The new Job Retention Grant Program (JRG) is now accepting applications from businesses and nonprofits struggling due to COVID-19, according to a news release.
Bags of Hope has received a grant from Bank of America that will allow the organization to provide weekend meals for Lake Norman and North Charlotte students who lack reliable access to food, which is important especially during the coronavirus pandemic.
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and members of the Coronavirus Task Force shared updates on COVID-19 in the state.
Attorney General Josh Stein says he reached an agreement with Boise Disaster Services LLC/Servpro of Boise, an Idaho-based water damage restoration company, after Stein launched a price gouging investigation against the company in wake of Hurricane Florence.
North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest ended a testy legal battle with campaign rival and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday after a judge recently rejected Forest’s demand to block Cooper from shuttering businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Deborah Seay of Kings Mountain said a $186,766 Cash 5 jackpot will help her take care of her family and allow her to look toward a dream of having a lake house.
North Carolina overcounted its tally of completed coronavirus tests by 200,000 since the start of the pandemic, state officials announced Wednesday, blaming most of the error on a processing lab. The error doesn’t affect key measures such as the percentage of positive test results, they said.
East Carolina University police say about 20 parties, including one with nearly 400 people in attendance, were shut down during the school’s opening weekend.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said on Wednesday that he’s preparing to accept for the state extended unemployment benefits that President Donald Trump directed in an executive order, part of the continuing response to the COVID-19 economic downturn.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Detectives have charged a 25-year-old man for failing to secure a firearm which resulted in a two-year-old accidentally shooting himself in west Charlotte Wednesday evening, police say.
Volunteers are working to help dozens of people find a new place to stay. They've been living in a tent city in North Charlotte because they had nowhere else to go during the pandemic. Now they have until Friday to clear out.
After the Mecklenburg County ABC Board got a large donation of hand sanitizer, they reached out to share with community partners, according to a news release.
Campus workers in the University of North Carolina system have filed a lawsuit saying working conditions are unsafe and that workers are reporting for work with inadequate protective equipment amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Like many Americans, Ricky Hurtado had different plans for his summer.
As school officials and parents carefully consider their best course of action for back to school this fall, Atrium Health is holding a virtual town hall meeting Thursday with K-12 educators, aimed at bringing them useful information from the system’s medical experts. It’s the first in a series of monthly town halls sponsored by Atrium Health for schools.
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association announced Wednesday a new sports calendar for the 2020-2021 school term which includes moving the high school football season to the spring.
Atrium Health will have experts speak with parents and students facing mental health challenges returning to school amidst the pandemic on August 12th, according to a news release.
A 49-year-old Lenoir man has been charged with multiple sex offenses by Gaston County Police following an investigation that was opened after a victim came forward.
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