Chief Estella Patterson confirmed that the officers resigned, calling the situation “deeply troubling.”

While investigating an incident of alleged officer misconduct, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) uncovered a secret text thread between cops allegedly filled with uses of the N-word and a contest over who could pull over the most Black drivers. An internal investigation is now underway as the involved officers have either resigned or face potential termination in what community leaders are calling a disturbing case of systemic police racism.

Wake County has received national attention over the hiring of a transgender music teacher at Middle Creek Elementary School in Apex. The Thomas More Society — a conservative Christian law firm —gave Wake a Sept. 30 deadline to allow Middle Creek families to opt out of the teacher’s classes or face a federal lawsuit. No lawsuit had been filed as of Oct. 12. A spokesperson for Thomas More said they’re in communication with the district’s attorneys but had nothing more to say at this time. The News & Observer asked the 11 Wake school board candidates how the district should respond when parents want to opt their children out of a class taught by a transgender or non-binary teacher.

Republicans are entering crisis mode as states won by Trump are now comfortably breaking for Democrats.

Some North Carolina voters only have a week left to ensure they can cast a ballot in the midterms as a result of a shady settlement the state elections board made with Trump’s Justice Department.