Officials say a second middle school teacher has died from COVID-19 complications in Lancaster County. South Middle School special education teacher Eleanor Mends passed away after battling COVID-19, according to school officials.
New U.S. studies released Friday show the COVID-19 vaccines remain highly effective against hospitalizations and death even as the extra-contagious delta variant swept the country.
President Joe Biden’s aggressive push to require millions of U.S. workers to get vaccinated against the coronavirus is running into a wall of resistance from Republican leaders threatening everything from lawsuits to civil disobedience, plunging the country deeper into culture wars that have festered since the onset of the pandemic.
The Rock Hill community came together on Friday to surprise school nurses with care packages filled with local goods and gift cards.
Jason Arena posted a video on TikTok days after his wife with stage 4 breast cancer was in the hospital. The Mooresville man tells WCCB he rushed his wife, Marilyn, to get fluid drained in August.
President Joe Biden on Thursday is announcing sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations and curb the surging delta variant that is killing thousands each week and jeopardizing the nation’s economic recovery.
The Justice Department is suing Texas over a new state law that bans most abortions, arguing that it was enacted “in open defiance of the Constitution.”
Athletic Director John Sherrill says all North Iredell High School athletic activities scheduled for the remainder of the week will be cancelled due to the amount of students quarantined.
North Carolina health officials on Tuesday released a report showing 170 ongoing COVID-19 clusters in K-12 schools or child care settings.
By a 5-4 vote, masks will remain optional in Union County Public Schools. Hundreds of pro and anti mask parents rallied before the meeting with strong opinions on either side.
The Biden Administration has plans for the COVID-19 booster shots and an update on when they could be rolled out.
There are growing concerns about another COVID surge following the Labor Day Holiday weekend. Millions of people traveled in the past four days. This as hospital space around the country dwindles.
At a special called meeting on Friday, the Newton-Conover City Schools Board of Education voted to implement a mask mandate beginning Tuesday, September 7th.
The road to a Texas law that bans most abortions in the state, sidestepping for now the Supreme Court’s landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, began in a town called Waskom, population 1,600.
As a result of rising COVID-19 cases as well as close contact quarantines, officials say six Iredell-Statesville Schools (ISS) are moving to virtual learning until September 10th.
The Lancaster County Government will implement countywide changes on Tuesday, September 7th as COVID-19 cases continue to increase.
Union County Public Schools are reporting that 5,410 students and staff are currently quarantined and 367 have tested positive for COVID-19. Masks are optional at Union County Schools.
As lawmakers try to restrict access to abortion services across the United States and especially in Texas, Plan C is trying to help.
The Charlotte skyline is going teal and purple on September 10th in support of World Suicide Prevention Day.
The Fort Mill School District has decided that all Pleasant Knoll Middle students will transition to virtual learning beginning Friday, September 3rd due to a rise in COVID-19 cases.
There will be no Labor Day Parade in Charlotte this year due to COVID-19 concerns.
South Carolina’s highest court on Thursday tossed out a school mask mandate in the state’s capital city, saying it contradicts a state budget measure aimed at preventing face covering requirements.
President Joe Biden on Thursday blasted the Supreme Court’s decision not to block a new Texas law banning most abortions in the state and directed federal agencies to do what they can to “insulate women and providers” 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. 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 “Maderna,” according to court documents.
