Officials with the health department added that a common mistake pet owners make is using their bare hands to check their pet for bites from a potentially rabid animal; CCHD said if a pet is bitten, owners should leave the wound alone and take the animal to a veterinarian.

Anyone that sees a bear should not approach, feed, or attempt to scare it away, but give it space and allow it to move on.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which used to be called Food Stamps, helps about 700,000 North Carolina families put food on the table. Eastern North Carolina county health departments received a letter from the federal government warning that November benefits could face disruptions if the federal shutdown continues.

According to officials with the North Carolina Coastal Counties Fisheries Coalition and the Albemarle Commission, the proposed changes could significantly affect the region’s fishermen and coastal economy.

Both men were then thrown into the water without life jackets. The mate was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard and taken to the hospital with minor injuries. The captain was found in the water, unresponsive, and was pronounced dead.

North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance Mike Causey will travel to the Outer Banks today (Monday) to discuss the threatened oceanfront homes, what the current regulations can and cannot do, what options exist for homeowners - and answer questions.

The Dare County magistrates order said Rhonda Loy was, “engaging in violent conduct, conduct creating the threat of imminent fighting and violence.” She’s accused of, “shouting derogatory/hate words.”

The first NO KINGS rally mobilized people in June, protesting the actions and policies of President Donald Trump and his administration. Now organizers say he’s doubled down on what they call leading the nation away from democracy and toward dictatorship — by sending militarized agents into communities, silencing voters, and handing billionaires giveaways while families struggle.

The water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune near Jacksonville was contaminated with industrial solvents and benzene, and it’s considered one of the worst cases of water contamination in U.S. history. Nearly one million Marines, sailors, civilian employees, and military family members were potentially exposed, according to the CDC.

State Veterinarian Dr. Mike Martin said it’s the first confirmed positive in Rutherford County. In the last 30 days, there have been three backyard flocks with confirmed positives; the other two were in Guilford and Union counties.

Congressman David Rouzer said the Non-Domiciled CDL Integrity Act ends what he calls the “reckless policy” of granting Commercial Driver’s Licenses to immigrants who lack English proficiency and road-rule knowledge needed to safely operate massive commercial vehicles.

In 1952, while serving in the Women’s Army Corps, Sarah Keys Evans was arrested at a North Carolina bus station for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger — an act of courage that occurred three years before Rosa Parks’s historic stand in Montgomery, Ala.