"Next week, I will have surgery in North Carolina to treat prostate cancer," Tillis said. "I am in the hands of outstanding medical professionals and expect to make a full recovery." With the diagnosis, he reiterated the importance of getting routine screenings for all men regardless of age.
Sadhana Patel of New Bern, N.C. won a $373K jackpot on a $5 lottery ticket, according to a news release from the North Carolina Education Lottery. Enough to pay for a nice second honeymoon to celebrate two decades of wedded bliss.
Animal control officers in Kenansville, North Carolina were called out to a Dollar General store for an unusual situation. Workers inside the store said a stray dog kept coming to grab the toy and before quickly making his way out with the help of customers. The Lab mix named Sisu only wanted the purple plushy, but after several shoplifting attempts and workers finally locking him out of the store, he was taken away.
North Carolina Unemployment rate fell for the fifth straight month in February. The state Commerce Department reported on Friday that North Carolina’s February unemployment rate was 5.7%, compared to 5.9% in January. The U.S. rate in February was 6.2%. DES says North Carolina’s February 2021 unemployment rate increased 2.1 percentage points from a year ago. […]
“If you get bitten by a green mamba without antivenin, your chances of survival are very low,” Sean Foley, curator of herpetology at Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, South Carolina. “It’s a neurotoxic venom, so it’s going to affect your breathing.”
“I’m grateful for North Carolinians who are taking this seriously and getting the shot when it’s their time and I’m encouraged that North Carolina will be able to open eligibility to all adults well ahead of the President’s May 1 goal,” said Cooper.
On April 30, 2020, police responded to a report of an infant found not breathing at the Ramada Inn at 531 Akron Drive. Officers along with EMS tried to save the baby, but 1-year-old True Lash was pronounced died at the scene.
"Sadly and under current investigation was the discovery of 10 dogs (mostly but not all pit-bulls) wrapped in trash bags and thrown alongside a ditch bank," Robeson County Sheriff Burnis Wilkins wrote in a Facebook post on March 20. According to Wilkins, a vet in the county said the dogs didn’t appear to be involved in dog fighting and there were no obvious causes of death or injury.
North Carolina legislators have proposed a new bill that would keep transgender girls from participating on girls’ sports teams. The “Save Women’s Sports Act” was presented by Republican lawmakers at the North Carolina General Assembly, according to News & Observer.
According to the Governor's executive order, retail businesses and shops, museums, and aquariums as well as barbers, salons, and personal care businesses are allowed to operate at 100%. The limits for mass gatherings will double to 50 people indoors and 100 outdoors.
