The Board of Directors of the Matthews Alive Festival, a Labor Day tradition in Matthews for over 27 years, has announced their decision to cancel this yearβs festival scheduled for September 4-7, 2020.
She's donating her plasma, something experts say can save the life of someone else with COVID-19.
Depression and loneliness are increasing in North Carolinaβs older populations. Local health care providers say theyβre now increasing video visits and encouraging distant communication to keep older patients feeling positive.
'We're open' signs shined brightly Monday
President Donald Trump said Monday that he is taking a malaria drug to protect against the new coronavirus, despite warnings from his own government that it should only be administered for COVID-19 in a hospital or research setting due to potentially fatal side effects.
Experts say healthcare workers don't have time to process the grief and emotions when dealing with coronavirus because of the volume of patients.
Preparations for the Republican National Convention in Charlotte continuing as planned as the August event nears.Β
Governor Roy Cooper could announce the state is ready to move into Phase 2 on May 22.
Music For Meals is a virtual concert hosted on WCCB Charlotte's CW that will benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina. The benefit concert will air at 9pm on Saturday, May 16th on WCCB Charlotte.
North Carolina government is offering widespread testing or protective equipment to workers in two of the more vulnerable living settings for COVID-19 outbreaks.
The Stanly County Health Department is expanding access to COVID-19 testing throughout the county with drive-in testing.
One of the leading coronavirus model predictors is now indicating a significant increase in the number of positive cases in the coming weeks. This as North Carolina leaders say theyβre confident in moving forward with reopen plans considering the data they have.Β
βOur COVID-19 decisions are guided by the data and the science,β said Cooper. βWe will use the time in this phase to keep a careful eye on the data and the indicators before we are ready to announce the start of Phase 2. North Carolinians should continue to stay home if they can and take precautions to keep themselves safe.βΒ
Mecklenburg County public health officials hold a news conference to provide updates on the coronavirus.Β Β
My first trip to a supermarket during a pandemic was so interesting I figured I would write about it because other people could probably relate.
Knights-themed masks are now available for purchase with 100% of the proceeds going to the βKnights Care 4 CLTβ fund.
Re-opening, but not out of the woods. We can't control how fast scientists come up a vaccine, and we can't control how fast doctors can figure out how to treat the coronavirus. But as a local health expert explains: we can control ourselves, and right now, that is our best defense.
Next school year could look a lot different due to the coronavirus crisis.
Some UNC Charlotte students are raising concerns about a proposed schedule for the Fall semester. The plan would eliminate Fall break and include exams held as late as December 23rd.
Mecklenburg county reporting a possible first case of a rare illness that is showing up in children and may be related to COVID-19.
The South Carolina Senate rebuked Gov. Henry McMaster for part of his coronavirus response, saying he should have gotten permission from lawmakers to continue the state of emergency for the pandemic over two months.
Hundreds of North Carolina state prisoners with COVID-19 are now deemed to have recovered based on government health guidelines.
Atrium Health is proud to be the first major health system in the nation to put into wide practice a new point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) device, the Butterfly iQ.
The nation's top health experts issue a warning on the coronavirus pandemic. Mary. C Curtis has the latest in the fight against coronavirus.
Hundreds of families in their carsΒ lined up outside of Galilee Ministries centerΒ in East Charlotte. A common scene each Tuesday since the pandemic began. Meals are prepared by volunteers who are mostly furloughed restaurant workers.
