Russ Bowen

3 days ago | cbs17.com | Rodney Overton |Russ Bowen

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Staffing at the North Carolina DMV is insufficient, causing current and likely future delays and wait times for the public, according to a preliminary audit released Monday. Already, long lines are common — and have been for the last few years — at statewide DMV offices. One section of the preliminary audit shows that of the DMV’s 142 temporary examiner positions, 97 are still open — a startling 68 percent of unfilled spots.

2 weeks ago | wnct.com | Russ Bowen

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Sentenced to prison for the rest of her life for the murder of her grandparents, April Barber Scales now spends her time on the outside making amends. Thirty years after the then 15-year-old pleaded guilty, April was granted clemency. In the decades that followed her guilty plea, new research on adolescent brain development emerged and laws regarding juvenile sentencing changed across the country, including North Carolina.

2 weeks ago | cbs17.com | Russ Bowen

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Sentenced to prison for the rest of her life for the murder of her grandparents, April Barber Scales now spends her time on the outside making amends. Thirty years after the then 15-year-old pleaded guilty, April was granted clemency. In the decades that followed her guilty plea, new research on adolescent brain development emerged and laws regarding juvenile sentencing changed across the country, including North Carolina.

3 weeks ago | cbs17.com | Russ Bowen

Posted: Jun 5, 2025 / 05:45 PM EDT Updated: Jun 5, 2025 / 05:45 PM EDT RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A number of Republicans in the U.S. Senate as well as Democrats across the board are raising concerns about the impact the current House budget bill would likely have on Medicaid and private health insurance. The former secretary of North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services is also sounding the alarm.

3 weeks ago | cbs17.com | Russ Bowen

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Five months into her new job, North Carolina’s Lt. Governor has been crisscrossing the state advocating for childcare and the community college system. Lt. Governor Rachel Hunt’s last name is a familiar one. Her father Jim Hunt served four terms as North Carolina’s governor. But before holding that office, he was elected Lt. Governor. CBS 17’s Russ Bowen sat down with Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt to talk about what it’s like to follow in her father’s footsteps.