As law enforcement agencies across the state face staffing challenges, police chiefs and sheriffs are lobbying North Carolina legislators to allow veteran officers to keep their badges and retirement ...

Cecila Torres is filled with emotion and says Lieutenant Jamaal Martin was at the right place at the right time, Thursday, around 5:30 while she was celebrating her early retirement.

"This contract will make the community safer and be poised for the next decade with a well-staffed department," says Houston ...