The NCAA handed down its latest guidelines for playing through a pandemic while also sounding an alarm: The prospect of having a fall semester with football and other sports is looking grim.
There is a surge of interest in the great American tradition of packing up the car or RV and heading off for a road trip.Β
Bank of Americaβs second-quarter profits were sawed in half and the consumer banking giant set aside billions of dollars to cover potentially bad loans caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
President Donald Trumpβs plans for a grand convention keep shrinking, as the Republican National Committee announced Thursday it is sharply restricting attendance on three of the four nights of its convention in Jacksonville, Florida, next month.
Target has joined a list of the nationβs largest retailers that will require customers to wear masks as cases of COVID-19 spike.
The number of laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits remained stuck at 1.3 million last week, an historically high level that indicates many companies are still cutting jobs as the viral outbreak intensifies.
A surge in coronavirus cases in Gaston county as outbreaks in congregate care centers creates concern among local leaders and health experts.Β
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and fellow Republican leaders of the House and Senate put their considerable power together on Wednesday to demand that schools across the state open five days a week for face-to-face instruction, even as COVID-19 cases continue to climb.
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 sixth coronavirus death of an individual in custody at a North Carolina state prison.
North Carolina public schools will open for in-person instruction under an updated Plan B that requires face coverings for all K-12 students, fewer children in the classroom, measures to ensure social distancing for everyone in the building, and other safety protocols.Β
Walmart will require customers to wear face coverings at all of its namesake and Samβs Club stores, making it the largest retailer to introduce such a policy that has otherwise proven difficult to enforce without state and federal requirements.
Feasting in the streets.Β There is a new idea proposed by several groups in Plaza Midwood that would expand several restaurant dining areas into the middle of the road.Β
More than 1.9 million claims have been filed in the state since mid-March. A Charlotte woman tells WCCB she's been waiting about 12 weeks for her benefits.
Many bar and gym owners have been shut down for 114 days.
North Carolinaβs highest court has temporarily blocked a judgeβs ruling that allowed dozens of North Carolinaβs bowling alleys to reopen by overturning a portion of Gov. Roy Cooperβs COVID-19 executive order keeping them closed.
North Carolina teachers, parents and students as well as gym and bar operators are anxious to know what Gov. Roy Cooper will say about the path ahead with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Officials say multiple congregate living facilities in Gaston County are reporting coronavirus outbreaks.
Record low inventory in the Charlotte housing market is putting a squeeze on people struggling with home security.Β
Mecklenburg County could soon join South Carolina in limiting late night alcohol sales. County manager Dena Diorio says it's something being considered amid a rising number of COVID-19 cases.
When Hurricane Dorian pounded the wisp of earth that is Ocracoke Island, a wall of Atlantic seawater flooded Bob Chestnutβs home, surf shop and four vehicles.
South Carolina officials reported the stateβs first pediatric death from the coronavirus on Saturday, announcing the death of a child under the age of 5.
The debate over school re-openings intensifies, amid a rise in coronavirus cases. It comes as new data shows nearly one in four American teachers are at higher risk of serious illness if they contract coronavirus.
CMS 8th grade social studies teacher Steve Orestkovic says safety is his biggest concern when school starts next month.
A North Carolina state senator has tested positive for COVID-19, a top legislative leader said on Friday, making public the first known case to involve a General Assembly member.
Due to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cabarrus County announced the cancellation of the 2020 Cabarrus County Fair. The event was scheduled for September 11-19.
