COVID-19

Lucille Sherman and Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan, Raleigh News and Observer – Dr. Mandy Cohen, secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and a fixture of the …
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Ben Sessoms, Raleigh News and Observer – Over 20 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is set to face another hurdle in moving past the virus: the omicron variant. …
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Travis Fain, WRAL — U.S. Sen. Richard Burr had “material nonpublic information” about the coronavirus and its potential economic impact when he dumped $1.6 million in stock early last year, …
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Lucille Sherman, The Raleigh News and Observer – North Carolina Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn introduced legislation that would ban vaccine mandates for travel, he announced in a press release Wednesday. …
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Travis Fain, WRAL — The Republican Party’s pick to fill the term of a late Gaston County lawmaker resigned the chairmanship last year of a local hospital board after a …
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Laura Leslie, WRAL — Republican lawmakers on Wednesday approved yet another attempt to limit the governor’s emergency powers, but the legislation is headed to a near-certain veto from Democratic Gov. …
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Hayley Fowler, The Observer News and Observer – We’re tracking the most up-to-date information about the coronavirus and vaccines in North Carolina. Check back for updates. NEARLY 100 DEATHS ADDED …
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Ben Sessoms, The Raleigh News and Observer – After several weeks of surging, new COVID-19 cases have been coming back down in North Carolina since mid-September. Vaccinations did increase for …
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Keung Hui, The Raleigh News and Observer – North Carolina schools are being warned they must promptly turn over records to local health officials and quarantine students and school employees …
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Bryan Anderson, Associated Press/Report for America — While spread of COVID-19 remains high, transmission of the virus has noticeably declined in North Carolina over the last two weeks, according to …
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