Two Central NC Adults Die of West Nile Virus as State Warns of Rising...
Two adults in central North Carolina have died after contracting West Nile virus, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced, though the agency has not released where in the region the deaths occurred. The news adds a grim marker to a year in which the mosquito-borne illness has already shown up in blood donations and mosquito traps across multiple counties.
A kitten darted across I-540. A Wake deputy swerved – then ran back
Wake County Deputy Devin Richardson saw something tiny running down Interstate 540 near I-87 in the Knightdale area. He swerved, but he wasn’t sure he had missed it. He activated his patrol car’s emergency lights and ran back. “I didn’t think I was gonna be able to get to her in time, but I was just like, I gotta try,” Richardson told The News & Observer. He heard mewing from a section of the concrete barrier, where the kitten had tucked herself into an opening. Richardson reached in and grabbed
North Carolina will always be home: How Michael Jordan gave $10 million to UNC’s...
One donation, 10 scholars, and a national gap of 195,000 workers.
UNC System requests investigation of Black Mountain Christian college after flood of complaints
North Carolina’s higher education governing board received so many student complaints about a small Black Mountain Christian college with ties to a convicted felon that it has requested the North Carolina Department of Justice investigate the school “for potential unlawful misconduct, fraud, misrepresentation, and otherwise engaging in unconscionable behavior.”
Water rescues, 5 landslides, and flooded roads in North Carolina mountains amid heavy rains...
National Weather service confirms two landslides in WNC
Nightmare Neighbor Accused of Interfering With Home Sale So They Can Buy It Cheap...
A couple of Pender County, North Carolina, residents are headed to court after a mother-daughter duo says that their neighbors are interfering with their ability to sell their house. Joy and Odessa Moran have sued Myra and James McDuffie for violating the terms of the right-of-first-refusal contract. According to the Morans, the McDuffies are trying...
Charlotte gas prices begin to fall following passing of NC gas tax break
CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Gas prices in parts of Charlotte are already falling as North Carolina’s gas tax suspension takes effect. Governor Josh Stein signed the law Friday, cutting 41 cents per gallon in gas and diesel taxes. The move aims to ease fuel prices that spiked after President Donald Trump’s attack on Iran. […]
NC’s State Health Plan moves to block Atrium program it calls an ‘unlawful pricing...
North Carolina’s State Health Plan announced Friday it had requested a temporary restraining order in Wake County Superior Court to halt Atrium Health’s new “affordability program.” State Treasurer Brad Briner, whose office oversees the State Health Plan, said while Atrium’s new program could lower out-of-pocket costs for some state employees at Atrium facilities, it is […]
Drone deliveries will soon fly over parts of Gastonia thanks to new Walmart facility
Residents in parts of Gastonia may begin seeing delivery drones in their area following the completion of a drone delivery facility at Walmart, located at 223 N. Myrtle School Road.
North Carolina Man In Stolen Car Tries Escaping Cops In a Marsh
A North Carolina man accused of fleeing deputies in a stolen vehicle apparently wasn’t ready to surrender after crashing the car. Instead, authorities say he took his escape into the Intracoastal Waterway, eventually leading investigators ... Read more
