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Clinical Services and Disease Intervention To prevent and control sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), the North Carolina Communicable Disease Branch supports free testing and treatment in many diverse settings, including community-based organizations and correctional facilities. The Branch also provides partner services through the use of Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS). DIS work to interrupt the spread of […]

Ice from the weekend’s snow storm that is still lingering in the area is proving to be dangerous for many residents. Doctors at Rex Hospital in Raleigh say they have seen about 30 to 40 percent more patients in the last two days than normal. A majority of that increase is because people are slipping […]

RALEIGH — The multi-state Mega Millions lottery game is sporting a giant jackpot for New Year’s Eve, after yesterday evening’s $200 million drawing went without a top winner. Friday evening’s jackpot is now pegged at $237 million, after 14 straight bi-weekly drawings without a top winner. But 17 players in a dozen states won at […]

SELMA, NC (WTVD) — Fire ripped through a building at a Johnston County dog breeding facility Wednesday morning killing dozens of animals. Pictures from Chopper 11 HD showed firefighters putting out hotspots in a building that was leveled by flames at Puppy Paradise on West Blanche Street Extension in Selma. Officials said firefighters managed to […]

Many local churches will bring in 2011 with a Watch Night Service on December 31, 2010.

Tuesday December 28, 2010 the North Carolina State Wolfpack (8-4, 5-3 ACC) meets West Virginia (9-3, 5-2 Big East) in the Champs Sports Bowl at 6:30 p.m. in Orlando.

A treacherous commute of lashing winds, slick streets and low visibility awaited workers Monday as a winter storm that dumped about a foot of snow on southern New England continued crawling up the East Coast, stranding thousands of airline, bus and rail passengers. The blizzard conditions wreaked havoc on travelers from the Carolinas to Maine […]

  Haw River, N.C. — Former North Carolina first lady Jessie Rae Scott died early Sunday from injuries she suffered in a fall earlier this year, her family said. She was 81. Scott was the wife of the late Gov. Robert Walter “Bob” Scott. Bob Scott, who died in January 2009, served as governor from […]

Teena Marie, a celebrated R&B singer-songwriter, was found dead Sunday at her California home, her manager said. Born Mary Christine Brockert in Santa Monica, California, the 54-year-old artist famously paired with late funk legend Rick James and was nominated four times for a Grammy Award, according to her official website. Marie was found dead by […]