FDA Regulates Lab Tests To Improve Accuracy & Safety
WASHINGTON (AP) – Makers of medical tests that have long escaped government oversight will have about four years to show that their new offerings deliver accurate results, under a government rule vigorously opposed by the testing industry. The regulation finalized […]
Read MoreLocal Youth Lead Community Efforts to Curb Teen Vape Use
Raleigh, NC – Youth leaders from the Poe Center’s Youth Empowerment team led a community forum Thursday to address the vaping epidemic in Wake County. Joined by partners, officials, and professionals, youth leaders spoke about their work to curb […]
Read MoreFeds Are Letting The Timber Harvest Targets Interfere With Protecting National Forest Ecology In NC, New Lawsuit Says
Carolina Public Press Harvesting enough trees to meet federal timber targets nationally is inappropriately taking precedent over ecological considerations when the U.S. Forest Services sets goals for projects in national forests, including in North Carolina, according to a recent federal […]
Read MoreEast NC’s New Solar Panel Plant
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) – A Vietnamese-based company will build its first North American solar panel manufacturing plant in eastern North Carolina, creating over 900 jobs, officials announced on Friday. Boviet Solar along with Gov. Roy Cooper and other government officials […]
Read MoreCharlotte Service Organization Grants $47,000 In Scholarships
Contributed Content The Crown Jewels (NC) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated awarded eight (8) of Mecklenburg County’s exceptional African American high school seniors with scholarships totaling $47,000 and recognized their community partners during the annual Crowning Achievements ceremony at the […]
Read MoreFirst Black Woman-Owned US Art Supplies Manufacturer Company
Nationwide – LM Flowers and her sister, Skie Harris have made history as the founders of Sis Art, the first woman-owned and artist-owned manufacturer of art supplies in the United States of America. Their journey, which commenced in 2019, has […]
Read MoreIts’ Time To Make A Plan
Make a plan today. Your family may not be together if a disaster strikes, so it is important to know which types of disasters could affect your area. Know how you’ll contact one another and reconnect if separated. Establish a […]
Read MoreBlack Wealth Is Increasing, But So Is The Racial Wealth Gap
The Brookings Institution According to the latest data from the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances, the nation’s racial wealth gap increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Between 2019 and 2022, median wealth increased by $51,800, but the racial wealth gap […]
Read MoreN.C. Communities Strategize To Stem Youth Violence
CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS-Juvenile crime stats dropped in Robeson County following the 2010 creation of the North Carolina Youth Violence Prevention Center in Lumberton. Over the following eight years, court complaints against juveniles dropped 58%, juveniles being detained by 86% and […]
Read MoreDurham Temporarily Closing Playgrounds In Five Parks To Test
NC NEWSLINE Durham Parks and Recreation is temporarily closing playgrounds today in Northgate, Walltown, East End, East Durham and Lyon Park to conduct further tests for lead contamination, the city announced this morning. Playgrounds with liners and 12 inches […]
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