North Carolina Democratic governor issues new coronavirus rule: Wear a mask at home if you have guests over

The first person in one state to receive the long-waited COVID-19 vaccine called the jab a “moment of hope” in the fight against the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that the initial doses be administered to health care workers and residents and staff of long-term living facilities.Though states are not required to follow the federal agency’s recommendations, many will follow them.

A small North Carolina town is mourning after one of its police officers became the first to die in the line of duty. Mount Holly Officer Tyler Herndon, 25, was killed at a car wash Friday in a shootout with a burglary suspect.

A Raleigh homeowners association told one couple that the cross in their front yard was a violation because the symbol shared no connection with Christmas. James Faison and his wife, who have lived in the North Carolina community for five years, put up a 6-foot cross as a Christmas decoration.

North Carolina residents are now facing even tighter restrictions to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 as Gov. Roy Cooper's modified stay-at-home order takes effect Friday.  All residents are required to stay at home between the hours of 10 p.m.

An autopsy has determined that a Fort Bragg soldier found dead on North Carolina’s Outer Banks this summer was decapitated, according to a report from the Division of Forensic Pathology at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine. Spc.

Lara Trump teased a potential Senate run in North Carolina Friday to replace Sen. Richard Burr, who plans to retire in 2022.  "I could think of nothing greater than to represent the people of my home state, represent North Carolina," she said on Outloud with Gianno Caldwell.  Lara Trump, who is married to Eric Trump, noted that President Trump tasked her with helping him win North Carolina in both the 2016 and 2020 elections.

Rep. Mark Walker of North Carolina is running for the Senate in a race that may end up becoming the most hotly contested and expensive Senate battle in the 2022 midterm elections.

A North Carolina sheriff’s deputy was shot while responding to a domestic disturbance Thanksgiving night after an armed suspect's wife tried taking a gun from her husband, officials said Friday. Rockingham County sheriff’s deputies were investigating at a Reidsville home where three children were home shortly after 7 p.m.Thursday.

Trump campaign adviser Lara Trump is considering a run for a U.S. Senate seat in North Carolina after Sen.

A great white shark almost as long as a classic Cadillac turned up off the coast of North Carolina, a few weeks after being tagged near Canada. The 3,541-pound, 17-foot-long Nukumi was tagged in Nova Scotia on Oct.

Police released disturbing video of two individuals in Charlotte, N.C., shooting multiple times during a Juneteenth celebration that left three dead. The shots were fired toward a crowd of 400 gathered for an impromptu street party early June 22.

President Trump is projected to win North Carolina, one of two final states that had not been called as the prolonged vote count in the race for the White House continued. The Associated Press made the projection Friday afternoon.Trump adds 15 electoral votes from North Carolina.This projection brings the tally up to 290 for Biden and 232 for Trump.

At least seven people were reportedly killed and two others are missing after heavy rainstorms in North Carolina spurred dangerous flash flooding.  The National Weather Service had issued several flash flood warnings on Thursday, as torrents of rain stretched from Charlotte into the capital of Raleigh.  On Thursday, Alexander County officials said the flooding claimed at least four lives at a family campground in Hiddenite. One of the three other deaths was related to a car accident, officials

At least seven people were reportedly killed and two others are missing after heavy rainfall in North Carolina spurred dangerous flash flooding.  The National Weather Service had issued several flash flood warnings on Thursday, as torrents of rain stretched from Charlotte into the capital of Raleigh.  On Thursday, Alexander County officials said the flooding claimed at least four lives at a family campground in Hiddenite. One of the three other deaths was related to a car accident, officials

At least five people, including a police officer, were shot at a nightclub in North Carolina on Thursday evening, according to multiple reports.  Authorities said the wounded people were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The shooting occurred around 11 p.m.

Nearly three dozen campers at a campground in North Carolina had to be rescued Thursday as heavy rainfall spawned dangerous flash flooding across the region.

President Trump on Thursday slammed the delay in counting votes from the 2020 presidential election in North Carolina — a state that has yet to declare the president or Joe Biden the winner — while urging an audit in Arizona, as he and his campaign continue to fight for recounts and mount legal battles in key states.

Presidential-elect Joe Biden is now leading President Trump by more than 50,000 votes in Pennsylvania, a state where Trump is contesting the results of the election days after Biden was declared a winner.  Biden has the lead by 50,481 votes, eeking ahead by a 0.75% margin-- just over the .5% needed for a losing candidate to request a recount.  Still, this hasn't deterred Trump from forging ahead with election lawsuits in several battleground states, including Arizona, North Carolina, and

Carolina Panthers star running back Christian McCaffrey has teamed up with Lowe’s to create a lounge at the Veterans Bridge Home (VBH) in North Carolina as a part of a larger initiative of 32 NFL players coming together to serve their communities.  McCaffrey, 24, was named co-captain of the Lowe’s Home Team in September -- a group of current players in the league working on community projects in their respective cities.