Gov. Henry McMaster today announced that all previously recommended guidelines for restaurants and other establishments that attract groups of people are now mandatory. The governorβs Executive Order establishing these new measures will go into effect Monday, August 3.
Vice President Mike Pence vowed Wednesday that schools around the country will have the resources they need to reopen for in-person learning as he visited a classroom of masked fourth graders at a North Carolina private school.
There will be no rides or rows of games like ring toss, basketball or Whac-a-Mole, but officials with the South Carolina State Fair are still planning to hold a scaled-down version of the event this year in what theyβre calling an effort to give the community a bright spot amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The North Carolina State Fair has been canceled for this year due to safety, financial and attendance challenges from COVID-19, State Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler announced Wednesday.
WCCB Charlotte's Alexandra Elich sat down for a one-on-one interview with Earnest Winston.
With actions to slow the spread of COVID-19 beginning to have impact, Governor Roy Cooper is doubling down on prevention measures with Executive Order 153 stopping the sale of alcoholic drinks in restaurants, breweries, wineries, and distilleries at 11 pm. North Carolina bars that are currently closed will remain closed. This order will take effect Friday, July 31.
The N.C. Education Lotteryβs Charlotte regional office and claim center will reopen Tuesday, July 28, at 9 a.m. to pay prizes to lottery players.
President Donald Trumpβs handling of the coronavirus pandemic put his political fate in grave jeopardy. Now heβs hoping to get credit for his administrationβs aggressive push for a vaccine -β and crossing his fingers that one gets approved before Election Day.
Target is joining Walmart in closing its stores on Thanksgiving Day, ending a decade long tradition of jump starting Black Friday door buster sales.
President Donald Trumpβs National Security Adviser Robert OβBrien has tested positive for the coronavirus β making him the highest-ranking official to test positive so far.
The worldβs biggest COVID-19 vaccine study got underway Monday with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers helping to test shots created by the U.S. government -- one of several candidates in the final stretch of the global vaccine race.
Liquor sales in North Carolina jumped 12% during the fiscal year that ended on June 30, according to data from the stateβs Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission.
Local leaders reacting on Friday to news that the REpublican National Convention events for Jacksonville had been cancelled by President Donald Trump.Β
New changes tonight for bars and restaurants in Mecklenburg County.
Mecklenburg County public health officials say four Park and Recreation employees have contracted coronavirus, according to a news release.
Photographer Ryan Sumner has been taking free professional headshots for people who have lost their job because of the pandemic, as part of the "10,000 Headshots" campaign.
An offender housed at Albemarle Correctional Institution who tested positive for COVID-19 has died at the hospital as a result of pre-existing conditions complicated by COVID-19. This is the seventh coronavirus death of an individual in custody at a North Carolina state prison.
As of July 23, Stanly County Health Department reports 768 total positive cases of COVID-19 and nine deaths.
The White House says President Donald Trump will visit North Carolina on Monday to tour a business that is participating in work on a COVID-19 vaccine.
The Republican National Convention scheduled for Jacksonville in late August was cancelled by President Donald Trump on Thursday.Β
There is no room for negotiation on one key point as Atlanta organizers consider multiple contingency plans for three season-opening games during the coronavirus pandemic: Without fans, the games canβt be played in Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Public health officials are providing a back-to-school immunization clinic, according to a Mecklenburg County public officials' news conference on July 22nd.Β
The North Carolina NAACP has asked a judge to bar the use of a touch-screen voting machine in several counties due to what it says are heightened risks associated with using them during the coronavirus pandemic.
The number of laid-off Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week for the first time since the pandemic struck in March, evidence of the deepening economic pain the outbreak is causing to the economy.
Mecklenburg County Manager Dena Diorio has announced a new proclamation that prohibits the sale of alcohol at bars and restaurants in the Charlotte area after 11pm.Β Officials say this could help combat the spread of the coronavirus.Β Β
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