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N.C. redistricting leaders defend map-drawing process

Two leaders of North Carolina's legislative redistricting committees defended their election map-drawing process during the third day of a trial focusing on the future of those maps. Closing arguments in the trial are scheduled Thursday morning. Sen. Ralph Hise, R-Mitchell, and Rep.

January is National Train Your Dog Month

 The Kuykendall family has been training border collies for decades, and that training has included instruction on everything from basic obedience to the highly specialized skill of herding away unwanted Canada geese for clients.

Cooper extends vaccine, testing requirements for state employees

Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday, Jan. 4, said health experts, doctors, and scientists are learning more about COVID-19, and state officials and politicians are using that knowledge to keep schools open and to avoid more onerous shutdowns and suppressions.

Governor Cooper and NCDHHS Secretary Kinsley Stress Importance of Vaccines and Boosters to Combat Omicron Variant

With cases of COVID-19 reaching record highs and hospitalizations increasing, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kody H.

Five Ways to Help Reduce the Risk of Birth Defects

If you are thinking about becoming pregnant, now is a perfect time to make a plan. There are steps you can take to increase your chances of having a healthy, full-term pregnancy and baby – and part of that includes learning about birth defects.

Social Networking Website Offers New Hope in 2022 for Those Who Have Lost Loved Ones During the Pandemic

As a particularly difficult and lonely holiday season comes to an end during the latest wave of COVID-19, a pervasive problem has come to the forefront once again.

FDA Takes Multiple Actions to Expand Use of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to: Expand the use of a single booster dose to include use in individuals 12 through 15 years of age.

Gov. Cooper Encourages High School Students to Explore Cybersecurity Careers

Governor Roy Cooper is again encouraging high school students in North Carolina to explore careers in cybersecurity by participating in CyberStart America, a free online cybersecurity competition sponsored by the National Cyber Scholarship Foundation and SANS Institute.

Sheriffs, DAs, court clerks want N.C. Supreme Court to reopen candidate filing

Groups representing N.C. sheriffs, district attorneys, and Superior Court clerks want the N.C. Supreme Court to reopen candidate filing for their upcoming elections. The groups are not challenging the Supreme Court's decision to delay all primary elections until May.

Fresh Christmas tree sales up this year, but supply is low

A Christmas tradition continues with a live Christmas tree being the centerpiece in many N.C. homes and across the country this holiday season. Despite another year dealing with COVID-19 and the rising cost of inflation, live tree sales were up about 20% this year.