Coronavirus
NC positive tests, hospitalizations soar in holiday weekend
RALEIGH (AP) — Positive COVID-19 test rates and hospitalizations in North Carolina soared during the long holiday weekend, state health officials announced Tuesday, as a ...
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Education
Wilson County school board votes to allow principals to search cell phones
WILSON (AP) — A North Carolina school board has adopted a policy which will allow principals to search a student’s cellphone. The policy adopted this ...
by The Associated Press, Thursday, December 16, 2021 12:10 pm
Education
Medicaid now certifies kids for free lunch in 8 more states
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has added eight states to the 19 where students receiving Medicaid coverage will be automatically ...
by The Associated Press, Wednesday, December 15, 2021 5:28 pm
News
Panel to hear redistricting case next month
RALEIGH (AP) — A three-judge panel will soon hear a case challenging North Carolina’s legislative and congressional maps, according to court filings released Monday afternoon. ...
by The Associated Press, Monday, December 13, 2021 9:15 pm
News
Cooper vetoes bill barring donations to run elections
RALEIGH (AP) — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed Republican legislation Thursday that would bar North Carolina election boards and officials in counties from accepting private ...
by The Associated Press, Thursday, December 9, 2021 6:46 pm
News
NC’s top court halts March primary due to remapping suits
RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina’s highest court on Wednesday pushed back the March election primaries for all legislative, congressional and judicial seats to give state ...
by The Associated Press, Wednesday, December 8, 2021 7:10 pm
Coronavirus
Pfizer says COVID booster offers protection against omicron
Pfizer said Wednesday that a booster of its COVID-19 vaccine may offer important protection against the new omicron variant even though the initial two doses ...
by The Associated Press, Wednesday, December 8, 2021 2:05 pm
Bath
Police: Boy run over after fall during Bath Christmas parade
A 9-year-old boy participating in the Bath Christmas parade was hurt when he fell out of a truck and was run over by an attached ...
by The Associated Press, Monday, December 6, 2021 2:53 pm
News
Court delays N. Carolina filing for legislative, US House
A North Carolina appeals court on Monday halted for now candidate filing for U.S. House and state legislative seats while judges there consider whether to ...
by The Associated Press, Monday, December 6, 2021 2:50 pm
News
Cooper vetoes bill moving up absentee ballot deadline
RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed on Thursday legislation that would bar officials from counting mail-in absentee ballots received after Election ...
by The Associated Press, Thursday, December 2, 2021 2:00 pm
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