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WBT Radio 1100 AM and 99.3 FM made three cash donations of $85,000 each to Charlotte area charities focused on feeding local children. Moments of Hope Church matched the donations and added funds for 3 benefiting charities.
Governor Roy Cooper addressed the state this afternoon with an update on Covid-19 in our state and further actions to be taken. Some speculated that Cooper was going to announce looser restrictions, following the action of other Governors. However, Governor Cooper did not loosen any of the current NC restrictions.
The Charlotte Hornets play the Chicago Bulls tonight at Spectrum Center at 7pm. This game carries a special message however, something way bigger than basketball…. social justice and equality. This week Hornets Sports & Entertainment (HSE) launched a new initiative and a social justice platform to “promote inclusion, uplift voices and bridge divides in […]
According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, the number of daily reported Covid-19 cases has eclipsed 10,000 for the first time of the pandemic. 10,398 at the time of this posting to be exact. As the numbers increase, it’s easy to understand why Governor Roy Cooper is taking measures to help […]
The 2020 Time Magazine Persons of The Year honor was announced last night by Bruce Springsteen in a televised event. Joe Biden joins 9 other President Elects in being named the Time Magazine Person of the Year while Vice President Elect Kamala Harris is the first VP to ever earn the distinction.
In a release from You Tube titled "Supporting the 2020 U.S. election" on their official blog page, the service "will start removing any piece of content uploaded today (or anytime after) that misleads people by alleging that widespread fraud or errors changed the outcome of the 2020 U.S. Presidential election"
84 deaths related to Covid-19 in one day is a new high for North Carolina. That number was recorded on Wednesday, December 1 according to information provided by the New York Times. So far this week the daily average number of Covid deaths in North Carolina is 41. Comparing that to recent weeks, it is up significantly. For instance, last week November 23-29 saw a daily average death rate of 31 per day, and the 2 weeks prior saw 33 and 29 respectively.