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Vidant Health has joined hospital systems and health care facilities across the state in requiring the COVID-19 vaccine for all 13,000 of its employees.
State economic leaders visited Greenville Friday to tour some of the city’s top job creators and discuss the future of eastern North Carolina’s industry with local legislators.
Two firearms were stolen from a Greenville residence on Wednesday, the Greenville Police Department reported.
BETHEL — A juicy hamburger hot off the grill is a summertime pleasure that four local youths can now share with their families.
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Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday urged all K-12 public school students and staff to wear masks when class resumes next month but left the final decision to local boards of education.
A man who attempted to flee the scene after he struck a pedestrian with his vehicle on U.S. 264 admitted to police he was driving while impaired.
A popular Greenville restaurant and bar’s final day of operation will be Saturday, as financial struggles from the COVID-19 pandemic forced it to change its strategy.
The father of a former J.H. Rose soccer player sentenced Tuesday for trying to prevent his father’s deportation died earlier this month from injuries suffered in a wreck, according to friends.
Area law enforcement officials say they are excited to once again meet and mingle with the community during this year’s National Night Out on Tuesday.
A pair of local swimmers competed last weekend in the U.S. Masters Swimming Short Course National Championships at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
As Pitt County high schools prepare to begin fall sports practices on Monday, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has issued a new executive order urging those in indoor spaces – vaccinated and unvaccinated – to wear face coverings.
NEW YORK — Day’Ron Sharpe probably wasn’t surprised to hear his name called at Thursday night’s NBA Draft.
East Carolina junior quarterback Holton Ahlers was named to the 2021 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List, according to an announcement by the organization Thursday.
A trio of Pitt County’s high school coaches was named to East-West All-Star teams for this year.
Josh James finished his senior season at South Central High School and then went right into playing American Legion baseball earlier this summer. Post 39 reached the Area 1 East Tournament finals before having its season end with a loss to Wayne County. James is headed to Chowan University t…
Over the years, presidents have leaned on their predecessors for help in the White House. Lyndon Johnson, for example, asked Harry Truman for assistance to win approval of Medicare. More often, however, they have kept their distance.
BYH to the young policeman who paid for my oil change after I realized I didn’t have my credit card with me. Nice to know there are still good people around. He made my day!
Nearly a decade ago, when I couldn’t find a card for my mom that felt authentic to our relationship, I designed my own — and have kept at it ever since. I graduated with a BFA in graphic design from ECU but decided to stay home full-time after my first child was born. I wasn’t looking to tur…
Ben & Jerry’s, noted for its ice cream made from “contented cows,” has produced not such contented consumers in many circles following its announcement to stop selling its ice cream in Israel’s West Bank and in East Jerusalem.
It must be so tiring — and stressful — to be a dreamer.
Sometimes I hate it when I’m right. My April fool’s column predicted that our return to life as we knew it before COVID would likely be determined by those who refused to take the shot. We who have been vaccinated are paying a price for those anti-vaxxers who selfishly choose not to protect …
“Stillwater” is the title of the new Matt Damon crime drama about a father who tries to help his estranged daughter who is in prison in Marseilles, accused of a murder she claims she didn’t commit.
One of the toughest jobs in the country these days has to be driving a semitractor-trailer up and down the interstate highways. Navigating the truck-filled interstates in a car is no piece of cake either.
Anyone looking for Baptists should head to Greenville, South Carolina.
This past weekend I went kayaking — again. I was driving along the backroads toward our beautiful Edisto River here in South Carolina, there in northern Colleton County, when I spied a wonderful habitat. A “loading deck.”
Every day of the week in my opinion is a great day to eat Mexican. Most of us can’t wait for Taco Tuesdays so we can affordably indulge in delicious chicken, beef or steak tacos and mounds of crispy chips and salsa. It’s the perfect meal to enjoy with friends and to help you unwind after a l…
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire Saturday, after President Joe Biden's administration extended the date by a month. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, was the only tool k…
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — After her work as a substitute teacher in New York City dried up, Ameena Ahmed got a welcome $4,200 boost last summer in federal pandemic-related unemployment benefits.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday decided to reverse course from guidance he issued last week and will now urge all K-12 public school students and staff to be masked, even if they have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's health department will require workers, volunteers and others at 14 state-run health care facilities to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by Sept. 30 unless they qualify for a medical or religious exemption, according to a memo.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The maker of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting has offered some of the victims' families nearly $33 million to settle their lawsuit over how the company marketed the firearm to the public.
Spurred by skyrocketing consumer demand during the pandemic, restaurant delivery companies like DoorDash and Uber Eats are rapidly expanding their services to grocers, convenience stores, pharmacies, pet stores and even department stores.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Fred Ware and his son were researching the history of the home he's owned in the Hartford suburbs since 1950 when they discovered something far uglier than they expected.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Another major North Carolina hospital system will require workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
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In another dispiriting setback for the nation’s efforts to stamp out the coronavirus, scientists who studied a big COVID-19 outbreak in Massachusetts concluded that vaccinated people who got so-called breakthrough infections carried about the same amount of the coronavirus as those who did n…
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis barred school districts Friday from forcing students to wear masks when classes resume next month even as the state’s coronavirus cases and hospitalizations continue to skyrocket toward levels not seen since before vaccines became widely available.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — “Better Call Saul” star Bob Odenkirk said Friday that he “had a small heart attack” but will “be back soon.”
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes fell Friday, with much of the downward weight coming from a stumble for high-flying Amazon.
FAIRMONT, Minn. (AP) — An auto racing announcer in southern Minnesota is out for the rest of the season following a racist rant he made during a side gig in Iowa last month — and the Minnesota track promoter who supported him is now apologizing.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A video recording of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and other men allegedly engaging in massage parlor sex will be returned to prosecutors for destruction, a Florida judge ruled Friday, ending a two-year saga that tarnished the reputation of one of footb…
President Joe Biden is sounding the alarm about the need for more resources to fight a series of wildfires in western states, as climate change has worsened the spread and ferocity of the blazes.
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — Christina Darling finally replaced her 2006 Chevrolet Equinox after it broke down several times while picking her children up from day care. But the 31-year-old mother of two was struggling to keep up with the car payments.
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