South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and fellow Republican leaders of the House and Senate put their considerable power together on Wednesday to demand that schools across the state open five days a week for face-to-face instruction, even as COVID-19 cases continue to climb.
The North Carolina high school fall sports season has been delayed until at least September 1 in response to Governor Roy Cooper's Tuesday announcement of the reopening plan for the 2020-2021 school year, NCHSAA says.
At the request of the Statesville Police Department and the N.C. Center for Missing Persons the Silver Alert for the missing 23-year-old Statesville woman, Katerina French, has been cancelled.
At the request of the Mint Hill Police Department and the N.C. Center for Missing Persons the Silver Alert for the missing endangered 86-year-old Mint Hill man, Marion Kenneth Carriker, has been cancelled.
A former North Carolina congressional candidate wonβt face state charges in an absentee ballot fraud investigation thatβs already led to indictments against his hired political operative and a new election, a local prosecutor said on Wednesday.
At the request of the Caldwell County Sheriff's Office and the N.C. Center for Missing Persons the Silver Alert for the missing endangered 88-year-old Caldwell County man, Robert Jerry Castle, has been cancelled.
An offender housed at Albemarle Correctional Institution who tested positive for COVID-19 has died at the hospital as a result of pre-existing conditions complicated by COVID-19. This is the sixth coronavirus death of an individual in custody at a North Carolina state prison.
An accused drug dealer is facing serious charges after police say he sold heroin to a man who overdosed and died in Concord.
North Carolina public schools will open for in-person instruction under an updated Plan B that requires face coverings for all K-12 students, fewer children in the classroom, measures to ensure social distancing for everyone in the building, and other safety protocols.Β
Walmart will require customers to wear face coverings at all of its namesake and Samβs Club stores, making it the largest retailer to introduce such a policy that has otherwise proven difficult to enforce without state and federal requirements.
Greystar Crave Charlotte announces the continuation of the cityβs first annual food, wine, and mixology festival. The food and drink festival will exhibit the finest culinary professionals, restaurants, mixologists, and winemakers in the city of Charlotte from July 21-26, 2020.
Under the new deal, Fanatics will operate both the e-commerce and physical retail experiences at Bank of America Stadium for the NFLβs Carolina Panthers and Charlotteβs new MLS expansion franchise.
Governor Roy Cooper announced North Carolina schools will reopen in August. Political contributor Mary C. Curtis has a breakdown of the governor's plan.
Two rescue groups worked together to retrieve 46 beagles from a home where a man said he had become overwhelmed trying to take care of the dogs.
The world could see annual global temperatures pass a key threshold for the first time in the coming five years, the U.N. weather agency said Thursday.
Facing eight federal lawsuits and opposition from hundreds of universities, the Trump administration on Tuesday rescinded a rule that would have required international students to transfer or leave the country if their schools held classes entirely online because of the pandemic.
A Hickory man has been arrested and charged for drug trafficking after a traffic stop in Maiden Sunday evening, officials say.
According to CMPD, a 15-year-old has been charged after a fatal northeast Charlotte crash left a teen dead late Saturday night.
A federal judge sentenced a serial bank robber, who pleaded guilty for robbing several banks in both North Carolina and South Carolina, to more than 10 years in prison, according to a news release.
Three-time GRAMMY Award-nominees The Avett Brothers are set to play their first live show in six months with a drive-in concert at the legendary Charlotte Motor Speedway on August 29.
North Carolinaβs highest court has temporarily blocked a judgeβs ruling that allowed dozens of North Carolinaβs bowling alleys to reopen by overturning a portion of Gov. Roy Cooperβs COVID-19 executive order keeping them closed.
North Carolina teachers, parents and students as well as gym and bar operators are anxious to know what Gov. Roy Cooper will say about the path ahead with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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