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• D.G. Martin | Lessons from famous and ordinary people July 27, 2021 8:30 am What North Carolinians would you most like to be subject to a new biography? People whose lives are lessons or inspirations? My suggestions include the late Senator Robert Morgan, the late Governor Jim Holshouser, Erskine Bowles, Betty Rae McCain, Bill …
• Have a plan to live longer - Hillsborough author tells us how to do it July 27, 2021 7:56 am HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (WNCN) – People who are not positive about aging die seven and a half years earlier than those who are positive, according to a study backed by the World Health Organization. “The year after a man retires, he is at most risk of death. …
• 'There's plenty of information' - Durham VA periodontist supports COVID-19 vaccine mandate July 27, 2021 7:56 am DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — As many health care systems in central North Carolina consider making the COVID-19 vaccines mandatory, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced Monday it will require all its medical staff to get the shot. It’s the nation’s …
• 'He was terrified,' son says as Raleigh granddad still in hospital after dog attack that injured 3 others July 27, 2021 7:55 am RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Robert Neyland remains in the hospital, but his family said he’s doing well, following a rottweiler attack in North Raleigh that injured three others, including a boy about 10 years old. Bobby Smith said the dogs first approached …
• 5-year-old girl dies in North Carolina; mom and her boyfriend charged July 27, 2021 6:12 am ABERDEEN, N.C. (WNCN) — A 5-year-old girl died after being brought from a motel to a hospital in Moore County Monday afternoon, police said. The girl’s mother and her boyfriend are now charged in connection with the death of the child, Aberdeen Police …
• COVID clusters in schools 'inevitable'; masks could help minimize spread July 27, 2021 6:11 am By Keely Arthur, WRAL reporter Cary, N.C. — With COVID-19 cases climbing overall in the state, and some schools already back in session, cases in the classroom seem all but inevitable. School officials have already identified a COVID-19 cluster in Turner …
• 'Red zone' back on NC's pandemic map July 27, 2021 6:11 am Raleigh, N.C. — After a spring filled with green and light yellow, orange and red are again spreading across the North Carolina map as the coronavirus pandemic hits a new surge in the state. The Department of Health and Human Services rolled out the county …
• Fayetteville family of 9 facing homelessness after affordable housing options dry up July 27, 2021 6:10 am By Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter Fayetteville, N.C. — A Fayetteville family of nine is headed toward homelessness after exhausting all their affordable housing options in the area. Jackie and Ronald Dillard and their seven children spent five …
• Rottweilers who attacked multiple people had 2 previous bite reports, will be euthanized July 27, 2021 6:10 am By Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer Raleigh, N.C. — The two Rottweilers who bit four people on Summerland Drive in Raleigh on Sunday afternoon, including a 6-year-old boy, have two previous dog bite reports. Sunday's incident makes the third …
• Triangle hospitals see shortage of nurses as COVID hospitalizations rise July 27, 2021 6:10 am By Joe Fisher, WRAL reporter, Maggie Brown, WRAL Multiplatform producer Raleigh, N.C. — Two major hospital networks in the Triangle are facing a shortage of nurses as COVID-19 hospitalizations tick upward. The Duke University Health System needs around 700 …