discredited SBI agent
Attorneys from the NC attorney general’s office argue that a 2003 murder conviction should be reinstated against Michael Peterson. The Durham novelist’s attorneys argue his trial was flawed by the testimony of an SBI agent who has since been discredited.
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LOCAL/STATE
The News & Observer’s hospital series is Pulitzer Prize finalist
“Prognosis: Profits,” a series jointly produced by The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer, was one of three finalists for the Pulitzer Price in local reporting, announced Monday.
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JOHN DRESCHER
Drescher: In Sledge case, judge dropped the ball
For 20 years, inmate Joseph Sledge asked for DNA testing. That should have happened years ago.
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THE GHOST WORKERS
Audit says Industrial Commission must ensure businesses carry workers' comp
The state Industrial Commission has failed in its responsibility to make sure businesses protect workers by carrying insurance to cover their injuries, according to a state audit released Tuesday. Commission leaders agreed to step up efforts to catch businesses breaking the law before their workers...
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