President Joe Biden on Thursday blasted the Supreme Courtβs decision not to block a new Texas law banning most abortions in the state and directed federal agencies to do what they can to βinsulate women and providersβ from the impact.
County officials announced on Thursday that the 2021 Cabarrus County Fair will be canceled due to low vaccination rates amid rising COVID-19 cases.Β The event was scheduled for September 10th-18th.
A 24-year-old Illinois woman submitted a fake COVID-19 vaccination card to visit Hawaii with a glaring spelling error that led to her arrest: Moderna was spelled βMaderna,β according to court documents.
Superintendent Jeff James announced on Wednesday that East Iredell Middle will transition to virtual learning amid rising COVID-19 cases.
The nationβs most far-reaching curb on abortions since they were legalized a half-century ago took effect Wednesday in Texas, with the Supreme Court silent on an emergency appeal to put the law on hold.
The South Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in two challenges to a state rule limiting the ability of school districts to require masks for students and educators.
Tuesday night, the Iredell-Statesville School Board of Education voted 4-2 in an emergency meeting to require masks starting Thursday, September 2nd. Previously, masks were optional.
The Cheerwine Festival, which was set for September, has been canceled after careful consideration and guidance from the Rowan County Health Department, Novant Health and the City of Salisbury, according to a Tuesday news release.
There are growing concerns about the number of COVID cases impacting local schools. The Rowan-Salisbury School System is extending its mask mandate.
Indian Land Intermediate School is going virtual due to a severe shortage of staff because of COVID-19.Β
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is now calling on state elected leaders to overturn a law that prohibits school districts from mandating masks.
Due to increased demand, Novant Health Medical Group will reopen its COVID-19 testing location in East Mecklenburg on Monday, August 30.
The family hoped their daughter would soon have a breathing tube removed at UNC Chapel Hill, but, doctors said they don't have the available beds or staff to perform the procedure.
The NFL says 93% of players are vaccinated for COVID-19 and the league wanted mandatory vaccination but the NFLPA wouldnβt agreed to it.
Atrium Health Levine Children's is a step closer to its next chapter in children's healthcare with the expansion of the Levine Children's Outpatient Speciality Center thanks to a $1 million gift from ReneΓ© andΒ Dewey Jenkins.
Beginning August 27th at 5 p.m., masks will be required while indoors in any public space in the Town of Blowing Rock.
South Carolina students will again be required to wear masks on school buses starting Monday as COVID-19 cases among children and students are rising rapidly.
A Fort Mill middle school is transitioning into virtual learning beginning Thursday morning due to a spike in Covid cases at the school.Β
Officials with the Burke County Health Department informed Burke County Public Schools on Wednesday of a cluster of COVID-19 cases at Table Rock Middle School and Drexel Elementary School.
As tens of thousands of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools students prepare to return to the classroom some parents worry as several local school districts report COVID outbreaks.
Johnson & Johnson says a booster shot of its COVID-19 vaccine appears to produce βa rapid and robustβ increase in antibodies needed to fight the coronavirus.
Delta Air Lines will charge employees on the company health plan $200 a month if they fail to get vaccinated against COVID-19, a policy the airlineβs top executive says is necessary because the average hospital stay for the virus costs the airline $40,000.
Fall festivals may be limited and scaled down following the announcement that two large events in Charlotte have been postponed or cancelled.Β
The American Civil Liberties Union, representing disability rights groups and parents of children with disabilities, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday over a South Carolina law that bans school districts from requiring face masks, arguing the ban excludes vulnerable students from public schools.
Top health experts issuing a new warning about the use of an unsafe and unapproved method to attempt to treat Covid-19.Β
