'A struggle and a conflict': The history and future of Pine Knolls
Pine Knolls is a community that has struggled with self-preservation in the past, and today, that self-preservation is still uncertain.
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‘It's not business as usual’: Essential workers continue on through pandemic
While most are sheltered in their homes, essential personnel like firefighters, policemen and medical workers continue to provide community services. How are these workers staying safe from COVID-19?
N.C. hospitals are changing operations and procedures, adapting to COVID-19 spread
Hospitals across the state of North Carolina are taking steps to ensure that they are ready for the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, expected to come to North Carolina at the end of April. Many hospitals, including UNC Health Care, have limited visiting and nonessential surgeries, but one of the major strains is the lack of personal protective equipment and the long hours now confronting workers. "For the COVID ICU patients, it was just me," Dr. Thomas Bice said. "In addition to the usual thinking about critical care that I had to do, we all had to take on some additional administrative duties, like fielding phone calls or writing notes or writing orders, that are more along the lines of what often the residents take care of."
Listen: Local business owners talk about their experiences dealing with COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic is impacting local businesses. Reporter Taylor Heeden sat down with local business owners and politicians to discuss economic impacts.
Reduced hours and online operation: A new reality for UNC work-study students
Between hours being cut back, transitioning to online and jobs just plain stopping, UNC work-study students are navigating new challenges amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Inside an unusual offseason for Erin Matson and the UNC field hockey team
It would be difficult enough, one imagines, to muster up enthusiasm in the midst of a 46-game winning streak that goes back to August of 2018. Then add in a global pandemic that has social isolation at an all-time high and motivation at an all-time low. Players would be forgiven if they spent their days on “Tiger King” instead of stick skills. But Erin Matson doesn’t see it that way.
How the women of Orange County stepped up to respond to WWI and the Spanish Flu
Women also formed various war circles, in which they made hospital gowns, garments for refugees, bed pads and various medical supplies. These circles were the accessible alternative to Red Cross Chapters for rural women of Orange County who lived in more isolated areas.
Where are the coronavirus cases in North Carolina?
There are 2870 reported cases of COVID-19, also known as coronavirus, in North Carolina according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services as of 11:00 a.m. on Monday. North Carolina, Orange County, and many other localities have declared states of emergency in response to the outbreak. Of the reported cases, 67 are in Orange County. This interactive county map will be continually updated to show where coronavirus cases have been reported across the state.
Creative in isolation: A UNC professor teaches from a McDonald's parking lot in W.Va.
Over spring break, UNC professor Matt Randal O'Wain traveled with his wife from their Durham home to their farm in West Virginia, as they typically do when classes aren‘t in session. Now, a stay-at-home order has them stranded there, and O'Wain treks to a nearby McDonald’s three days a week to teach his classes.
On This Day: UNC basketball earned third national title with win over Michigan in 1993
April 5 was a momentous day for UNC sports fans as the North Carolina men’s basketball team won its third national championship in school history.
No sports, no student sections: Carolina Fever talks point standings, impact of COVID-19
Carolina Fever is a group that attends UNC sporting events to try and earn points for a coveted UNC men's basketball ticket. But in a world with no sports for the foreseeable future, they are trying to find ways to keep students engaged.
Duke Lemur Center welcomes kin of legendary TV lemur Zoboomafoo
The Duke Lemur Center saw the birth of two lemurs during January. Terence, a Coquerel’s sifaka lemur, was born Jan. 21 this year. Terence is the nephew of the famed Zoboomafoo, another sifaka lemur. Didius, the grandson of Zoboomafoo, was born one day after him, on Jan. 22.
N.C. House works on COVID-19 legislation, but are they moving fast enough?
N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) has convened a select committee to begin forming the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. However, some lawmakers and experts have raised concerns that the General Assembly might not be able to act soon enough on some of the state’s most pressing needs.
Nursing school waives tuition and fees for course to help nurses respond to COVID-19
The UNC School of Nursing has waived tuition and fees for an accelerated online refresher program that will allow former nurses to return to the field to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
State prisons prepare for continued COVID-19 spread, as first four cases are detected
The first four cases of COVID-19 in state prisons were announced on Thursday, two days after the North Carolina Department of Public Safety increased efforts to limit the spread of coronavirus in prisons. NCDPS first issued guidance on the virus in mid-March, but a coalition of advocates is calling on the department to do more to protect inmates. “We’ve known for awhile now that our prisons and jails across the state are particularly vulnerable to an outbreak of COVID-19,” Molly Rivera, a spokesperson for the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina, said.
N.C. lawmakers are seeking federal testing waivers as the state faces coronavirus effects
The U.S. Department of Education recently announced that states would be able to bypass federal standardized testing requirements for the 2019-2020 school year due to complications imposed by the COVID-19 outbreak.
Police increase patrols around town but haven't seen an uptick in break-ins
Ran Northam, community safety communications specialist for the Town of Chapel Hill, confirmed in an email that Chapel Hill police have increased their patrols near student housing areas, but there haven’t been any increases in break-ins since spring break.
Old North State stories: North Carolina on the home front
"Over the past several weeks, grocery store shelves have been completely cleared of toilet paper, paper towels, hand sanitizer, meats and non-perishable goods, creating an atmosphere of scarcity. Similarly, during World War II, North Carolinian families faced scarcity due to wartime rationing."
Career plans upended because of COVID-19? We talked with UCS about what to do next
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the cancellation of internships, job opportunities and many other projects.
Here's a UNC law professor's take on the investigation into Richard Burr's stock sales
Burr is under investigation for selling stock after confidential briefings on COVID-19.
