“There are a lot of new people in the lines at food pantries and taking away hot meals that have never experienced food insecurity before,” said Beth Gaglione, the branch director of the Food Bank of Central Eastern North Carolina at Wilmington.
As the number of cases of Covid-19 continues to rise, health care professionals across the state are making difficult decisions on how to keep their families safe.
Ventilator and equipment shortages have been the primary topics of conversation around COVID-19, but there appears to be a shortage of personnel as well.
The head of the North Carolina prison system says four inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 while four staff members say they have been infected by the virus.
Assistant Secretary of the Division of Employment Security Lockhart Taylor addressed issues the community has faced while trying to file for unemployment claims.
The federal government has awarded Wilmington-based pharmaceutical company PPD $750,000 to research two antimalarial drugs being touted as a possible treatment for the novel coronavirus.
The Treasury announced in a reversal Wednesday, that Social Security beneficiaries who typically do not file a tax return will automatically receive the $1,200 payment.
Novant Health announced on Tuesday that it will accept donations of medical supplies after a growing number of businesses and community members reached out to offer help.
Deputy "Bud" was a 14-year veteran of the sheriff’s office and had previously served as a police officer with the Town of Candor, according to Montgomery County Sheriff Chris Watkins.
New Hanover Regional Medical Center NICU nurse Grace Caldwell is aptly named, bringing not only grace but an infectious joy to her fellow nurses and the community rallying behind them.
Non-profit groups are quietly answering the call for help across our country and here in the Cape Fear as each day brings new questions about how to best deal with the coronavirus and all that it means for our community.
Officials say the employee was immediately sent home on March 26 after showing signs of the illness. The employee received the positive test results on Wednesday.
A new policy will allow UNCW students to opt into pass/fail grading for many of their courses after the spring semester ends and grades are reported, the university announced Tuesday.
Governor Roy Cooper on Tuesday announced that he has signed an executive order that will prohibit utilities from disconnecting people who are unable to pay during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
"Meals For Heroes" is an initiative between the Greater Wilmington Business Journal and CaringToDeliver.com, to help Wilmington-area restaurants and healthcare practitioners during the coronavirus pandemic
The University of North Carolina at Wilmington will suspend summer programs scheduled to begin in April and run through June 24 amid the coronavirus pandemic.
