Category Archives: State News

If you plan to visit the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles in 2021, make sure to plan ahead. Office visits are by appointment only, and all offices are already booked until late February and on into ear...

AP-US-CAPITOL-BREACH-WOODSTOCK‘Just shocked’: A town reckons with charges in Capitol riotWOODSTOCK, Ohio (AP) - The tiny town of Woodstock, Ohio, was the base for two people who allegedly ...

VIRUS OUTBREAK-FIELD HOSPITALNorth Carolina field hospital helps fight coronavirus surgeLENOIR, N.C. (AP) - A temporary field hospital in North Carolina is easing the burden on medical facilities over...

CATFISH RECORDS BROKEN3 North Carolina catfish records were broken during pandemicRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The coronavirus pandemic has given some people more time to fish. And that may be why three catfi...

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NORTH CAROLINANorth Carolina prisons get first wave of COVID vaccine dosesRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's Department of Public Safety has received about 1,000 doses of Moderna's c...

The North Carolina prison system has received its first allocation of coronavirus vaccine, and inoculations began Wednesday morning."I urge everyone to get vaccinated," said Todd Ishee, Commissioner o...

HAIR DISCRIMINATION BANNorth Carolina cities OK ban on hairstyle discriminationDURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Two city councils in North Carolina have unanimously passed ordinances protecting against discriminat...

COCKFIGHTING-NORTH CAROLINA-GUAMAdvocates: Carolina breeders supporting cockfighting in GuamRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Animal rights advocates say breeders in North Carolina shipped more than 1,000 live roo...

North Carolina is expanding the coronavirus vaccine eligibility. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen announced the new eligibility requirements at a media briefing on Thu...

LGBT RIGHTS-NORTH CAROLINAMore NC towns expand LGBT employment, commerce protectionsCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - More North Carolina towns have approved expanded non-discrimination ordinances for LGBT peo...