From the Governor’s Office
Following New CDC Guidance on Face Coverings, Governor Cooper Lifts Many COVID-19 Restrictions State to lift gathering limits, social distancing requirements in all settings and indoor mask mandate for most settings Raleigh May 14, 2021 Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina […]
Read MoreFoot soldiers’ of Birmingham to BLM: ‘Keep on keeping on’
By JAY REEVES BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Charles Avery had barely started marching when police arrested him, forced him into a police vehicle and took him to jail for participating in landmark civil rights protests that helped change the nation […]
Read MoreFarm bill passing NC Senate includes new biogas permits
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The annual farm bill pushed by Senate Republicans won the full chamber’s approval Tuesday, including a provision that would likely make it easier upon North Carolina livestock operations to secure permits to convert liquid waste into […]
Read More‘Born-alive’ abortion measure clears N. Carolina Senate
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s Senate approved a bill Tuesday that would require doctors to provide the same duty of care for a child who is born alive after an attempted abortion that they would for any other newborn. […]
Read MorePfizer COVID-19 shot expanded to US children as young as 12
U.S. regulators on Monday expanded the use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as 12, offering a way to protect the nation’s adolescents before they head back to school in the fall and paving the way for them […]
Read MoreAmazon announces new distribution center for North Carolina
SMITHFIELD, N.C. (AP) — Amazon is planning a $100 million distribution and fulfillment center, Johnston County officials announced Monday. According to the officials, Amazon will build a 620,000-square-foot warehouse in Smithfield by 2022 that will create 500 jobs paying at […]
Read MoreMatson’s OT goal lifts Tar Heels to 9th field hockey title
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Erin Matson scored the sudden victory goal in the seventh minute of overtime to lift North Carolina to its third consecutive title with a 4-3 win over Michigan in the NCAA field hockey championship game […]
Read MoreRansomware attack on major U.S. pipeline is work of criminal gang called DarkSide, FBI says
The cyberextortion attempt that’s forced the shutdown of a vital U.S. pipeline was carried out by a criminal gang known as DarkSide that cultivates a Robin Hood image of stealing from corporations and giving a cut to charity, the FBI said Monday. […]
Read MoreInterstate reopens after crash, hazardous materials concerns
CARNESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — An interstate highway has reopened near after a crash and hazardous materials spill led to evacuations of nearby homes near the Georgia-South Carolina line, authorities said. Interstate 85 reopened around 8 a.m. Monday, WYFF-TV reported. The northbound lanes […]
Read MoreSheriff: North Carolina toddler shot, airlifted to hospital
LAWNDALE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina sheriff says a 2-year-old has been hospitalized after being shot Sunday. Cleveland County Sheriff Alan Norman said a call came in about the shooting just before 10 a.m., TV station WBTV reported. The child […]
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