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Why NC Will Go To Phase 2, Even If Coronavirus Continues To Boom
Coronavirus cases might still be rising in NC, but Gov. Roy Cooper characterized his plan to gradually reopen Friday as a “cautious step forward.”
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Weeks After Trump Compels Meat Processors to Remain Open, COVID-19 Breaks Out at NC Tyson Plant
A Wilkesboro chicken plant is the site of another coronavirus outbreak at a North Carolina meat plant, Vice News reported Thursday.
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Some NC Kids Don’t Have Internet Access. Here’s What Lawmakers Want To Do About It.
With 1.5 million public school children relying on remote learning, dueling proposals would fund grants for local governments to build and lease Internet infrastructure. Last year’s NC Fiber Act would have helped rural counties and municipalities build and lease broadband in areas without high-speed Internet access, a need cast in sharp relief during the coronavirus…
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It’s Official: Coronavirus Is Now In All 100 North Carolina Counties
Mandy Cohen confirmed Tuesday that the dangerous virus now has one confirmed case in Avery County, a western NC mountain county that was the last holdout.
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New COVID-19 Cases In NC Just Spiked. Here’s How Much.
With Roy Cooper considering easing restrictions, coronavirus cases soared in the last five days, but so did testing in North Carolina.
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Gov. Cooper Warns of ‘Tragic Consequences’ If NC Churches Allowed To Worship Indoors
“We don’t want our churches to become hotspots for this virus,” Gov. Roy Cooper said after religious freedom lawsuit filed Thursday.
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From The Editor: North Carolina Might Need A New Senator Soon
Why an explosive insider trading investigation of Sen. Richard Burr amps up an already wild election year in North Carolina.
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Top Cooper Official: NC Will ‘Walk Back’ Eased Restrictions If Coronavirus Surges Again
Top official in Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration addresses concerns of a new COVID-19 spike in North Carolina, amid surge in Charlotte.
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PHOTOS: This Retro NC Drive-In Theater Is Booming During Coronavirus
Hounds Drive-In Theater in Kings Mountain drew 700 cars over the weekend. It’s a business built for social distancing.
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PHOTOS: Let Us Show You How To Hang Out With Others — At A Distance
Despite the coronavirus, attendees at Charlotte’s sprawling Freedom Park and Romare Bearden Park ventured out, but still kept their distance.