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Maryland starts COVID-19 testing program for underserved

Apr. 29, 2021 11:43 AM EDT
Maryland is launching a free COVID-19 testing program in Hagerstown and Salisbury retail facilities to enhance testing in underserved communities. ...

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan talks about the opening of the next phase of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility for people 60 and older in Maryland on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, in Annapolis, Md. Chas Eby, the executive director of the Maryland Emergency Management Agency, and Secretary of the Maryland Department of Disabilities Carol Beatty (seated) are to Hogan's right. Hogan also announced plans for six more mass vaccination sites in the state with substantial increases in vaccine supply expected in the next couple of weeks. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)
All Marylanders 16 and up can preregister for vaccine

By Brian Witte Apr. 01, 2021 04:40 PM EDT

Group of independent pharmacies joins Maryland vaccine push

Mar. 19, 2021 10:48 AM EDT
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says that a group of independently-owned pharmacies headquartered in Maryland have joined the state’s vaccine...

Dr. Robert Redfield, the former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, speaks at a news conference on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Annapolis, Md., after Gov. Larry Hogan, standing left, announced he would be a senior adviser for public health and advise Maryland officials on the state's COVID-19 vaccine campaign and response to variants. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)
Hogan names former CDC director Redfield as adviser

By Brian Witte Mar. 02, 2021 04:44 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: North Carolina

By The Associated Press Feb. 24, 2021 07:50 AM EST
Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ Feb. 23 The Salisbury Post on the coronavirus...

Editorial Roundup: North Carolina

By The Associated Press Feb. 17, 2021 08:20 AM EST
Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ Feb. 16 The Greensboro Record & News and...

Editorial Roundup: North Carolina

By The Associated Press Jan. 20, 2021 10:59 AM EST
Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ Jan. 20 The News & Observer on President...

Editorial Roundup: North Carolina

By The Associated Press Jan. 13, 2021 01:33 PM EST
Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ Jan. 11 Winston Salem-Journal and The...

Editorial Roundup: North Carolina

By The Associated Press Dec. 23, 2020 12:43 PM EST
Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ Dec. 23 The News & Observer and The...

Editorial Roundup: North Carolina

By The Associated Press Dec. 16, 2020 01:01 PM EST
Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ Dec. 15 Winston Salem-Journal on the...

Editorial Roundup: North Carolina

By The Associated Press Nov. 25, 2020 12:33 PM EST
Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ Nov. 24 The Salisbury Post on Gov. Roy Cooper...

NC agency, HBCU to work in communities harmed by COVID-19

Nov. 19, 2020 04:11 AM EST
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina agency is joining a historically black college to help communities hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic address food...

Editorial Roundup: North Carolina

By The Associated Press Nov. 04, 2020 02:13 PM EST
Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ Nov. 3 The Greensboro News & Record on a...

Editorial Roundup: North Carolina

By The Associated Press Oct. 21, 2020 11:21 AM EDT
Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ Oct. 19 The Greensboro News & Record on a...

Editorial Roundup: North Carolina

By The Associated Press Oct. 07, 2020 01:41 PM EDT
Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ Oct. 6 The Greensboro News & Record on a...

While both North Carolina and Mississippi have mandates for people to wear face coverings in public places to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Gov. Tate Reeves did not at this rally for Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest at the Rowan County Fairgrounds in Salisbury, N.C., on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020. Forest is running for governor against incumbent Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. Reeves said Tuesday, Aug. 25, at a news briefing, that he wore a mask 90% of the time while in North Carolina and that he only took his mask off to speak at the rally in support of Forest. (Ben Stansell/The Salisbury Post, via AP)
Mississippi gov skipped mask at NC event, despite mandate

By Leah Willingham Aug. 26, 2020 02:52 PM EDT

CORRECTS SPELLING TO PERDUE, NOT PURDUE In this photo taken with a drone, local hospital officials have reported a spike in COVID-19 cases at the Perdue poultry processing plant on the Eastern Shore Wednesday April 29, 2020, in Accomac, Va. Coronavirus cases among workers at poultry plants on Virginia's Eastern Shore have become an increasing concern for local health officials.(AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Maryland governor: poultry plant actions taken due to virus

By Brian Witte Apr. 29, 2020 09:31 AM EDT

Maryland educators, students aim to adapt to closures

By Wesley Brown Of Capital News Service Apr. 23, 2020 05:16 PM EDT
ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (AP) — Learning has changed in Maryland since the coronavirus outbreak. Teachers and students have been forced to turn to online platforms...