BC-US-VIRUS-OUTBREAK-DISTANCE-LEARNING Schools plan for potential of remote learning into the fall After seeing two academic years thrown off course by the pandemic, school leaders around the country are planning for the possibility of more distance learning next fall at the start of yet another school year. President Joe Biden has made reopening schools a top…… read more »
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North Carolina News – February 9
North Carolina News – February 8
AP-US-VIRUS-OUTBREAK-DISTANCE-LEARNING Schools plan for potential of remote learning into the fall After seeing two academic years thrown off course by the pandemic, school leaders around the country are planning for the possibility of more distance learning next fall at the start of yet another school year. President Joe Biden has made reopening schools a top…… read more »
North Carolina News – February 5
OFFICERS SHOT-NORTH CAROLINA Police: 3 officers shot by suspect who is barricaded in home HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say three North Carolina police officers were shot and wounded by a man who barricaded himself in a home in an hours-long standoff Friday. The officers’ injuries weren’t life-threatening. High Point police Lt. Matt Truitt…… read more »
North Carolina News – February 4
AP-US-OPIOID-CRISIS-MCKINSEY McKinsey agrees to pay nearly $600M over opioid crisis The global business consultant McKinsey & Co. has agreed to pay nearly $600 million for its role in the opioid crisis. In a deal announced Thursday with attorneys general for most states, the company agrees to make public documents showing communications with OxyContin maker Purdue…… read more »
North Carolina News – February 3
BODY FOUND-SBMERGED CAR Body found in submerged car off I-95 in North Carolina SELMA, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is looking into the discovery of a submerged car with a man’s body inside off Interstate 95. WRAL reports patrol investigators said skid marks suggest the driver ran off I-95 north of…… read more »
North Carolina News – February 2
VIRUS OUTBREAK-REOPENING SCHOOLS N.C. lawmakers propose bill mandating in-person K-12 classes RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican state lawmakers are promoting a bill that would require school districts to offer at least partial in-person instruction to K-12 students. Educators worry about their health and want to be bumped up as a priority in the…… read more »
North Carolina News – February 1
WORKPLACE FATALITIES North Carolina saw 91 workplace fatalities in 2020 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina has experienced the deadliest year for workplace fatalities in at least 10 years. The Winston-Salem Journal reports that there were 91 workplace fatalities in 2020. That number includes 26 related to COVID-19. The figures were released Friday by the…… read more »
North Carolina News – January 29
AP-US-CAPITOL-BREACH-WOODSTOCK ‘Just shocked’: A town reckons with charges in Capitol riot WOODSTOCK, Ohio (AP) — The tiny town of Woodstock, Ohio, was the base for two people who allegedly played big roles in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol. Residents are still trying to understand how that happened in their don’t blink-or-you’ll-miss-it, one-stoplight…… read more »
North Carolina News – January 28
DEPUTY STANDOFF-ASSAULT Sheriff: Ex-deputy arrested, charged after 4-hour standoff WAKE FOREST, N.C. (AP) — Officials say a former North Carolina deputy accused of assaulting his wife was arrested after a four-hour standoff with authorities. The Wake County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were attempting to serve Brad Woodlief with a warrant and a restraining order Wednesday…… read more »
North Carolina News – January 27
ODD-LOTTERY WINNER Man hits 2 deer with new car, then he hits $2M in lottery LELAND, N.C. (AP) — An unlucky start to a North Carolina man’s day turned upside down when he discovered he won a $2 million lottery prize hours after hitting two deer with his new car. The North Carolina Education Lottery…… read more »
