North Carolina overcounted its tally of completed coronavirus tests by 200,000 since the start of the pandemic, state officials announced Wednesday, blaming most of the error on a processing lab. The error doesnβt affect key measures such as the percentage of positive test results, they said.
East Carolina University police say about 20 parties, including one with nearly 400 people in attendance, were shut down during the schoolβs opening weekend.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said on Wednesday that heβs preparing to accept for the state extended unemployment benefits that President Donald Trump directed in an executive order, part of the continuing response to the COVID-19 economic downturn.
The new chancellor of UNC Charlotte was introduced on Wednesday. The former president of Toledo University outlined her how they plan to bring students back to school during a pandemic.Β
There's concerns more closures could be coming.
After the Mecklenburg County ABC Board got a large donation of hand sanitizer, they reached out to share with community partners, according to a news release.
Campus workers in the University of North Carolina system have filed a lawsuit saying working conditions are unsafe and that workers are reporting for work with inadequate protective equipment amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Like many Americans, Ricky Hurtado had different plans for his summer.
Atrium Health will have experts speak with parents and students facing mental health challenges returning to school amidst the pandemic on August 12th, according to a news release.
Parents of Charlotte Mecklenburg student athletes speaking at the CMS school board meeting Tuesday night. They were pushing for a return to in person practices and workouts.Β
One of the biggest tourist draws to South Carolinaβs Atlantic coast is the latest to succumb to the coronavirus pandemic.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has received its first reported case of a confirmed SARS-CoV-2 positive dog in North Carolina. SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide topped 20 million, more than half of them from the United States, India and Brazil, as Russia on Tuesday became the first country to approve a vaccine against the virus.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is calling on the state health department to report any COVID-19 cases among students and staff in public schools.
A church in east Charlotte is helping people in need during the pandemic by handing out truckloads of food.
Learning for hundreds of Mecklenburg county Pre-K students will take place in-person.Β The MECK Pre-K program is county-funded and operates within four and five-star child care facilities. Itβs slated to begin on August 17th.
As teachers return to those schools, they're calling for better communication from the district.
As the leading health providers in the area, Atrium Health and Novant Health are dedicated to lending expertise to help minimize the risk of contracting or spreading COVID-19 for visitors and for those who call Charlotte home.
Mail piling up. Constant attacks from the president. Cuts to overtime as record numbers of ballots are expected to pass through post offices this fall.
With confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. hitting 5 million Sunday, by far the highest of any country, the failure of the most powerful nation in the world to contain the scourge has been met with astonishment and alarm in Europe.
The President bypasses Congress after negotiations on a stimulus package broke down
Ready and willing to bypass elected lawmakers, President Donald Trump seemed set to claim the power to defer payroll taxes and extend expired unemployment benefits after negotiations with Congress on a new coronavirus rescue package collapsed.
Students were quarantined after Mike Pence visited a sister campus of a fourth grade class at a North Carolina school who he said were "in the forefront" of opening, according to a news release.
Educators, parents, and community leaders are protesting for federal relief amidst the COVID-19 pandemic on August 8th at 1:45 p.m. outside Senator Thom Tillis's office, according to a news release.
There are questions and concerns as students in Fort Mill, South Carolina prepare to head back to in-person classes.
