Published: 2020-06-08 05:34:00Updated: 2020-06-08 18:43:40NC CapitolTags:By Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau ChiefOn Monday, Senate leaders announced they'll try to reopen bars again despite the governor's veto, adding temporary outdoor service for bars and restaurants to a bill that would allow indoor gyms to reopen., a proposal to set aside Gov Roy Cooper's executive order and allow gyms, health clubs, fitness centers, yoga and dance and other studios to get back in business.The bill was scheduled for a vote Monday night, but was delayed till Tuesday so Senate leaders could add language...…Published: 2020-06-08 05:34:00Updated: 2020-06-08 18:43:40NC CapitolTags:By Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau ChiefOn Monday, Senate leaders announced they'll try to reopen bars again despite the governor's veto, adding temporary outdoor service for bars and restaurants to a bill that would allow indoor gyms to reopen., a proposal to set aside Gov Roy Cooper's executive order and allow gyms, health clubs, fitness centers, yoga and dance and other studios to get back in business.The bill was scheduled for a vote Monday night, but was delayed till Tuesday so Senate leaders could add language...WW…

Published: 2020-06-08 05:34:00Updated: 2020-06-08 18:43:40NC CapitolTags:By Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau ChiefOn Monday, Senate leaders announced they'll try to reopen bars again despite the governor's veto, adding temporary outdoor service for bars and restaurants to a bill that would allow indoor gyms to reopen., a proposal to set aside Gov Roy Cooper's executive order and allow gyms, health clubs, fitness centers, yoga and dance and other studios to get back in business.The bill was scheduled for a vote Monday night, but was delayed till Tuesday so Senate leaders could add language...…Published: 2020-06-08 05:34:00Updated: 2020-06-08 18:43:40NC CapitolTags:By Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau ChiefOn Monday, Senate leaders announced they'll try to reopen bars again despite the governor's veto, adding temporary outdoor service for bars and restaurants to a bill that would allow indoor gyms to reopen., a proposal to set aside Gov Roy Cooper's executive order and allow gyms, health clubs, fitness centers, yoga and dance and other studios to get back in business.The bill was scheduled for a vote Monday night, but was delayed till Tuesday so Senate leaders could add language...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: 2021-03-08 05:13:00Updated: 2021-03-08 19:52:27Health TeamTags:By Sarah Krueger, WRAL Durham reporter & Kasey Cunningham, WRAL reporter — Demand for coronavirus vaccine overwhelmed phone lines in Lee County Monday morning after the county began accepting registrations from people with health conditions that put them at higher risk from the virus.Lee County was the first area county to begin allowing people in Group 4 of the state's vaccine priority list to register for vaccinations.By about 10 a.m., the county IT staff had to shut down the vaccine call center and establish a...…Published: 2021-03-08 05:13:00Updated: 2021-03-08 19:52:27Health TeamTags:By Sarah Krueger, WRAL Durham reporter & Kasey Cunningham, WRAL reporter — Demand for coronavirus vaccine overwhelmed phone lines in Lee County Monday morning after the county began accepting registrations from people with health conditions that put them at higher risk from the virus.Lee County was the first area county to begin allowing people in Group 4 of the state's vaccine priority list to register for vaccinations.By about 10 a.m., the county IT staff had to shut down the vaccine call center and establish a...WW…

Published: 2021-04-19 05:42:00Updated: 2021-04-19 20:47:37BusinessTags:By Sarah Krueger, WRAL Durham reporter, & Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor — Vice President Kamala Harris was in North Carolina on Monday to promote President Joe Biden's $2 trillion jobs and infrastructure plan.The combination of spending and tax credits in the American Jobs Plan would translate into 20,000 miles of rebuilt roads and bridges, higher wages, better internet service, cleaner drinking water and a long list of other projects intended to create millions of jobs in the short run and...…Published: 2021-04-19 05:42:00Updated: 2021-04-19 20:47:37BusinessTags:By Sarah Krueger, WRAL Durham reporter, & Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor — Vice President Kamala Harris was in North Carolina on Monday to promote President Joe Biden's $2 trillion jobs and infrastructure plan.The combination of spending and tax credits in the American Jobs Plan would translate into 20,000 miles of rebuilt roads and bridges, higher wages, better internet service, cleaner drinking water and a long list of other projects intended to create millions of jobs in the short run and...WW…

Published: 2021-02-02 09:53:00Updated: 2021-02-02 21:31:27NC CapitolTags:By Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter, & Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor — The governor, his secretary of health and a bipartisan pair of the state's top education officials pressed school systems across North Carolina Tuesday afternoon to reopen for in-person learning."It's time to get our children back into the classroom," Gov. Roy Cooper said during a briefing on the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic."The science is clear. It is safe to reopen our schools in accordance with...…Published: 2021-02-02 09:53:00Updated: 2021-02-02 21:31:27NC CapitolTags:By Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter, & Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor — The governor, his secretary of health and a bipartisan pair of the state's top education officials pressed school systems across North Carolina Tuesday afternoon to reopen for in-person learning."It's time to get our children back into the classroom," Gov. Roy Cooper said during a briefing on the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic."The science is clear. It is safe to reopen our schools in accordance with...WW…

Published: 2021-02-01 12:31:00Updated: 2021-02-01 20:50:00Local NewsTags:By Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor, & Sarah Krueger, WRAL Durham reporter — The FBI arrested a Garner man Monday morning in connection with the riot last month at the U.S. Capitol.Stephen Maury Baker, 33, of 265 Mariah Towns Way, was taken into custody without incident on charges of violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds and knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority.A mob supporting then-President Donald Trump stormed the...…Published: 2021-02-01 12:31:00Updated: 2021-02-01 20:50:00Local NewsTags:By Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor, & Sarah Krueger, WRAL Durham reporter — The FBI arrested a Garner man Monday morning in connection with the riot last month at the U.S. Capitol.Stephen Maury Baker, 33, of 265 Mariah Towns Way, was taken into custody without incident on charges of violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds and knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority.A mob supporting then-President Donald Trump stormed the...WW…

Published: 2021-01-25 09:55:00Updated: 2021-01-25 15:44:13Local NewsTags:By Sarah Krueger, WRAL Durham reporter — Across central North Carolina, the professionals who speak for major hospital systems expressed frustration Monday at the allocation of COVID-19 vaccine."We did not get as many doses as we would like this week," said Chris Tart, vice president of professional services at Cape Fer Valley Health. Tart said his organization requested 10,000 doses and got half that number.Alan Wolf, spokesman for UNC Health, said, "UNC Health has received fewer COVID vaccines than expected for this...…Published: 2021-01-25 09:55:00Updated: 2021-01-25 15:44:13Local NewsTags:By Sarah Krueger, WRAL Durham reporter — Across central North Carolina, the professionals who speak for major hospital systems expressed frustration Monday at the allocation of COVID-19 vaccine."We did not get as many doses as we would like this week," said Chris Tart, vice president of professional services at Cape Fer Valley Health. Tart said his organization requested 10,000 doses and got half that number.Alan Wolf, spokesman for UNC Health, said, "UNC Health has received fewer COVID vaccines than expected for this...WW…

Published: 2021-01-18 16:01:00Updated: 2021-01-18 21:56:00EducationTags:By Sarah Krueger, WRAL Durham reporter — The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has laid out plans to cut personnel costs by 3 percent and operating expenses by 15 percent over the next two years to make up losses incurred during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as a "structural deficit" the school has had for several years."This isn’t going to be easy, but I feel confident that we can get through this together. This is the responsible thing to do for the future of our university," Chancellor Kevin on...…Published: 2021-01-18 16:01:00Updated: 2021-01-18 21:56:00EducationTags:By Sarah Krueger, WRAL Durham reporter — The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has laid out plans to cut personnel costs by 3 percent and operating expenses by 15 percent over the next two years to make up losses incurred during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as a "structural deficit" the school has had for several years."This isn’t going to be easy, but I feel confident that we can get through this together. This is the responsible thing to do for the future of our university," Chancellor Kevin on...WW…

Published: 2020-12-22 15:30:00Updated: 2020-12-22 18:24:40Local NewsTags:By Sarah Krueger, WRAL Durham reporter — A Durham fitness studio held a Christmas party last weekend in which at least two dozen people gathered in a home without masks, violating state and local restrictions during the pandemic.Triangle Krav Maga posted photos of the party on Facebook, noting that it included movies, pizza, "quality booze," a white elephant exchange and other games and a sleepover for youngsters."Sure beats sitting at home in a mask, doesn't it?" says the Facebook post, which was deleted on Tuesday...…Published: 2020-12-22 15:30:00Updated: 2020-12-22 18:24:40Local NewsTags:By Sarah Krueger, WRAL Durham reporter — A Durham fitness studio held a Christmas party last weekend in which at least two dozen people gathered in a home without masks, violating state and local restrictions during the pandemic.Triangle Krav Maga posted photos of the party on Facebook, noting that it included movies, pizza, "quality booze," a white elephant exchange and other games and a sleepover for youngsters."Sure beats sitting at home in a mask, doesn't it?" says the Facebook post, which was deleted on Tuesday...WW…