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NC public media stations win grant to expand statewide political coverage
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced Wednesday that North Carolina's public media stations have been awarded a joint grant that will allow them to hire a new reporter and editor to enhance statewide political coverage. The $542,000 grant will fund two positions based at WUNC in Raleigh. Partner stations include...
Mountain and coastal lawmakers push colleagues to confront climate change in wake of Helene
As North Carolina legislators debated Wednesday afternoon how best to help western North Carolina recover and rebuild in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Rep. Caleb Rudow noticed two words that were going unsaid: climate change. Rudow and Rep. Deb Butler, both Democrats, urged colleagues in a news conference following the General Assembly session to remedy […]
Hurricane Helene dealt a devastating blow to tourism in NC mountain communities
In any normal year, the Blue Ridge Parkway would be clogged with leaf peepers right about now — out-of-towners from Charlotte to the Triangle and beyond, all there to feast on a changing landscape of red, orange and yellow against a backdrop of mountains.This year, though, most of the parkway is shut down indefinitely. Downed trees litter hundreds of miles of the once-serene, now-destroyed road thanks to Hurricane Helene's flooding and mudslides.Why it matters: Tourism is woven into the fabric of western North Carolina's economy. It's a major employer everywhere from Asheville to Blowing Rock. But it's unclear when or...
Officials work to protect IV supplies in Florida after disruptions at North Carolina plant
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials are working to move critical hospital supplies out of the path of Hurricane Milton, which is threatening another manufacturer of IV fluids even as hospitals nationwide are still reeling from disruptions caused by flooding at a large factory in North Carolina. Medical manufacturer B. Braun Medical said Wednesday it is working with U.S. health authorities to move its inventory of IV bags to a secure facility away from its plant in Daytona Beach, Florida, which it closed ahead of the storm. The company expects to resume manufacturing and shipping operations Friday morning, company spokesperson Allison Longenhagen said in an email. Braun is one of several IV producers that have been tapped to boost supplies after Baxter International’s North Carolina plant was damaged; the plant is responsible for about 60% of the country’s supply of sterile intravenous, or IV, fluids.
In September, North Carolina Sportsbooks reported a handle of $575.4 million
Commercial sports betting was finally legalized in North Carolina in March 2024. August was the first month that residents could bet on college football and the NFL preseason. After revenue was down in August, the state was able to bounce back in September. This was their first full month of college football and the NFL. The North Carolina Lottery Commission reported that online sports betting operators generated $575.4 million in handle, up 55% month over month.
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