North Carolina unemployment surging to new highs since mid March. On Wednesday, Gov. Cooper said nearly 600,000 people had applied for unemployment benefits in the last six weeks. That numberis roughly 10% of the entire stateβs work force.
There's growing concern about COVID-19 outbreaks at local nursing homes and long-term care facilities. Health Departments across our area are working to contain the spread and keep the most vulnerable safe.
It's also calling for hazard pay. Three CMPD officers and one department employee have coronavirus, and about 30 others are in quarantine.
Atrium Health is honoring Dr. Katie Borders, an OB/GYN at Shelby Women's Care.
Atrium Health is honoring RN, medical-surgical nurse, Brent Haas.
Atrium Health and Novant Health say the hospital bed surge capacity they are building is sufficient for now and they do not need a field hospital for the COVID-19 patients they serve within their systems.
The CMPD says three sworn officers and one non-sworn employee have tested positive for Covid-19.
Videos and online reports claiming that millions of Americans will have to repay the relief checks they receive from the federal government under the $2.2 trillion coronavirus economic recovery bill are not true.
You don't have to be a model to participate in the calendar. No matter who you nominate, you'll be helping workers in the service industry who have lost their jobs because of coronavirus.
The next two weeks will be critical in ensuring that North Carolina continues to head in a positive direction and determine when and how businesses will be able to bounce back, thatβs the message from State Health Director Mandy Cohen.
President Donald Trump says he has directed a halt to U.S. payments to the World Health Organization pending a review of its warnings about the coronavirus and China.
The Cleveland County Health Department is reporting the first death associated with COVID-19 in Cleveland County.
According to officials, an employee of the Fort Mill Police Department has tested positive for the coronavirus. This information was confirmed within the past 24 hours after the state recorded 3,439 cases on April 13.
Have you been brainstorming your next home renovation? Queen City Audio Video & Appliances is offering free virtual design consultations that allow you to share photos of your current space and even images of items you have on your Pinterest boards.
Atrium Health is honoring medical-surgical nurse, Brittany Bennett.
To show its appreciation to those in the community working to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, Bojanglesβ is giving away any size of its Legendary Iced Tea to healthcare workers, first responders and law enforcement no purchase necessary.
Beaten down by the coronavirus outbreak, the world economy in 2020 will suffer its worst year since the Great Depression of the 1930s, the International Monetary Fund says in its latest forecast.
Atrium Health is rolling out additional Coronavirus Testing Centers this week, specifically aimed at addressing underserved and minority communities in Charlotte.
Under Governor Roy Cooper's new executive order, groceries and other retailers must meet capacity restrictions and cleanliness standards.
Attorney General Josh Stein today called on the U.S. Department of the Treasury to take immediate action to ensure billions of dollars in emergency stimulus payments authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) go to American families, not debt collectors. The CARES Act, which was passed three weeks ago, does not explicitly designate these emergency stimulus payments as exempt from garnishment from creditors.
The coronavirus pandemic has thrown millions out of work and devastated economies worldwide, and governments are struggling with the delicate balance between keeping people safe from a highly contagious virus and making sure they can still make a living or even have enough to eat.
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