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Editorial Roundup: U.S.

By The Associated Press Jun. 09, 2021 01:26 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: June 8 The Montreal Gazette on anti-Muslim hatred in...

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper delivers his State of the State address before a joint session of the North Carolina House and Senate, Monday, April 26, 2021, in Raleigh, N.C. (Robert Willett/The News & Observer via AP)
Broadband, education atop Cooper's $5.7B virus aid proposals

By Gary D. Robertson May. 19, 2021 04:34 AM EDT

FILE - This Jan. 28, 2019 file photo shows the entrance to the main Duke University campus in Durham, N.C. Duke University announced Wednesday, March 10, 2021, that it is considering ending in-person classes as an uptick in COVID-19 cases over the course of five days worsens and students continue to violate health guidelines. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
Duke University says COVID surge threatens in-person classes

By Bryan Anderson Mar. 11, 2021 12:04 PM EST

NC lawmakers finalize doling out more federal COVID-19 money

By Gary D. Robertson Mar. 04, 2021 06:35 PM EST
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina legislators finalized Thursday how to distribute another tranche of federal coronavirus relief money earmarked for the...

More bills seek to increase attendance at NC school events

Mar. 04, 2021 11:37 AM EST
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — More North Carolina state legislators are trying to get more spectators at school sporting events or college graduations this spring that...

Editorial Roundup: North Carolina

By The Associated Press Feb. 10, 2021 09:03 AM EST
Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ Feb. 9 The Greensboro News & Record on...

UNC-Chapel Hill faculty can teach remotely after celebration

Feb. 08, 2021 03:13 PM EST
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill can teach remotely until Feb. 17 in light of the crowded and largely...

UNC removes 9 people from campus housing amid COVID breaches

Feb. 04, 2021 07:45 PM EST
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Nine people have been removed from campus housing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill amid complaints they violated the...

FILE - In this March 18, 2020 file photo, people remove belongings on campus at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021 announced that it avoided returning to campus 112 undergraduate students who tested positive for the coronavirus through its newly launched mass testing program. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
N.C. colleges report first wave of cases as semester begins

By Bryan Anderson Jan. 22, 2021 04:49 PM EST

NC State sees COVID-19 cluster in its athletics department

Jan. 14, 2021 08:37 AM EST
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State University reported it has identified a cluster of COVID-19 cases associated with its athletics department. ...

UNC sees COVID-19 cluster in students who stayed on campus

Jan. 13, 2021 03:25 PM EST
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reported a COVID-19 cluster on Wednesday that it said involved students who stayed on...

UNC-Chapel Hill sets three-week delay for in-person learning

Jan. 07, 2021 07:06 PM EST
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — The flagship school of North Carolina’s university system announced Thursday that it is delaying the start of in-person undergraduate...

FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2012 file photo, Thomas Stith, transition team executive director for then Gov.-elect Pat McCrory, speaks during McCrory's first news conference since the week he was elected North Carolina's next chief executive in Raleigh, N.C. Stith, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration in North Carolina, was hired Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, to lead the state's community college system. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
Stith named to lead North Carolina community college system

By Gary D. Robertson Dec. 14, 2020 12:04 PM EST

UNC Wilmington hold virtual commencement for Class of 2020

Dec. 12, 2020 06:00 AM EST
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The graduating class of 2020 at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington is being recognized Saturday in a first-ever virtual...

Dr. Umair A. Shah named new Washington secretary of health

By Rachel La Corte Nov. 17, 2020 02:37 PM EST
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday appointed Dr. Umair A. Shah as the state's new secretary of health. Shah, who...

More than 450 referrals of COVID violations reported at UNC

Nov. 17, 2020 07:24 AM EST
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — There have been more than 450 reports of students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill violating COVID-19 safety rules...

Appalachian State student dies following COVID complications

By Bryan Anderson Sep. 29, 2020 06:35 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The University of North Carolina system reported its first coronavirus-related student death on Tuesday since several campuses reopened...

N.C. State students can take in-person classes in spring

Sep. 23, 2020 07:18 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — N.C. State University students can take in-person classes for the spring semester and live in campus housing, the school's chancellor...

Wake Forest optimistic for semester; Elon heightens alert

Associated Press Sep. 22, 2020 05:10 PM EDT
As one North Carolina university heightens its alert level in response to a surge in COVID-19 cases, another school expects its students will be able to remain...

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, file photo, students and parents begin to move students' belongings out of Bragaw Residence Hall at North Carolina State University, in Raleigh, N.C. More than 1,000 students at N.C. State have tested positive for the coronavirus since classes began in August. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
N.C. State eclipses 1,000 coronavirus cases among students

By Bryan Anderson Sep. 16, 2020 05:23 PM EDT