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Sentara cuts climate pollution from gas used for anesthesia
This story was reported by WHRO News. Sentara Health officials say they are reducing climate pollution from a greenhouse gas used for anesthesia, part of the system’s wider effort to reduce health care’s sizable carbon footprint. The health system’s hospitals throughout Virginia and North Carolina have largely phased...
2 NC public universities may be cutting several academic degrees after board vote
RALEIGH, N.C. — Two of North Carolina’s public universities will be allowed to eliminate more than a dozen degree programs ranging from ancient Mediterranean studies to physics after the university system’s governing board voted Wednesday to authorize the cuts. The University of North Carolina Board of Governors'...
World Golf Hall of Fame
The World Golf Hall of Fame has returned to its original home in Pinehurst, NC. The facility opened just prior to the 2024 U.S. Open at the new Golf House Pinehurst campus adjacent to Pinehurst Country Club. The first floor of the building houses the USGA Experience which includes artifacts from the USGA Museum and Library. On the second floor is the WGHOF where visitors will find a new Hall of Fame locker room experience. Each locker representing all inductees maintains a collection of gear and artifacts that assists in telling that player’s story and rich history. Here, you will see Bob Jones’ Spalding 2-wood. Jack Nicklaus’ MacGregor golf bag from the 1965 Masters and Johnny Miller’s clubs, ball and champions golf medal from the 1973 U.S. Open at Oakmont. And so much more.
Moore Regional Hospital ranks in Money’s Best Hospitals 2024 list
PINEHURST — FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, including its Hoke and Richmond campuses, has earned recognition as one of the Best Hospitals in America by Money. Money named just 115 hospitals out of more than 6,000 across the United States to create its list of best hospitals. To compile its list of the Best Hospitals in America, Money crunched 13,500 data points and considered hospitals based on patient care, price transparency and quality of patient experience.
Fentanyl, $6,000+ seized in large drug trafficking bust, Fayetteville police say
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — A man is facing drug trafficking charges after hundreds of grams of fentanyl were found among several other drugs seized, the Fayetteville Police Department said Thursday. On July 18, officers said they executed two search warrants with the help of the Hope Mills Police Department:...
Utz, employer of driver killed at Kernersville Food Lion, speaks out
KERNERSVILLE, N.C. — WXII learned that the man who was killed at a Food Lion inKernersville was a delivery driver for Utz. The company shared this statement regarding the shooting with WXII:. "The entire Utz Brands, Inc. family is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our friend and...
Sinkhole property purchase, repair agreement finalized
MOORESVILLE – Endorsing two agreements in consent agenda action during their only meeting in July, commissioners have confirmed the town’s investment and active participation in a comprehensive effort to fix a highly publicized sinkhole and address related environmental issues on a commercial parcel along N.C.150. At the July...
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