MANTEO, N.C. – The National Park Service said it is investigating after a nesting loggerhead sea turtle was found dead on a North Carolina beach, with signs that the creature was run over by a vehicle. The female turtle came onto the beach early Monday and had begun to lay eggs in a nest in the sand […]
The U.S. Department of Defense announced Thursday that 25-year-old 1st Lt. Trevarius Ravon Bowman of Spartanburg died May 19 at Bagram Air Force Base.
WILKESBORO, N.C. – Tyson Foods, one of the world’s largest food companies, has revealed the scale of the novel coronavirus outbreak at its poultry plant in Wilkesboro. Facility-wide testing found that 570 people out of the plant’s 2,244-strong workforce were positive for the coronavirus, the majority of whom “did not show any symptoms and otherwise would […]
JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. – A North Carolina sheriff said his department won’t enforce state guidelines limiting church attendance during the coronavirus pandemic. Johnston County Sheriff Steve Blizell said in a letter Wednesday that the state’s 10-person limit on church services was unfair and morally wrong while retailers are continuing to operate with social distancing guidelines. Blizell has […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – An 81-year-old grandmother returned home Saturday night for Mother’s Day after a two-month fight with the coronavirus. Friends and family surprised Maxine Hare as she arrived home. Despite her tough fight, her spirit and sense of humor never left. “I didn’t know I had so many friends,” Hare told WSOC-TV. Her son Terance Hare […]
CAPE LOOKOUT, N.C. – National Park Service rangers are telling beachgoers at Cape Lookout to be on the lookout for a black bear. In a Facebook post, Cape Lookout National Seashore said Saturday that a park biologist found a bear’s paw print in the sand on South Core Banks, which is part of the chain of the […]
A North Carolina man won $2 million after playing the lottery with random numbers he got from a Chinese fortune cookie. Claude Guezodje said he has been playing the same numbers on Mega Millions for almost five years but decided to make a change. “Those numbers were from a Chinese fortune cookie and random numbers I picked for […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – A North Carolina police department says a group of 19 teenagers and young children stole nearly 50 cars in a month-long string of dealerships break-ins. Winston-Salem police said on Wednesday the group has stolen cars from 20 dealerships in Forsyth County. According to police, the break-ins began on March 17, and the youths […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A passenger recently took a video of a packed American Airlines flight from New York headed to Charlotte, North Carolina. Erin Strine said she was traveling to Raleigh to be with her family because her grandmother recently passed away. Strine said she was stunned to be on a flight that appeared to be […]
‘We’re making 1.5 million more rolls a day’: Toilet paper supplier explains shortage during pandemic
If you’re still struggling to find toilet paper and paper towels, you’re not alone. Early on, experts said hoarding caused the shortage, but there may be another reason. Eric Abercrombie, a spokesman for Georgia-Pacific, a major paper company out of Georgia, said his company was surprised by the shortage at the start of the pandemic. Georgia-Pacific used […]