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Excel Interior Door relocating operations to North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. — Excel Interior Door, a manufacturer of residential doors, is leaving its Alabama roots to relocate in Winston-Salem, N.C. The company plans to invest $10.5 million on a new manufacturing facility and administrative office. Excel Interior Door received a performance-based grant of $75,000 from the One North Carolina Fund to help with its relocation to North Carolina. The One NC Fund provides financial assistance to local governments to help attract economic investment and create jobs.
Moore Regional Hospital ranked among top N.C. Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report
PINEHURST — FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, including its Hoke and Richmond campuses, has again been recognized as one of the top hospitals in North Carolina by U.S. News & World Report. Moore Regional is tied for sixth in the annual Best Hospitals recognition and also received high-performing marks in...
Misuse of toy 'Orbeez guns' subject of warning by North Carolina police
DURHAM, N.C. — Eastern North Carolina police are warning residents about the potential dangers of "Orbeez guns" or "gel blasters." The toys fire water-absorbing beads, which can cause serious injury or property damage when frozen. A surveillance video from a Roanoke Rapids neighborhood shows a group of teenagers driving...
Jacolby Criswell Recounts QB Competition With Drake Maye Upon UNC Return
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Jacolby Criswell rejoined the North Carolina football program looking to earn a QB1 spot, saying Monday that nobody wants to "play this sport to sit the bench." The situation with UNC's quarterback room is a familiar one for Criswell. He competed with now-New England Patriots...
Cash 5 ticket sold in Granville County wins $50,000 in Sunday drawing
CREEDMOOR, N.C. (WNCN) — A ticket purchased in Granville County won a big prize in Sunday night’s Carolina Cash 5 drawing. According to the North Carolina Education Lottery, a Cash 5 ticket sold at the Family Fare located at 101 N. Main St. in Creedmoor won $50,000 Sunday. It matched all five numbers in the Double Play drawing, the lottery said.
North Carolina Secures $242M Grant for Cape Fear Bridge Replacement
The Biden Administration has awarded a $242 million grant through its Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to replace the aging Cape Fear Memorial Bridge in Wilmington, North Carolina. The Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, a 3,000-foot-long steel vertical-lift structure built in 1969, currently serves as a critical transportation link carrying U.S. Highways 17, 76, and 421 over the Cape Fear River, connecting Brunswick and New Hanover counties.
NC farmer losing crop because of unsafe levels of chemicals in water
The drinking water for more than 2.5 million North Carolinians is affected by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) -- commonly known as forever chemicals.Those chemicals have been linked to health problems -- including an increased risk of cancer.More of their effect is being seen in North Carolina.A farmer in New Hanover County said his produce has been left to rot after his water source was linked to PFAS.The area is one of 47 drinking-water systems with concerning levels of PFAS.The source of the contamination can be traced to the chemical company Chemours."We had contamination, total PFAS level is between 50...
Blog: Heat alerts continue. Changes arrive soon.
Yesterday was hot. Surprise…surprise. High temps made it into the mid-upper 90s, but some locations were more in the low-mid 90s. The heat index was over 105 in many places. We had a lot of sunshine through the day with only some isolated thunderstorms over North Carolina. Today we’ll...
Push to remove toxic chemicals from your water could cost you big money
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Regulators in North Carolina are trying to stop companies from dumping toxic chemicals in drinking water, but the slow response from lawmakers could cost you money. Right now, almost 4 million North Carolinians have dangerous levels of forever chemicals in their drinking water. You can stream...
Aetna set as NC worker health care as Blue Cross will not appeal judge's ruling
Aetna is poised to manage health coverage plan benefits for North Carolina state workers and teachers starting early next year because Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina said Monday it won't appeal a judge's decision that upheld Aetna as the next contract winner.An administrative law judge last week determined evidence showed that the State Health Plan conducted properly the procurement process for a third-party administrator, which has been Blue Cross for over 40 years. The plan's trustee board in late 2022 chose Aetna over Blue Cross and a unit of United Healthcare, which also competed. The initial three-year...
Heat Advisory continues on Tuesday, July 16
Excessive heat is expected to continue on Tuesday along the Outer Banks and throughout Eastern North Carolina, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. A Heat Advisory has been issued for all of Eastern N.C., including Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, for heat index values of 100-110...
NC high school MLB Draft tracker: Through 10 rounds, 13 players selected
For the eighth straight year, a player from North Carolina high schools was selected in the first round of the Major League Baseball Draft — this time it was Salisbury's own Vance Honeycutt, who finished his junior season at UNC. But the North Carolina products don't stop with Honeycutt,...
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