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Medicaid to cover weight-loss medications, state health plan members still without aid
Medicaid to expand coverage to include weight-loss medications. Paying upwards of $1,000 for weight-loss medications has kept the drugs out of the hands of many North Carolinians without insurance, until now. NCDHHS announced Medicaid is expanding coverage to include U.S. Food and Drug Administration [FDA] obesity management medications starting Aug....
North Carolina City Has 300% More Juveniles Charged in Homicides in 2024
One North Carolina city is having quite some troubles with juveniles connected to homicides lately. A report from the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department has come out and the midyear crime stats are quite interesting. In general, crime overall is on the rise this year. Violent crimes specifically are up and causing a bit of frenzy in the city.
Many teachers will feel a pinch with this year’s paychecks
This story first appeared in Ann Doss Helms' weekly education newsletter. Sign up here to get it to your inbox first. When I was talking to Providence High English teacher Nicole Jenkins about changes in stipends for extra duties, I asked about another change in compensation: The expiration of federal COVID-19 aid.
North Carolina will receive over $50 million from EPA to address climate change and support conservation
The grant is intended to reduce greenhouse gas admissions across North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, and Virginia, and preserve and restore thousands of acres of coastal wetlands and forests.
Kitchen Karen From North Carolina Is The Most Recent Racist White Woman Foisted Upon Us
Plum’s sudden closing was not the result of a “standard summer break,” as the restaurant’s IG page reported. It was actually the result of Kitchen Karen experiencing the mass exodus of her staff in response to her racism. The post Kitchen Karen From North Carolina Is The Most Recent Racist White Woman Foisted Upon Us appeared first on NewsOne. The post Kitchen Karen From North Carolina Is The Most Recent Racist White Woman Foisted Upon Us appeared first on Black America Web.
Louisburg College Shines in NJCAA All-Academic Teams 2023-24
Louisburg College proudly celebrates the outstanding achievements of 36 of its student-athletes in the NJCAA All-Academic Teams for the 2023-24 academic year. Demonstrating a perfect blend of academic excellence and athletic prowess, a remarkable number of Louisburg College athletes have earned prestigious spots on these teams. A total of 17...
Parents call for Wake principal's resignation after alleged abuse went unreported for 19 months
Within weeks of the 2022 fall semester, three staff members at East Wake High reported fellow teacher James Rencher to East Wake Principal Stacey Alston, according to recently leaked emails and letters given exclusively to WRAL News. It would take 19 more months before law enforcement was notified. On Oct....
Man gets 10 to 13 years in shooting death
A Wilson man was sentenced to 10 to 13 years in state prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder Tuesday in Wilson County Criminal Superior Court. Justice Raquan Lucas, 25, was in his second day of a jury trial on a first-degree murder charge when he agreed to a plea arrangement with prosecutors. The charges stem from the shooting of […] The post Man gets 10 to 13 years in shooting death first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
'It gives me a sense of safety': Rocky Mount police increase city-wide camera system
IntIt seems you could be on camera nearly anywhere these days. In addition to tools like doorbell cameras and surveillance feeds, many places across North Carolina also have city-wide camera systems. Rocky Mount is the latest to expand its camera system, which it's been building since 2021. This year, its...
Durham's Merge Records celebrates 35 years of independent music
This week, Durham’s Merge Records is celebrating its 35th anniversary with four nights of shows at Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro. The label was founded in 1989 by Mac McCaughan and Laura Ballance of the band Superchunk. They launched Merge as a do-it-yourself outlet for the band to release its own records, as well as records by other bands they had befriended at home and on tour. While they still release music from North Carolina bands, it has gone on to become one of the best-known indie labels in the world.
321 Coffee to close its downtown Durham location
A coffee shop that employs people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) announced Tuesday it is closing its downtown Durham location. Aug. 3 marks the last day 321 Coffee will operate its 300 Morris St. location, co-founder Lindsay Wrege announced. Wrege said the shop is not renewing its lease after it opened in December 2022.
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