1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (179+ words) CHARLOTTE — The David & Nicole Tepper Foundation announced a $3.4 million commitment to expand Vision To Learn services across North Carolina and South Carolina. The multiyear initiative will provide no-cost vision care to elementary and middle school students in Raleigh-Durham and Greenville-Spartanburg,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (335+ words) STATESVILLE, N.C. — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released a list on Sunday of locations across North Carolina after three baby goats at a mobile petting zoo in Iredell County tested positive for the disease. Two assisted-living centers…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (111+ words) CHARLOTTE — In west Charlotte, a local organization shed light on Overdose Awareness Day. The Hajee House provides harm reduction tools for people in the Charlotte area who are dealing with addiction. On Sunday the organization held an event at Lincoln…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (223+ words) CHARLOTTE — Rabies has turned up in surprising places this year, including Ballantyne and Huntersville, according to data Friday from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care & Control. The department released updated figures after two people in Ballantyne were exposed to a bat later confirmed…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago   (288+ words) HICKORY, N.C. — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed multiple rabies cases in baby goats at Farm Adventures mobile petting zoo located in Iredell County, which hosts events in the surrounding area. Mecklenburg County residents who had…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (246+ words) CABARRUS COUNTY, N.C. — West Nile virus has been detected in Cabarrus County after two residents tested positive through routine blood donor screenings on Aug. 14 and Aug. 16. The Cabarrus Health Alliance reported the positive cases Wednesday as part of ongoing mosquito-borne disease…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (147+ words) WSOC TV Inside look at law enforcement & true crime Your one-stop shop for delicious dishes Big 22: Indian Land’s Matt Kucia How a professor is working to make sure residents aren’t exposed to diseases transmitted by ticks Man charged…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (292+ words) PHILADELPHIA — Two unvaccinated Pennsylvania residents have died from measles, state health officials said Tuesday, the first measles-related deaths in the U.S. this year. Officials did not reveal any details about the people who died, other than that they lived in…...

3+ week, 18+ hour ago   (94+ words) One person hospitalized following fire in south Charlotte WSOC TV One person hospitalized following fire in south Charlotte CHARLOTTE — One person is seriously injured after a fire in south Charlotte. Firefighters responded just before 12:45 p.m. to the 2900 block…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (357+ words) CHARLOTTE — Novant Health is investing $500,000 in UNC Charlotte to support the university’s College of Health and Human Services. The funding will provide resources to maintain and enhance 15 nursing labs on campus. In these labs, students participate in training simulations designed…...