An assistant football coach at Western Carolina University has died of COVID complications. John Peacock was an offensive line coach for the Catamounts. His fiancΓ© posted on Facebook that he passed away Wednesday after being diagnosed last Saturday.
Officials with the Lancaster County School District say 30 staff members and 72 students have tested positive for COVID-19. Forty-two staff members and 575 students have been quarantined due to possible exposure.
The Mecklenburg County Detention Center - Central Kitchen received a "B" grade during a recent food establishment inspection. It's the first time in nearly a decade that the jail kitchen has gotten a low grade, according to a sheriff's office spokesperson.
A mainly stable air mass arrives this weekend, allowing sunny skies and toasty highs to prevail.
If you're looking to celebrate all things Pride, The Vanity House is proud to bring reigning RuPaul's Drag Race stars, Morgan McMichaels, Kylie Sonique Love, and Jaidynn Diore Fierce for a mini pride-fest the weekend of August 20th.Β
Mother Earth Group is pleased to announce its newest restaurant, Mariposa, will open in September 2021 at the Mint Museum in Uptown Charlotte. Mariposa, Spanish for butterfly, will be a multicultural culinaria, representing an evolution for both the restaurant space and creator Jill Marcus.
The Cleveland County man who claimed to have bomb in a pickup truck near the U.S. Capitol has surrendered to law enforcement, ending an hourslong standoff on Thursday.Β He has been charged with two felonies.
Bostonβs famous Skinny House is on sale again for a whopping $1.2 million.
North Carolinaβs unemployment rate fell for the 10th consecutive month in July, the state Commerce Department reported on Friday, inching the percentage ever closer to pre-pandemic levels.
President Joe Biden is pledging to Americans still trapped in Afghanistan: βWe will get you home.β
Harvey Sutton, or βLittle Man,β as he is known on the Appalachian Trail, wonβt have long to bask in the glory of hiking its full length. After all, he starts kindergarten Friday.
Itβs one of the stranger, lesser-known aspects of U.S. health care β the striking, milky-blue blood of horseshoe crabs is a critical component of tests to ensure injectable medications such as coronavirus vaccines arenβt contaminated.
Sunday brunch buffs and champagne connoisseurs have a new spot to enjoy both in the Queen City.
Two men are dead after a small airplane crashed and burst into flames shortly after taking off from an Anson County airport, authorities said Friday.
Facing a torrent of criticism, President Joe Biden plans to speak Friday about the chaotic evacuation of Americans and allies from Afghanistan as the U.S. struggles with obstacles ranging from armed Taliban checkpoints to airport pandemonium and cumbersome red tape.
North Carolinians have two chances this weekend to take home a jackpot of more than $250 million in either the Powerball or the Mega Millions drawings.
Producer Mike Richards stepped down as host of βJeopardy!β after a report about past misogynistic comments surfaced this week.
Booty-based moves that are home-friendly both with no equipment and some with a simple resistance band.
With summer winding down, you may be looking to give your home a refresh. Brooke Knaus and Lauren Bolshakov of The Looke Book stopped by Rising to show off ways to give your home a mini makeover in just minutes.
Wilson was at Truist Field previewing the 2021 Walk to End Alzheimer's with Katherine Lambert from the Western Carolina Chapterβ of the Alzheimer's Association.
A bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved a proposal by the Boy Scouts of America to enter into an agreement that includes an $850 million fund to compensate tens of thousands of men who say they were sexually abused as youngsters by Scout leaders and others.
Both the Town of Davidson and Matthews in North Carolina voted on Thursday to implement an indoor mask mandate regardless of vaccination status.
