RALEIGH, N.C. -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) recently launched new online tools to help Spanish-speaking North Carolinians to determine if they should consider being tested for COVID-19 and help individuals monitor their symptoms if they have tested positiv
RALEIGH – The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation. The stories below are also featured in NCDOT Now, the department
by John Trump Waiting. That’s what we do in North Carolina these days. We wait. Wait is one of the Cooper administration’s three Ws, somewhere between wash and wear. No ironing needed. We wait in lines, six feet between us and anybody else.
RALEIGH, N.C. – The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources (DWR) issued to B&L Farms a notice of violation and intent to enforce related to a June 12 animal waste lagoon breach. The breach released an estimated three million gallons of animal waste in Sampson
by Lindsay Marchello Gov. Roy Cooper’s school reopening plan creates confusion when parents and kids need a clear path forward, one education expert says. Cooper on Tuesday told parents decisions about remote or in-person education would be left to school districts. The annou
by George W. Little North Carolina has been hit hard by the coronavirus. Across the state, families are struggling financially, small businesses are trying to balance operating safely and generating revenue to remain open, and individuals have lost their jobs. I was born and raised her
RALEIGH, N.C. – Chief Justice Cheri Beasley has issued new emergency directives in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that require the wearing of face coverings inside county courthouses and planning for the resumption of jury trials. “I have issued several emergency directives calculated to reduc
by Julie Havlak As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rise across North Carolina, key parts of the state’s science and data remain inaccessible to the public. “North Carolina is relying on the data and the science to lift restrictions responsibly, and right now our increasin
by Woody White Whenever it comes up, I tell people that I grew up in Elizabethtown, North Carolina – about 50 miles from Wilmington. Technically, that is not true. I actually grew up in the Abbottsburg exchange, which was a few miles outside of town. In the country. My hou
RALEIGH, N.C. -- State leaders introduced the new NCcareers.org, an integrated career information system that offers North Carolinians ways to explore careers and job opportunities, on Wednesday. “North Carolinians need resources to navigate the quickly changing job market,” Governor Roy Coop
by Kari Travis The end of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline shuts the door on one example of Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive overreach. But one policy expert fears Cooper might abuse his power again in a case involving school funding. Cooper’s many clashes with Republican lawmakers indic
by Leroy Lail t seems that every sector of our nation has been hurt by the coronavirus pandemic. From sports to entertainment to restaurants, business is hurting. But I believe the industry that has seen the most dramatic drop is tourism and hospitality. Unfortunately, the nature of a
