‘He was in excruciating pain’: Boy, six, hospitalized after eating THC candy sold in North Carolina restaurant to parents who thought they were buying skittles
A six-year-old boy is lucky to be alive after eating a cannabis edible which his parents believed were simply freeze-dried Skittles. Catherine Buttereit, 45, from North Carolina , had been eating lunch at a restaurant in Charlotte when her son spotted what he believed to be a bag of […] Click here to view original […]
North Carolina task force pushes to lower BAC limit, enhance sobriety tests
JAN. 12, 2023 – The Western North Carolina Regional DWI Task Force wants to take several issues before the General Assembly — one of them a proposal to lower the BAC limit from 0.08 to 0.05. (Photo credit: WLOS staff) WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A mountain task force is […] Click here to view original […]
Medicaid expansion is off to a strong start in NC
ePass, the state’s online system for applying for Medicaid, has seen a 15-fold increase in traffic since expansion launched. By Jaymie Baxley Nearly 273,000 people were enrolled in Medicaid on Day One of the long-awaited expansion that started Dec. 1, according to data released last week by the N.C. […] Click here to view original […]
What if public transit was like Uber? A NC city ended its bus service to find out
RIDE public transportation in Wilson, NC. Photo: City of Wilson WILSON, NC (AP) — When a small city abruptly parked all its buses to launch a publicly subsidized van service offering $1.50 trips anywhere in town, only one of its bus drivers — a big-city transplant — went along […] Click here to view original […]
North Carolina passes bill changing unsupervised driving rules
A bill passed by the North Carolina General Assembly would eventually change the mandatory supervised driving period for teens to nine months, less time than has been set in state law, but longer than a temporary relaxation of the learner’s permit rule first in effect during the pandemic. North […] Click here to view original […]
Perspective | North Carolina students making progress toward FAFSA completion
According to the National College Attainment Network (NCAN)’s report , the North Carolina high school class of 2022 left $113,094,383 in Pell Grants on the table as a result of not completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Without completing the FAFSA, students have no opportunity to […] Click here to view original […]
Images of beached shark in North Carolina are not authentic
A new mane attraction: Male lion arrives at North Carolina Zoo
ASHEBORO, N.C. (WTVD) — There’s a new mane attraction at the North Carolina Zoo. The Zoo announced Thursday that Haji, a 3-year-old male weighing 400 pounds came from the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans as a companion for the Zoo’s female lion, Mekita, 13. Haji is looking to step […] Click here to view original […]
Why Hobbies Are So Important in Retirement
Lynice Willis, an avid quilter, has embraced one of the keys to a happy retirement: having a creative hobby. When Lynice Willis ended her 30-year career in college administration in 2020, she gave herself a precious gift: time. “When I hear the word retirement, I think of the freedom […] Click here to view original […]
Annual Community Fun Day
End The Summer with a Splash & Start the School Year Off Right Community Fun Day,  August 06, 2022,  McLaughlin Park, 202 Donaldson Street, Raeford, NC 28376 The Community Fun Day is an annual event held the first Saturday of August by Shiloh Temple of Faith Church located at 603 Green Street, Raeford North Carolina The purpose is […]
