A local woman who is now recovering from COVID-19 is speaking out, after she says a physician's assistant declined to test her for the virus, and told her it was all "overblown media hype."
The singer Pink had tested positive for COVID-19 2 weeks ago, she said Friday, also announcing that she is donating $500,000 each to two emergency funds.
President Donald Trump has fired Michael Atkinson, the inspector general for the intelligence community who handled the whistleblower complaint that triggered Trumpβs impeachment.
President Donald Trump says his administration is encouraging many Americans to wear face masks in public, though he stresses that the recommendation is optional and is conceding that he will not be complying with it.
Saying they donβt know when theyβll be able to re-open many of their businesses with the coronavirus spreading, Walt Disney Co. officials announced they will start furloughing some workers in two weeks at its theme parks resorts in Florida and California.
CNN news anchor Brooke Baldwin has tested positive for the coronavirus, the second on-air personality at the news network to come down with the disease.
State Treasurer Dale Folwell was released from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center after five days of treatment due to symptoms related to the COVID-19 virus.
A Huntersville dealership is offering healthcare workers free oil changes during the pandemic along with going the extra mile to keep customers safe.
A Statesville man has been arrested following a traffic stop that led to the discovery of marijuana and guns in Iredell County.Β
Gov. Henry McMaster has directed South Carolinaβs health department to begin publicly disclosing confirmed COVID-19 cases by ZIP code, a level of information specificity the agency had previously said was not necessary in efforts to temper the outbreak.
Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including β Lean On Me, β βLovely Dayβ and βAinβt No Sunshine,β has died from heart complications, his family said in a statement to The Associated Press. He was 81.
The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office says a second person has been arrested in connection with the death of 17-year-old Logan Stacks.
A record-long streak of U.S. job growth ended suddenly in March after nearly a decade as employers cut 701,000 jobs because of the viral outbreak thatβs all but shut down the U.S. economy. The unemployment rate jumped to 4.4% from a 50-year low of 3.5%.
Atruim and Novant Health systems have asked Mecklenburg County and itsβ partners to build a Mass Care field hospital to treat as many as 3,000 additional COVID-19 patients during the anticipated surge of the virus.
A Rowan County man is facing voluntary manslaughter charges after deputies say he beat his step-father to death.
The Gaston County Police have arrested four suspects, including three juveniles, after a robbery and car chase.
The Mecklenburg County Sheriffβs Office contracts with Wellpath, LLC to provide healthcare services to our residents at both our main Detention Center Central as well as our Juvenile Detention Center (formerly known as Detention Center North). On Sunday, March 22, one of Wellpathβs nurses reported to work at the Juvenile Detention Center and passed through the standard screening which includes a temperature read as well as questions regarding potential symptoms and exposures related to COVID-19.
The University of North Carolina System is changing its admissions requirements for the incoming freshman class because SAT and ACT tests have been halted by the coronavirus outbreak, officials announced Monday.
Lincoln County deputies are looking for a suspect that stole a parked vehicle that was left running outside a QuikTrip in Denver while the owner was inside the store.
Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey on Thursday launched a fundraising effort to support healthcare workers throughout the Carolinas as they battle COVID-19.
The Democratic National Committee is delaying its presidential nominating convention until the week of Aug. 17 after prospective nominee Joe Biden said he didnβt think it would be possible to hold a normal convention in mid-July because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Police are investigating after a three-year-old accidentally shot himself in the leg in west Charlotte.
