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The COVID-19 death toll in the Twin Counties has reached 25 as one additional death was reported Monday in both Nash and Edgecombe counties. Read more
Nash County passed the 1,000 mark for confirmed COVID-19 cases Friday even as state and county officials were making preparations for Hurrican… Read more
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Nash UNC Health Care is taking a step forward in the care of COVID patients since the recent creation of the new specialized COVID unit. Read more
Two more people have died of COVID-19 in the Twin Co… Read more
Nash County Public Schools will begin the school yea… Read more
More than 1,450 cases of COVID-19 have been reported… Read more
As COVID-19 cases escalate toward the 900 mark in Nash County, the county health department on Monday reported the 11th death from the virus. Read more
Nearly 1,300 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the Twin Counties, as Nash County reported 826 cases as of Friday and Edgecombe County r… Read more
Nash and Edgecombe counties are among 31 counties in the state that now are receiving the first delivery of personal protection equipment for … Read more
The Edgecombe County Health Department announced Tue… Read more
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Lawyers for North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest argued before a judge on Tuesday… Read more
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Natasha Blunt poses for a portrait in New Orleans, Friday, July 31, 2020. Blunt owes thousands of dollars in back rent after she lost her banq… Read more
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Amanda Wood, 23, waits to fight an impending eviction notice July 31, 2020, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. Wood … Read more
Amanda Wood, 23, waits to fight an impending evictio…
BALTIMORE (AP) — Kelyn Yanez used to clean homes dur…
Natasha Blunt poses for a portrait in New Orleans, F…
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Passers-by wear masks out of concern for the coronavirus as they walk near the glass storefront, right, of an empty business location, in Bost… Read more
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A sign advertising retail space hangs in the window of an empty storefront, in Boston's Downtown Crossing neighborhood, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. Read more
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A look at COVID-19 news from around New England: Read more
College students begin moving in for the fall semest…
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- N.C. Department of Health and Human Services
- Down East Partnership for Children
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Way Tar River Region
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LOS ANGELES -- A technical problem has caused a lag in California’s tally of coronavirus test results, casting doubt on the accuracy of recent… Read more
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BOSTON (AP) — Fourth of July gatherings, graduation parties, no-mask weddings, crowded bars — there are reasons the U.S. has racked up more th… Read more
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes drifted higher Tuesday as Wall Street’s big rally eased off the accelerator. Read more
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sturgis is on. The message …
CALEXICO, Calif. (AP) — Dr. Tien Vo's last stop of t…
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Officials in a Maryland county say they “will spare no time or expense” investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a veteran pub… Read more
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BALTIMORE (AP) — Kelyn Yanez used to clean homes during the day and wait tables at night in the Houston area before the coronavirus. But the m… Read more
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Shares advanced across Asia on Tuesday after Wall Street closed broadly higher on encouraging economic reports, starting off August by closing… Read more
BEIJING — Both mainland China and Hong Kong reported…