Published: 2020-07-01 13:26:00Updated: 2020-07-02 09:36:15Local NewsTags:By Jodi Leese Glusco, WRAL director of digital contentDurham and Wake counties both added 100 new cases of coronavirus Thursday, pushing the statewide total to 67,016 cases confirmed since the outbreak began in March.The number of new coronavirus cases reported in North Carolina Wednesday – 1,843 – set a record. It is the largest number of cases reported on a single day since the outbreak began.New casesNew deathsNew laboratory confirmed cases and deaths are based on daily reporting from the N.C. Department of Health...…Published: 2020-07-01 13:26:00Updated: 2020-07-02 09:36:15Local NewsTags:By Jodi Leese Glusco, WRAL director of digital contentDurham and Wake counties both added 100 new cases of coronavirus Thursday, pushing the statewide total to 67,016 cases confirmed since the outbreak began in March.The number of new coronavirus cases reported in North Carolina Wednesday – 1,843 – set a record. It is the largest number of cases reported on a single day since the outbreak began.New casesNew deathsNew laboratory confirmed cases and deaths are based on daily reporting from the N.C. Department of Health...WW…

Published: 2020-06-02 13:07:00Updated: 2020-06-02 19:22:06NC CapitolTags:After a week of back-and-forth between North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, and national Republican leaders about plans for the party nominating convention, the convention as planned – with large crowds and tens of thousands in attendance in Charlotte – "is very unlikely.""With the Nation, the State of North Carolina and the City of Charlotte still under states of emergency it's important to conduct the RNC convention accordingly. As much as we want the conditions surrounding COVID-19 to be favorable enough for...…Published: 2020-06-02 13:07:00Updated: 2020-06-02 19:22:06NC CapitolTags:After a week of back-and-forth between North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, and national Republican leaders about plans for the party nominating convention, the convention as planned – with large crowds and tens of thousands in attendance in Charlotte – "is very unlikely.""With the Nation, the State of North Carolina and the City of Charlotte still under states of emergency it's important to conduct the RNC convention accordingly. As much as we want the conditions surrounding COVID-19 to be favorable enough for...WW…

Published: 2020-06-16 15:37:00Updated: 2020-06-19 21:37:23Local NewsTags:— Coronavirus has infected more than 50,000 people in North Carolina.After taking eight weeks to record it's first 10,000 cases, the intervals have grown shorter over each succeeding 10,000 – three weeks to get to 20,000, two to get to 30,000 and eight days each to get to 40,000 and now 50,000.The numbers don't appear to be slowing down any time soon, either.The number of new cases recorded Friday – 1,652 – was the second-greatest daily increase since the outbreak began. About 9 percent of the tests were positive, and...…Published: 2020-06-16 15:37:00Updated: 2020-06-19 21:37:23Local NewsTags:— Coronavirus has infected more than 50,000 people in North Carolina.After taking eight weeks to record it's first 10,000 cases, the intervals have grown shorter over each succeeding 10,000 – three weeks to get to 20,000, two to get to 30,000 and eight days each to get to 40,000 and now 50,000.The numbers don't appear to be slowing down any time soon, either.The number of new cases recorded Friday – 1,652 – was the second-greatest daily increase since the outbreak began. About 9 percent of the tests were positive, and...WW…

Published: 2020-06-16 15:37:00Updated: 2020-06-19 21:37:23Local NewsTags:— Coronavirus has infected more than 50,000 people in North Carolina.After taking eight weeks to record it's first 10,000 cases, the intervals have grown shorter over each succeeding 10,000 – three weeks to get to 20,000, two to get to 30,000 and eight days each to get to 40,000 and now 50,000.The numbers don't appear to be slowing down any time soon, either.The number of new cases recorded Friday – 1,652 – was the second-greatest daily increase since the outbreak began. About 9 percent of the tests were positive, and...…Published: 2020-06-16 15:37:00Updated: 2020-06-19 21:37:23Local NewsTags:— Coronavirus has infected more than 50,000 people in North Carolina.After taking eight weeks to record it's first 10,000 cases, the intervals have grown shorter over each succeeding 10,000 – three weeks to get to 20,000, two to get to 30,000 and eight days each to get to 40,000 and now 50,000.The numbers don't appear to be slowing down any time soon, either.The number of new cases recorded Friday – 1,652 – was the second-greatest daily increase since the outbreak began. About 9 percent of the tests were positive, and...WW…

Published: 2020-06-12 17:04:00Updated: 2020-06-12 17:08:29Local NewsTags:By Richard Adkins, WRAL photojournalist — The San Souci ferry in Bertie County crosses the Cashie River at the end of Woodard Road. The ferry has been making that crossing for nearly a century. But Saturday will the last day; the North Carolina Department of Transportation is ending the operation.The ferry has been docked for the last week. High water in the river has prevented river crossings. It's also doubtful the ferry will make any more crossings before closing at 6 p.m. on June 13.The coronavirus outbreak can be...…Published: 2020-06-12 17:04:00Updated: 2020-06-12 17:08:29Local NewsTags:By Richard Adkins, WRAL photojournalist — The San Souci ferry in Bertie County crosses the Cashie River at the end of Woodard Road. The ferry has been making that crossing for nearly a century. But Saturday will the last day; the North Carolina Department of Transportation is ending the operation.The ferry has been docked for the last week. High water in the river has prevented river crossings. It's also doubtful the ferry will make any more crossings before closing at 6 p.m. on June 13.The coronavirus outbreak can be...WW…

Published: 2020-06-02 11:40:00Updated: 2020-06-06 14:45:28Local NewsTags:— Long lines of mourners, on foot and in vehicles, backed up traffic along Fayetteville Road in Raeford Saturday, where a public viewing was being held for George Floyd. Floyd, whose death in police custody sparked protests nationwide, was born in North Carolina and his sister lives in Hoke County.A private, family memorial service will follow the public viewing on Saturday afternoon, at Cape Fear Conference B Headquarters, 10225 Fayetteville Road in Raeford.Thousands arrived at the conference center, wearing masks and...…Published: 2020-06-02 11:40:00Updated: 2020-06-06 14:45:28Local NewsTags:— Long lines of mourners, on foot and in vehicles, backed up traffic along Fayetteville Road in Raeford Saturday, where a public viewing was being held for George Floyd. Floyd, whose death in police custody sparked protests nationwide, was born in North Carolina and his sister lives in Hoke County.A private, family memorial service will follow the public viewing on Saturday afternoon, at Cape Fear Conference B Headquarters, 10225 Fayetteville Road in Raeford.Thousands arrived at the conference center, wearing masks and...WW…

Published: 2020-06-12 14:26:00Updated: 2020-06-12 17:46:56Local NewsTags:By Keely Arthur, WRAL reporter — With Confederate statues coming down across the country and more protests planned through the weekend at North Carolina's state Capitol, police put out barriers Friday afternoon, circling the grounds.Clyde Roper, spokesman for the NC Capitol police, declined to give a specific reason for the barriers. He said, "We are constantly evaluating events relating to public safety and doing what we can to ensure people can exercise their constitutional rights to peaceably assemble while keeping...…Published: 2020-06-12 14:26:00Updated: 2020-06-12 17:46:56Local NewsTags:By Keely Arthur, WRAL reporter — With Confederate statues coming down across the country and more protests planned through the weekend at North Carolina's state Capitol, police put out barriers Friday afternoon, circling the grounds.Clyde Roper, spokesman for the NC Capitol police, declined to give a specific reason for the barriers. He said, "We are constantly evaluating events relating to public safety and doing what we can to ensure people can exercise their constitutional rights to peaceably assemble while keeping...WW…

Published: 2020-06-24 09:14:00Updated: 2020-06-24 18:30:11Local NewsTags:By Jessica Patrick, WRAL multimedia journalist — Three women face charges of reckless driving and impeding traffic by slow speed for their role in a slowdown protest on Interstate 40 Wednesday morning.Hundreds of cars slowed to 10 mph in the westbound lanes of I-40 just before 9 a.m., creating a backup that stretched for up to 10 miles through Raleigh. The protest, organized on social media, was the latest in response to nationwide acts of racism and the death of George Floyd.Before 9 a.m., on I-40 West near Hammond...…Published: 2020-06-24 09:14:00Updated: 2020-06-24 18:30:11Local NewsTags:By Jessica Patrick, WRAL multimedia journalist — Three women face charges of reckless driving and impeding traffic by slow speed for their role in a slowdown protest on Interstate 40 Wednesday morning.Hundreds of cars slowed to 10 mph in the westbound lanes of I-40 just before 9 a.m., creating a backup that stretched for up to 10 miles through Raleigh. The protest, organized on social media, was the latest in response to nationwide acts of racism and the death of George Floyd.Before 9 a.m., on I-40 West near Hammond...WW…

Published: 2020-07-24 12:03:00Updated: 2020-07-25 08:58:22Local NewsTags:By Adam Owens, WRAL reporterThe North Carolina State Board of Education said on Friday that students and teachers who show symptoms of COVID-19 can return to school 24 hours after the last symptom has passed. This decision is based off of new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that a negative test criteria is no longer required for determining when people are no longer contagious for the virus.In updated guidance issued along with a strong recommendation that schools reopen to in-person...…Published: 2020-07-24 12:03:00Updated: 2020-07-25 08:58:22Local NewsTags:By Adam Owens, WRAL reporterThe North Carolina State Board of Education said on Friday that students and teachers who show symptoms of COVID-19 can return to school 24 hours after the last symptom has passed. This decision is based off of new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that a negative test criteria is no longer required for determining when people are no longer contagious for the virus.In updated guidance issued along with a strong recommendation that schools reopen to in-person...WW…

Bob HollidayTags:By Bob Holliday, WRAL Sports contributorI’ve been covering games at Duke since my student days in 1970. Never have I seen an environment that just exploded from the confines of Wallace Wade Stadium as it did against Notre Dame. Typically, when the Irish visit their fans fill about half the stadium. Saturday night saw at least 75% wearing Duke blue. And those Duke fans were loud!Duke expected to beat Notre Dame, but the Blue Devils dug themselves a huge hole in the first half, almost entirely because of special teams.Duke stopped Notre Dame’s first drive near midfield, and...…Bob HollidayTags:By Bob Holliday, WRAL Sports contributorI’ve been covering games at Duke since my student days in 1970. Never have I seen an environment that just exploded from the confines of Wallace Wade Stadium as it did against Notre Dame. Typically, when the Irish visit their fans fill about half the stadium. Saturday night saw at least 75% wearing Duke blue. And those Duke fans were loud!Duke expected to beat Notre Dame, but the Blue Devils dug themselves a huge hole in the first half, almost entirely because of special teams.Duke stopped Notre Dame’s first drive near midfield, and...WW…