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Raleigh -- NCDPS Press Release  Apr 27, 2020 Today the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) published a guide that will help communities become stronger and better equipped to withstand the impacts of future natural disasters such as hurricanes, floods and wildfires, as well as the ongoing effects of climate change.

NCDHHS RALEIGH -- Press Release Apr 27, 2020
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) announces today the Carolina Community Tracing Collaborative, a new partnership with Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC) and the North Carolina Area Health Education Centers (NC AHEC) to help stop the spread of COVID-19. 

Raleigh -- Press Release: North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper's Office April 29, 2020

Gaston county -- (AP) A North Carolina county issued a symbolic order Wednesday declaring support for reopening businesses while acknowledging its residents are still subject to the governor’s stay-home order meant to fight COVID-19.

Raleigh -- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services April 29, 2020 

WASHINGTON (AP) — A North Carolina-based clinical laboratory services company has agreed to pay approximately $43 million to resolve allegations that it billed for medically unnecessary lab tests, the U.S. Department of Justice said Monday.

Asheville -- Asheville Humane Society -- April 24, 2020: Our Community Solutions team had their first no-contact supply drive-thru this week!

Raleigh -- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services April 28, 2020 

HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina have charged a man with murder after finding the body of a slain woman in the trunk of a car he was driving, authorities said.