According to the most recent data from the NC Justice Center, Mecklenburg county's employment level is 3.7% below pre-pandemic levels.
Encouraging Covid news from Mecklenburg county leadership on Friday as key metrics continue to fall. As more and more businesses reopen, there is still some hesitancy among employees to get back into the buildings.
South Carolina health officials are urging parents to fight against COVID-19 by vaccinating their children, 12-years-old and up, before summer break begins.
One of South Carolina’s top Democratic lawmakers wants the state to use some of its COVID-19 relief money to offer $1 million prizes to people who get vaccinated for the disease, similar to a program in Ohio.
Whether you're getting to your destination by car or by plane, officials say to expect it to be busy this Memorial Day weekend. According to AAA, nearly 2.5 million Americans are expected to fly; that's six times more than last year.
Moderna said Tuesday its COVID-19 vaccine strongly protects kids as young as 12, a step that could put the shot on track to become the second option for that age group in the U.S.
Car sales are skyrocketing, but there is still concern about inventory and used car prices.
The White House is pushing a new reason to swipe right: vaccination badges and “super swipes” for people who’ve gotten their coronavirus shots.
Health officials say due to ongoing demand at Bojangles Coliseum, StarMed will continue to offer drive-thru COVID-19 vaccinations through the end of June.
Broadband, K-12 and higher education, local infrastructure and targeted businesses would be among the greatest beneficiaries in Gov. Roy Cooper’s proposals unveiled Wednesday on how to spend $5.7 billion in federal COVID-19 aid recently approved by Congress.
North Carolina’s governor is set to tell lawmakers how he wants them to spend the billions of additional dollars the federal government has allocated through another COVID-19 relief package.
Researchers are now studying if the Covid-19 vaccine is helping patients suffering from long-term effects of the virus.
Junior and Senior prom is another casualty of the pandemic in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Now, several local organizations are stepping up to make sure students don't miss out on the experience.
Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, said Friday that it won’t require vaccinated shoppers or workers to wear a mask in its U.S. stores unless state or local laws say otherwise.
The CDC says vaccinated people can go out and about and leave their mask at home. But health officials strongly recommend unvaccinated people keep wearing their masks.
Like more than 120 million other Americans, Jan Massie is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and can pretty much give up wearing a mask under the latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But she’s still covering her face.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday immediately ended the state’s capacity limits on businesses and nearly all the remaining statewide mask-wearing mandates, returning the state to almost normal operations after 15 months marked by COVID-19 lockdowns and limits.
Officials with Third Creek Middle School announced Friday afternoon that all students will learn virtually for the week of May 17th through May 21st, due to a reported COVID cluster.
South Carolina public health officials say fully vaccinated residents in the state can now go without masks in most situations.
In a striking move to send the country back toward pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday eased indoor mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, allowing them to safely stop wearing masks inside in most places.
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 473,000, a new pandemic low and the latest evidence that fewer employers are cutting jobs as consumers ramp up spending and more businesses reopen.
The Camino Center, a local Charlotte nonprofit, is working with Walmart to distribute 2,400 COVID-19 vaccines to the Charlotte community during its two-week vaccination event.
U.S. health advisers endorsed use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in kids as young as 12 on Wednesday, just as expected new guidelines say it’s OK for people of any age to get the shot at the same time as other needed vaccinations.
COVID-19 vaccines finally are headed for more kids as U.S. regulators on Monday expanded use of Pfizer’s shot to those as young as 12, sparking a race to protect middle and high school students before they head back to class in the fall.
Publix pharmacies are now accepting walk-ins for the COVID-19 vaccine at all of their locations across seven states.
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