Category Archives: State News

(NORTH CAROLINA NEWS NETWORK) — By a mostly party line vote, the State House approved a bill to get more kids back to in person learning.While both supporters and opponents of the bill agreed th...

VIRUS OUTBREAK-FLORIDA TOURISMOrlando launches first tourism ad campaign since pandemicORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Tourism officials in Orlando are launching their first full-scale marketing campaign since t...

XGR-VIRUS OUTBREAK-RELIEF BILLCooper signs COVID relief bill distributing federal moneyRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has signed a bill from state lawmakers that will distribute m...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina state senators have sent a bill over to the House that would require K-12 public schools to offer an option of at least some in-person instruction to students. Teac...

North Carolina is taking steps to ensure the COVID-19 vaccine is administered equitably to all people and groups across the state.In a media briefing Tuesday, Gov. Roy Cooper said distributing vaccine...

BC-US-VIRUS-OUTBREAK-DISTANCE-LEARNINGSchools plan for potential of remote learning into the fallAfter seeing two academic years thrown off course by the pandemic, school leaders around the country ar...

OFFICERS SHOT-NORTH CAROLINAPolice: 3 officers shot by suspect who is barricaded in homeHIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) - Authorities say three North Carolina police officers were shot and wounded by a man who ...

Gov. Roy Cooper says there are encouraging signs in North Carolina's battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.Cooper says to help, the state must make strong investments now to help people and businesses ...

Gov. Roy Cooper says it is now time to get North Carolina students back into the classroom.Cooper says research done right here in North Carolina shows that in-person learning does little to spread th...

VIRUS OUTBREAK-REOPENING SCHOOLSN.C. lawmakers propose bill mandating in-person K-12 classesRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Republican state lawmakers are promoting a bill that would require schoo...