Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said Monday that late-stage trials showed its coronavirus vaccine was up to 90% effective, giving public health officials hope they may soon have access to a vaccine that is cheaper and easier to distribute than some of its rivals.
COVID concerns are not stopping some from visiting family and friends this Thanksgiving. While fewer people will fly this year, Charlotte Douglas Airport is preparing for the most travelers since mid-March.
Dr. Anthony Fauci is explaining why people should limit family and social gatherings this Thanksgiving. But will people ignore CDC recommendations?
6 days before Thanksgiving, health officials recommend that you don't travel this Thanksgiving Holiday
Livingstone College officials say 23-year-old Jamesha Waddell died on November 19th from serious complications after contracting coronavirus.
Health officials provide a COVID-19 update for North Carolina as hospitalizations rise across the country on November 20th, 2020.
Jessica Cartwright, one of the owners of Sweet Tea Refill, says her 7-year-old niece Sadie is already on her way to becoming a super cool boss babe, since she she started her own small business and is donating all of her sales this month to feed families at Thanksgiving.
Atrium Health has released their locations for mobile COVID-19 testing for the week of November 23rd.
One of only five people who are part of the only Remdesivir trial in our area is talking about the trial and how the drug made him feel after he got sick with COVID.
With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nationβs top public health agency pleaded with Americans on Thursday not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the holiday with people from outside their household.
Officials with UNC Charlotte say five individuals tested positive for coronavirus from two dorms on campus on November 19th.
Public Health officials say they have identified 213 cases of COVID-19 among attendees and close contacts and 12 deaths in connection to the events that took place from October 4th-October 11th at the United House of Prayer For All People.
Officials say an inmate from the Anson County Correctional Institution has died after testing positive for COVID-19.Β Officials with the North Carolina Department of Public Safety say the offender had pre-existing medical conditions and died at the hospital.
Reiley Baker volunteers at a medical facility next to the property the organization owns. She started a petition on Monday ago calling on city leaders to stop the March. It already has more than 100,000 signatures.
On the roads or in the skies, prepare for a very different holiday travel season. More than 2 million people across the Carolinas are expected to travel for Thanksgiving, despite COVID concerns.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) says they've seen their first flu-related death of the season.
District Attorney Spencer Merriweather says he has a plan to tackle court cases that have accumulated after many courts closures in North Carolina due to coronavirus.
Officials with the Salvation Army Center of Hope in Charlotte say there has been 45 positive cases of coronavirus in the past two weeks at the shelter.
A popular hangout in Myers Parks has temporary closed after being cited for a COVID-19 restriction violation.Β
Charlotte Center City Partners announces new socially-distanced weekend activities to support the community and its small businesses every weekend through the end of the year starting Friday, November 20th.Β
COVID-19 is affecting every county in North Carolina. But state health leaders say the virus is impacting some communities much harder including in Gaston County.
A plea from local and state leaders: don't let your guard down. With COVID cases on the rise and concerns about further spread over the holidays, Gov. Roy Cooper is taking new steps he hopes will prevent another shutdown.
The YWCA Central Carolinas Fitness Center is officially back open.Β The facility on Park Road in south Charlotte shut down due to the pandemic in March.Β It reopened last month with new safety measures in place.
A popular book store in Charlotte is limiting their operations after an employee tested positive for the coronavirus.Β
Charlotte Water crews responded to a wastewater overflow on Wilkinson Boulevard near Alleghany Street in west Charlotte on November 16th.Β Officials say an estimated 4,250 gallons of wastewater reached Upper Taggart Creek in the Catawba River Watershed.Β
