RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Lt. Gov. Dan Forest announced on Monday the formation of an exploratory committee to run for governor, a major step for the Republican long expected to challenge incumbent Gov.

Several state government agencies have been engaged in a low-profile effort to replace furniture taken from the Hawkins-Hartness House, the Raleigh landmark that houses the lieutenant governor's ...

Political strategist Hal Weatherman topped Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O'Neill in the second Republican primary. He'll face Democrat Rachel Hunt in the November contest to replace Republican ...

The following is the opinion of Capitol Broadcasting Company. Political candidates on the stump often offer dire warnings of what might happen if, or when, their opponents take office should they win ...

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Gov. Roy Cooper and Lt. Gov. Dan Forest were projected to easily win their respective primaries, setting up the expected gubernatorial showdown in November. In the Democratic primary, ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Lt. Gov. Dan Forest for the first time vowed to repeal the statewide mask mandate and immediately reopen schools if elected governor. The Republican, hoping to unseat incumbent ...

Confused by all this talk lately about “transgender” people in North Carolina? Don’t even bother trying to figure it out for yourself. Just ask Dan Forest, a straight, white, Christian, conservative ...

A group that lobbies for state employees could have to pay Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest nearly $80,000 because of a campaign finance violation from 2012. The North Carolina Supreme Court heard ...

Aug. 18--WINSTON-SALEM-- Decrying identity politics and a loss of traditional values, Lt. Gov. Dan Forest officially launched his campaign Saturday to unseat Roy Cooper as governor of North Carolina.