A longtime NC advocate for Latino residents says the state is reckoning with a powerful new bloc that could change party politics. Ricky Hurtado did something not even Gov. Roy Cooper could do in 2020. Hurtado, a 31-year-old progressive, was the only Democrat in...
Gov. Cooper ordered the state move to Phase 2 of reopening Friday. But questions remain about the virus’ spread. North and South Carolina have taken vastly different approaches to contain the COVID-19 pandemic and reopening their economies. While supporters of N.C....
Vice News reported Thursday that 570 of the plant’s 2,244 employees have been diagnosed with COVID-19. A Wilkesboro chicken plant is the site of another coronavirus outbreak at a North Carolina meat plant, Vice News reported Thursday. Almost 600 at the Wilkes...
Hounds Drive-In Theater in Kings Mountain drew 700 cars over the weekend. It’s a business built for social distancing. Preston Brown knew enough to know what he was missing. At the age of 10, Brown learned to run an old movie theater projector — a...
Often thought to be an urban problem, the coronavirus has taken a grim toll in some of the state’s most remote parts. North Carolina’s cities initially bore the brunt of coronavirus in the state. But while Charlotte and Mecklenburg County are home to the most...