Car crash death highest in rural areas
NEW YORK — Car crash death rates get increasingly high as population density drops, fueled in part by lower seat belt use in the remotest rural areas, a U.S. study suggests. “We already knew that […]
NEW YORK — Car crash death rates get increasingly high as population density drops, fueled in part by lower seat belt use in the remotest rural areas, a U.S. study suggests. “We already knew that […]
ALBEMARLE — On Monday night, County Commissioners faced decisions on hanger expansion at the Stanly County Airport, an appointment to the Region F Aging Advisory Committee and a potential new no-wake zone on Badin Lake. […]
ALBEMARLE — The 83rd Stanly County Fair was held last week at the fairgrounds and featured midway rides, agricultural displays, competitions and plenty of fair food. While the midway got off to a late start […]
RALEIGH — With a number of studies casting doubt on the value of traditional teacher training courses, a handful of states are experimenting with “micro credentials” designed to give teachers specific skills they can use […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy hospital ship Comfort is due to leave its home port in Norfolk, Virginia, on Friday for deployment to the hurricane-battered island of Puerto Rico, its first civilian disaster mission in […]
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Historical Commission met Friday to consider a request made by Gov. Roy Cooper that the body vote to remove and relocate Confederate statues currently placed on the grounds of the […]
WINSTON-SALEM — Several youth football drills expose young athletes to head impacts more frequently and more roughly than others, according to a U.S. study that followed 10- and 11-year-old players for a full season. […]
Legislators honored by city group The North Carolina League of Municipalities presented State Rep. Chuck McGrady (R-Henderson) and State Sen. Paul Newton (R-Cabarrus) with its Community Champion Award for their work as champions of local […]
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