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North Carolina state officials are sending packs of personal protective equipment to long-term care facilities dealing with outbreaks. Click the video player above to see details about this storyThe personal protective equipment packs will go to more than 3,000 facilities statewide. It includes a 14-day supply of face shields, procedure masks, gloves and shoe covers.…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.North Carolina reported 691 new cases of the coronavirus Thursday -- the state's highest daily count since the pandemic started -- and, according to the state’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), confirmed cases reached upward of 17,000 Friday, one week into Phase 1 of its reopening plan.But…

(CNN)A North Carolina corrections officer is out of a job and facing charges after he and 15 other people, some armed, harassed a black teenager they mistakenly believed was involved in a girl's disappearance, the teen's attorney said. Jordan Kita is charged…

A North Carolina sheriff's deputy and another man face criminal charges after leading an armed group to the home of a black teenager.The group, led by former New Hanover County Sheriff’s Deputy Jordon Kita, arrived May 3 at the home of Dameon Shepard, a senior at Laney High School in Wilmington.The teenager was playing video games…

A team at Duke University detected the virus in the dog this month.Winston, a pug who has preliminarily tested positive for the coronavirus, getting swabbed while Sydney McLean, right, holds him.Credit...Heather McLeanApril 28, 2020A pug in North Carolina named Winston has tested positive for the coronavirus in what is apparently the first known case in…